Outdoor Spaces

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UPDATE: Don’t miss Part 2 of this makeover, a One Year later update and Two Years later update! Today is the culmination of months of labor intensive, physically and mentally exhausting work (but as always… worth the effort!) We started this project back in February, when the yard looked like this: Knocking down the concrete […]

2021 has been called the ‘year of the yard’ and I’m here for it. Spring fever has hit hard and I’ve spent the last weeks scouring Pinterest, coming up with elaborate plans for our future dream backyard. Sadly those won’t come to fruition until next Spring, but in the meantime, a girl can dream… Now […]

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Here's a gallery of beautiful gazebo design ideas to upgrade your backyard and create your own outdoor living space.

The summer season is upon us and it's time to start thinking about your outdoor spaces and getting them spruced up for this wonderful season.

As part of the design of an apartment in Barcelona, Egue y Seta created a partially covered terrace that's ideal for entertaining.

Try these awesome outdoor DIY projects for summer that are sure to impress! DIY swings, pergolas, outdoor movie screens and more.

Ah, the side yard — the skinny, pass-through space along the side of your house where most homeowners store their trash cans and not much else. While there are constraints to designing a side yard that don’t apply to front yard and backyard landscaping, limits like these are what fuel... Read more »

White latticed screens and trailing planting shade the glazed facade of this day spa by MIA Design Studio from the midday sun