Explore - Deck

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   On Deck

   Lounge long and prosper in this selection of modish outdoor chairs that are as welcome on the patio as spring itself.

   written by: William Bostwick

   05.01.12

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   Get Out!

   The sun is shining; birds are chirping; it's too darn hot inside, so go ahead and make yourself comfortable with these backyard accessories.

   written by: Jordan Kushins

   06.01.11

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   Easy Chair

   Light and comfortable, Easy's curves look great even when the chairs are stacked in a colorful tower.

   $692.00

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   Paddo Umbrella

   Blazing sun is splendid until you’re sweating bullets and turning red. Let this polyester Paddo shield you from the raging rays.

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   Charles Outdoor Chairs

   Ah, wouldn’t it be a dream if all of your most-adored indoor furniture were also suitable for the backyard? The land of the waterlogged white plastic patio set gets a handsome update as B&B...

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   Re-Trouvé Table

   Reminiscent of fish scales or a delicate lace skirt, this Patricia Urquiola–designed table is deceptively solid and, thankfully, able to support the weight of a breakfast spread or full dinner.

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   Element Grill

   When San Francisco–based Fuego came out with their first grill, the Fuego 01, in 2006, it was the antidote to the ubiquitous round tripod-foot grill, but it retailed for a hefty price of $3...

   $449.00

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   Renovation

   Jens Risom's Block Island Family Retreat

   Designer Jens Risom returns to his 1967 prefab off the coast of Rhode Island, readying it for his family's next generation.

   written by: Amanda Dameron

   photos by: Floto + Warner

   12.24.12

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   House Tours

   Up and Away

   Working with a limited footprint, a daunting slope, and killer views, architect Bruce Bolander went vertical with a secluded canyon house in Malibu.

   written by: Erika Heet

   photos by: J Bennett Fitts

   10.29.12

10. 

    Green

    Into the Great Wide Open

    For this rural Ontario home, building sustainably was less about high-tech gizmos than learning to truly love the land.

    written by: Alex Bozikovic

    photos by: Derek Shapton

    10.08.12

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    House Tours

    A Little Bit Country

    Thanks to Matthew Hufft, their envelope-pushing architect and longtime friend, Hannah and Paul Catlett have a new home in southwestern Missouri that’s a fresh, unconventional take on the...

    written by: Georgina Gustin

    photos by: Joe Pugliese

    10.08.12

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    House Tours

    Decked Out

    It's our humble opinion that summers are best spent reclining on a warm sunny deck with a refreshing beverage in hand and a cool breeze blowing. In honor of this seasonal ritual, here are seven...

    written by: Diana Budds

    09.01.12

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    House Tours

    Time Share

    On a lakeside plot outside Toronto, four friends forge a new kind of vacation house. 

    written by: Alex Bozikovic

    photos by: Lorne Bridgman

    04.19.12

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    Houses We Love

    About Face

    Solar panels have a reputation as being unsightly, but this U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon show home sheds the stereotype that photovoltaic arrays are eyesores.

    written by: Diana Budds

    photos by: Jim Tetro

    03.17.12

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    House Tours

    Top Dror

    Industrial designer Dror Benshetrit’s new building system, QuaDror, can be applied to make just about anything from architecture to table bases.

    written by: Marc Kristal

    11.29.11

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    Green

    L is for Longevity

    Though tricked out with high-tech touches, this house’s greenest feature is decidedly low tech: the family’s intention to make it their lifelong home.

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake

    photos by: Jessica Haye and Clark Hsiao

    06.20.11

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    House Tours

    Creative Re-Use in Oakland

    Stephen Shoup is the kind of person to see potential in things that others might miss. In 2005, looking for a property that would house himself and his design/build firm, building Lab inc., he...

    written by: Kelly Vencill Sanchez

    02.28.11

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    Outdoor

    The Birds and The Beavers

    Connecticut birders happily swap their waterlogged Wellies and foggy field glass for the Wesleyan student–designed SplitFrame, a viewing platform in a former cranberry bog.

    written by: Amber Bravo

    10.01.09

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    House Tours

    Taylor Made

    Architect Piers Taylor's renovation of an old gameskeeper's cottage, complete with a castellated roof and sweeping meadow below, is an exercise in dramatic modernization, one that takes advantage...

    written by: Dominic Bradbury

    photos by: Ben Anders

    01.22.09

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    House Tours

    Double the Pleasure

    These twin sun-drenched San Diego abodes prove that two decks are better than one.

    written by: Aaron Britt

    photos by: Bryce Duffy

    01.21.09

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