From the August/September 2024 Issue
Boosting the function and beauty of a backyard-Walkway
Designer and company owner Mitch Knapp installed a classic bluestone-and-brick walkway under the pergola that connects the kitchen cabana on the left and changing-room cabana on the right. The walkway […]
From the August/September 2024 Issue
Boosting the function and beauty of a backyard-Changing-Room
The changing-room cabana is a better solution than swimmers having to traipse through the house to a powder room to change.
From the August/September 2024 Issue
Boosting the function and beauty of a backyard-Seating by Pool
An updated seating area on one end of the swimming pool and two cabanas at the other end ramp up the function as well as the beauty of this redesigned […]
From the August/September 2024 Issue
Boosting the function and beauty of a backyard-Kitchen Cabana
The kitchen cabana includes a table where the owners can share a quiet dinner by themselves or with another couple when the weather is too inclement to eat at the […]
From the December 2023/January 2024 Issue
Triple Play-Pergola
Roxie, a Bernedoodle, rests in the sunny pergola that connects the three wings of the house. “The pergola overlooks the garden, allowing the homeowners a view of the changing seasonal […]
From the August/September 2023 Issue
International Intrigue-Patio
The home’s back patio features a pergola-covered sitting area. A 12-by-24-foot lap pool (left) hits the spot on a sultry summer day.
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Riverside Reverie-Covered porch with seating
The covered porch features a cozy conversation area with commercial-grade seating that can withstand coastal weather.
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Riverside Reverie-Covered porch
The covered porch overlooks the gazebo and is bordered by a bed of hydrangeas and New Guinea impatiens. It features a cozy conversation area with commercial-grade seating that can withstand […]
From the June/July 2023 Issue
Riverside Reverie-Pier and gazebo
The pier and the gazebo were existing on the property. “We could decorate the gazebo any way we wanted to, but we couldn’t move it or make it bigger or […]