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Now that the weather is pleasant, my eyes tend to wander toward the window as I sit working\u00a0at my home office\u00a0desk. I watch the leaves on my maple tree flutter about and imagine the feel of the warm\u00a0breeze on my skin. The birds offer a constant source of entertainment as well. I never grow tired of watching the red-bellied woodpeckers peck away at a suet cake my husband has hung from\u00a0a low\u00a0branch of our pear tree. Why stay inside on such a glorious day…working?\u00a0 Of course, the work must get done, but why not take it outside? Why not become part of the scenery instead of merely watching it through a window from indoors?<\/p>\n

I can’t imagine a more satisfying way to work outside than doing so while lounging on a new set of outdoor resin wicker furniture<\/a>. It is comfortable and looks so beautiful on the patio or deck.\u00a0One of my favorite things about outdoor resin wicker furniture is that cleaning it up takes nothing more than the squirt of a hose and some mild detergent.\u00a0That’s my kind of furniture.<\/p>\n

Just thinking about working outside makes me want to go pour myself a glass of iced tea, grab my laptop, head out to the patio, and prop my feet up.\u00a0I can almost feel that gentle breeze already.<\/p>\n

\"Lexington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that the weather is pleasant, my eyes tend to wander toward the window as I sit working\u00a0at my home office\u00a0desk. I watch the leaves on my maple tree flutter about and imagine the feel of the warm\u00a0breeze on my skin. The birds offer a constant source of entertainment as well. I never grow tired of watching the red-bellied woodpeckers peck away at a suet … Continue reading How About a Backyard Home\u00a0Office?<\/span> »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[359,444],"class_list":["post-406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outdoor-living-spaces-2","tag-patio-furniture","tag-resin-wicker-furniture"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-6y","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2740,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/finding-patio-furniture-inspirations-in-your-indoor-spaces\/","url_meta":{"origin":406,"position":0},"title":"Finding Patio Furniture Inspirations in Your Indoor Spaces","author":"BYC Temp Admin","date":"January 4, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"When choosing\u00a0patio furniture\u00a0to fill your outdoor spaces, it's important to select a style and material that best suit your personality and preferences. 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