![Separating the living room from a smaller seating area is a polished concrete courtyard that can be used for quiet reading or shaded play on hot days. “[It] has become the focus of family life,” Trimble says. Photo 16 of 22 in Courtyards, Gardens, and Plants by Aileen Kwun from Riverview](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6063391372700811264/6133535891563307008/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)
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Separating the living room from a smaller seating area is a polished concrete courtyard that can be used for quiet reading or shaded play on hot days. “[It] has become the focus of family life,” Trimble says.
Separating the living room from a smaller seating area is a polished concrete courtyard that can be used for quiet reading or shaded play on hot days. “[It] has become the focus of family life,” Trimble says.