Take it Outside With These 11 Spring-Friendly Deck Spaces
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A small deck is a comfortable outdoor area for a house on a steep site in Carmel, California. The house is set on a forested hill, which means the backyard—though scenic—is too steep to enjoy. It’s also perpetually shady. Owner, architect Mary Schicketanz wanted somewhere she could soak in the sun, so she added a roof deck. "It’s really the only usable, large outdoor space I have," she says.