Photo Gallery: Outdoor Spaces
The summer months are finally here and the great outdoor beckons. Here's a look at the best of outdoor spaces — an ingenious place that allows you to enjoy the best of the indoors in the beauty of the outdoors. In our next issue — mark your calendars — in September, we'll be looking at the "hot" room in the house — the kitchen!
To submit your home's kitchen space for consideration, e-mail nclark@nahb.com and include the subject line "Photo Gallery: Kitchens."
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This outdoor kitchen and entertaining space, as seen in the 2006 New American Home in Orlando, Fla., was built by Hannigan Homes. Inc. The space is designed to flow into the interior when walls of doors slide into hidden pockets, and features retractable screens.
photo by James F. Wilson |
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At the 2007 Renewed American Home in overlooking Lake Eola in downtown Orlando, remodelers PSG Construction, Inc. added this outdoor area next to garage/mother-in-law suite to increase living space.
photo by James F. Wilson |
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In Monte Hewett Homes’ new development in metro Atlanta,
West
Village, patios feature fireplaces, a growing trend in outdoor living spaces.
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For those looking for creative ideas, the following images from the Backyard Idea Book by Lee Ann White (Taunton Press, 2004) show just how different and unique outdoor living can be. Here is a homeowner who has taken advantage of their water views with a lush garden wonderland.
photo by Steve Silk, Taunton Press |
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Another space shows a how dining outdoors can be an elegant experience sans picnic box and a blanket.
photo by Anne Gummerson |
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Even small spaces can become retreats when designed appropriately. Plants and flowers add to this courtyard's serenity.
photo by Lee Ann White |
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Personal touches such as sculptures and a porch swing transforms this patio into an unique and artful gathering area.
photo by Dency Kane |
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