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161 Outdoor Shrubs Small Patio, Porch, Deck Design Photos And Ideas

The home is accessed from the rear via a gravel path.
The landscaping outside the master bath.
"The most challenging part of the design was fusing the old part of the house with the new addition," says principal architect Alex Terry. The character and architectural integrity of the single-level 1950s ranch house was thoughtfully reconsidered during the addition and remodel. The home’s front porch, typical of the period, was refreshed with Ipe decking and railing.
"To accentuate [the] seamless connection to the outdoors, we created a pair of retractable glass walls that meet at the corner. The effect when open is one of completely dissolving the corner and creating a feeling of being surrounded by nature," describes Maniscalco.
The living room connects to a small balcony.
The atrium, one of the main distinguishing features of Eichler homes, connects the two A-frames.
The Vagabond Trailer at El Cosmico features a pink exterior and restored, marine-varnished birch interiors.
The home's low-maintenance Cor-Ten steel exterior can be easily washed down when needed.
The home is also equipped with an infrared heater and a wireless bluetooth speaker.
They unified the main house, rear stable and a new pavilion in the garden with corrugated colorbond steel metal cladding.
Perforations were added to the boundary wall on the east, and entrance was moved to the side to become a bright corridor that connects the old house with the stable and pavilions.
Sections of the walls along the south-facing deck are painted bright blue to complement the sauna's pinkish-red door.
This private outdoor space would be otherwise unavailable within a hillside home.
This is the terrace which is just off the master bedroom.
The backyard gives a clear view of the modular construction.
There is even a private meditation garden off the master with a zen pond, waterfall feature, and a hot tub.
An outdoor fire pit sits between the dining room and the study.
"The underside of the canopy inside and outside is a black theatrical fabric scrim that creates a continuous feeling of deep, soft shade, while subtly screening the conventional, gang-nail, wood-truss roof structure and black-fabric-faced R-38 sound/thermal batt insulation above," notes the firm.
The natural palette and integration of outdoor living rooms blend the house into the desert landscape. In addition to rammed earth, integral color-synthetic stucco was used for the exterior walls.
The sun-filled atrium has been tastefully landscaped and overlooks the living room area.
A Series 600 Multi-Slide Door from Western Window Systems stretches for 25 feet across the length of the living area.
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The L-shaped layout embraces a patch of a private garden where the owners can lounge in the sunshine, picnic on the property, and take in views of the nearby lake.
Pool
While Falck built most of the tiny home himself, he hired a local carpenter to build the window frame and door.
Adjacent to the cabin is a spacious deck that is raised above the ground on wooden stilts.
McLean chose artificial turf for the front yard, where Hana Bea and her sister, Pilar, 9, play as Sharen looks on.
Flooded with natural light, this property offers a true indoor-outdoor living experience.
The central atrium is a popular, defining design feature of all Eichler homes.
Private balconies provide unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape from each bedroom.
The updated deck got a new eating area.
Carstensen updated the deck, replacing the vertical posts with screen to create a more open feeling.
The screened porch is just a few steps from the back door and deck, making for easy circulation between the different areas.
Carstensen landscaped the backyard and added a simple firepit circle with chairs. This seating area merges easily with the new screened porch.
The generous decked terrace gets plenty of sun, making it a great spot for plants that prefer warmer climes.
The interior courtyard of the home faces northeast, looking out over the rolling hills.
The negative space is defined by key vistas.
A deep roof overhang creates a sheltered outdoor patio for enjoying north-facing views of the landscape.
Louvers protecting from the burning sun.
New addition and patio from outdoor garden: the concrete terrace extends into the garden, and receives daylight over the house from the southern sun.
New addition from outdoor garden
Viewed from the street looking west, the first third of the lot was landscaped to be an extension of the adjacent land and water conservation project and to provide an undisturbed animal habitat.
The light well that allows for sunlight AND an addition above
The new patio connects to a fire pit lounge area via the wood walkway. Naber worked with McCullough Landscape to fashion the cement and rock patio. Decomposed granite replaced the grass, and Naber planted succulents from her wedding alongside cacti and native plants for a more drought-tolerant landscape.
Stacked sliding doors achieve an open corner in the dining room for a seamless connection with the outdoors.
"The border between inside and outside fades because of the perpetuation of the washed concrete flooring, reminiscent of cannon bases. Just like the shutters of the old barn, the sliding facades of the expansion offer the opportunity to seal off the guest complex entirely," explains Vanhoutte.
Surrounded by glass panels, the deck has an infinity-edge effect.
Planters have been placed around the pleats to create pockets of sky gardens on the perimeter of the building, with some featuring steps that lead to other outdoor terraces.
The atrium filters natural light into the rest of the abode.
Sliding glass doors open the bedrooms up to their own private patios; the opaque walls conceal the bathrooms.
"I intended to create futuristic and savage architecture that awakens human animal instincts in which the inside and outside are reversed multiple times," states Hirata.
Openings with pleats are introduced to link the interior and exterior dimensions.
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