I have a new favorite blog to visit. The title of this post comes from the heading on her blog “Garden Porn - is that a pistil in your calyx or are you just happy to see me?”. This woman is absolutely amazing. Michelle Derviss is a landscape designer from Marin County, California and [...]
There are many ways to heat your outdoor space. One way that is especially handsome is an outdoor fireplace, particularly when it either reflects or complements the architecture of the home.
Outdoor Fireplaces for Heating
The fireplace in the photograph above nicely complements the space in which it is set. It features a large stone boulder slab [...]
Now that it is almost spring here in the Northwest I’ve been thinking about gardening and our outdoor living space quite a bit. I’ve just begun to clean up my front garden, which is where we have our outdoor living space, and think about what I’d like to do to improve it for the [...]
I’m currently working on the design of a new home in West Seattle that will have a partially enclosed outdoor living space off the great room. Laura came across an excellent example of such a room in Sunset Magazine. This was added on to a home on Bainbridge Island and was designed by local [...]
I’m preparing an article on the design of front porches. It’s going to start off as a series of mini-blogs on Twitter but will be developed into a full article on the subject in the future. I found Hawk Meadow Homecraft website while searching for good examples of front porches. They are a Bellingham, WA [...]
When considering an outdoor living area there are a number of considerations for making it truley useable. This photo from Decks.com is an excellent example of addressing 3 of them.
Privacy - As lot sizes get smaller outdoor living areas get closer to the neighbors’. This space utilizes a screen that complements the deck rail and [...]
