Maximize every inch of your home by creating an outdoor oasis you can't wait to spend time in. Hendricks also weighs in on trends their network of contractors are reporting, including insights on how ...

Summer is just around the corner and homeowners are turning to the next logical place to expand their living spaces: outdoors. Outdoor rooms -- including kitchens and living areas -- are so much more ...

We all want to spend more time outdoors when the weather turns warm. Make it easy to get some fresh air by designing your backyard, patio, deck, or porch with indoor comforts that will make it as ...

Many homeowners dream of an outdoor space that’s comfy enough for entertaining. If done right, your patio can double your entertaining space during the warmer months of the year. And you don’t even ...

A dreamy patio setup expands the functional footprint of your house by making an area akin to an outdoor living room. Work the appropriate patio cover ideas into your design scheme and that alfresco ...

Designers often talk about the perfect “outdoor living room” — a deck or patio that combines the comfort and style of indoor decorating with the pleasure of relaxing outside. But what separates these ...

Whether you are looking to host friends and family outside or you want to create a quiet retreat for yourself, with a few smart design tricks, you can transform your small patio into an outdoor oasis ...

Had our existing deck rescreened and updated. The door was removed and replaced with sliding screens, which left a 3.5” high threshold which did not meet building code. The local building inspector ...

One of the secrets of a great outdoor room — one that makes you feel instantly relaxed and at home — is the suggestion of a wall, roof or door. Whether made of stone, wood or living greenery, the ...

Has it ever occurred to you that a garden is like an outdoor room? What is it that sets a garden room apart from, say, an asphalt playground? The plants are a big part of it. But how about the space ...

It’s hard to find any flash new apartment that doesn’t have some kind of outdoor area, often neatly totted up as part of the overall living space and given seductive names like “winter gardens” or ...

Christopher D. Ritzert’s quarter-acre garden behind his 1930s stone Colonial in Washington started out as an unremarkable back yard with a jumble of weeds and neighboring homes in full view. To fix ...