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A modern farmhouse: easy porch-and-patio living for a new community near Phoenix
Our Southwest Idea House makes the most of desert living, nestled at the foot of the White Tank Mountains in Verrado, a new community 25 miles west of Phoenix. Inspired by early Southwestern farms...(Continue Reading) It's a roof that lets the sun in - excerpt from Sunset Patio Roofs and Gazebos
The multilayered structure shown above, called a "space-frame" roof, can define an outdoor area with a minimum of wood and overbead coverage. Two overlapping grids of squares and rectangles float...(Continue Reading)Kitchens alfresco; Three designs, three budgets: from elaborate stone pavilion to simple counter
Cooking and dining outside for much of the year is one of the great traditions of living in the West. But no time is more sublime to do it than summer, ......(Continue Reading)Making every inch count: space-conscious design makes this not-so-big house in California look, feel, and function much larger than its square feet
On and off for the past 15 years, David and Jane Rivera of Mill Valley, California, toyed with remodeling scenarios. The problem was trying to extract ......(Continue Reading)Patio furniture goes uptown
The latest in outdoor furniture offer a polished quality usually seen only in indoor furniture. Such elegance is much in evidence in formal dining chairs, ......(Continue Reading)
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