Outdoor oasis

Article Abstract:

Issues concerning the design of a backyard with special areas for outdoor dining, a koi pond and a formal area are presented. Design advice is given including the use of native plants when possible and the repetition of hardscape materials such as stone or brick that are used on the house.

Gardens

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Starting from scratch

Article Abstract:

A couple described how they started to decorated their first house six months after they married. To new homeowners, the wife suggests focusing on one area and buying quality furniture. Estate or garage sales are good places to find art pieces.

Housing, Dwellings, Married people, Homes and haunts

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Outward bound

Article Abstract:

Douglas Martin's rich imagination is expressed in the outdoor room she created. The porch extends the garden into the house while retaining the house's essential architectural elements.

Case studies, Architecture, Domestic, Home design, Porches

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