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Collection by John Riewe

Indoor/Outdoor

Few spaces are as cool those which blur the lines between indoors and outdoors.

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At the rear of the house on the ground floor, another garage door opens the playroom to the backyard and down to a creek. The heating tubes embedded in the acid-stained concrete keep the room warm and the high r-value glass in the garage door holds it in-—though with 335 sunny days each year, the residents often leave the door open and the room to the elements. Photo courtesy of Mike Moore/Tres Birds Workshop
At the rear of the house on the ground floor, another garage door opens the playroom to the backyard and down to a creek. The heating tubes embedded in the acid-stained concrete keep the room warm and the high r-value glass in the garage door holds it in-—though with 335 sunny days each year, the residents often leave the door open and the room to the elements. Photo courtesy of Mike Moore/Tres Birds Workshop
A Batons chandelier from LBL Lighting hangs over the dining table. A garage-style door by Overhead Door opens onto a patio that gets plenty of use when the weather cooperates.
A Batons chandelier from LBL Lighting hangs over the dining table. A garage-style door by Overhead Door opens onto a patio that gets plenty of use when the weather cooperates.
In the dining area, a garage door opens up to the adjacent courtyard, thereby doubling the size of the space. "The garage door simply lifts out of the way and does not need the same amount of space as french doors or even accordion walls," Baird says of the choice.
In the dining area, a garage door opens up to the adjacent courtyard, thereby doubling the size of the space. "The garage door simply lifts out of the way and does not need the same amount of space as french doors or even accordion walls," Baird says of the choice.