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CREATE A GETAWAY IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD WITH EASYGOING IDEAS
THAT ARE ALSO EASY ON THE WALLET. STAKE OUT A DINING SPOT FOR
A FAMILY GET-TOGETHER OR NEIGHBORLY BARBECUE. TURN A CORNER
OF YOUR YARD INTO A PLACE FOR RELAXING WITH A GOOD BOOK AND A
COLD DRINK. “THE BEAUTY OF THESE IMPROMPTU ARRANGEMENTS IS
THAT THEY’RE CASUAL,” SAYS NEW YORK CITY INTERIOR DESIGNER
JOHN LOECKE. KIND OF PERFECT FOR A LAZY SUMMER DAY.
BY SARAH STEBBINS