Backyard Ideas

Honka is a global manufacturer of prefabricated log cabin kits based in Karstula, Finland.

Large bi-fold doors and an operable skylight fill the backyard space with natural light.

In designing the landscape, the couple activated every side of the house. The north side, somewhat counterintuitively, hosts the swimming pool, an addition prompted by the pandemic. "T<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">hat's actually the spot that gets the most sun all through the summer,

The home features triple pane aluminum clad wood windows and doors from Ikon, which were about 20% more compared to a traditional double pane quote from Pella. But Douglas notes that the Ikon doors and windows "provide larger free glass areas with fewer mullions paired with multipoint locking,

“You can’t help but relax being in the country,” says Nigel. Jane laughs and jumps in: “Though it’s hard work. We’re always doing something.”

With a timeless, natural design and unparalleled heat performance, the large hybrid tub is a statement piece of its own and enhances the natural landscape: It fits up to eight people, and is 38 inches deep.

Engineered to perform even in -44 degree conditions, AlumiTubs’ wood-fired collection promises zero leaks, 360 degrees of insulation, and a 50 percent bigger firebox so that there’s less smoke, less wood, and nothing wasted—holding heat for longer.

The shed-roof clerestory pop-up mimics the pitch of the original home’s roofline.

Homeowner Karoline Lange’s family has been known to joke about the choice of cedar for cladding the porch. “My brother said, ‘Oh, that’s perfectly Karoline. It’s a giant sauna,” she says with a laugh. (She’s a member of the 612 Sauna Society, a mobile sauna co-op that moves around the Twin Cities.) “But that warm cedar feel and smell has such a homey, feel-good vibe.”

The terraced wooden deck offers plenty of space for private outdoor entertaining.

The cedar-lined sauna seats up to four people.

The Sauna and Bath Pod includes two stainless steel soaking tubs with hot and cold water, an outdoor shower, and a lantern hanging post.

Yoga isn't an Olympic sport (yet), but this serene backyard studio in Buenos Aires has us feeling inspired to get our sweat on nonetheless.

The 46-foot-long pool faces east for prime sunrise views.

The amount of time Melody and Bob spend at Adelaide “ebbs and flows,” says Bob, depending on commitments in Nashville, where he works on projects and Melody owns a salon and bathhouse. “When we’re here, we make amazing food, swim, goof off, and go for walks,” says Melody. “We walk the whole loop of the property.”

There is a private outdoor shower with an ocean view outside the primary bathroom.

We knew the monochromatic look would balance out the more ornate, Victorian details that had been added over the years.

- North Hatley, Quebec Dwell Magazine : July / August 2017