Lake home landscape designed around a swimming pool for the extended family to enjoy.
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Besides providing warmth and entertainment, a fire pit or fireplace can add to the value of the home. When asked why a fire pit or fireplace was an important addition to the landscape, homeowner responses went right to the basics:
“A warm fire on a cool Minnesota evening, with family and friends, roasting marshmallows and having fun."“Watching a fire is a peaceful way to end the day.”
Distinctive and unique fire bowl created from a boulder.
A good fire beats Netflix every time. Sited next to a woodland pond, this deck has the best seats in the neighborhood to enjoy a serene sunset.
Luxury backyard landscape in Minnetonka features ornamental fire bowls flanking the infinity pool.
A rustic and open fireplace is the center of this elevated outdoor living room patio.
A one-of-a-kind hearth that evokes an elemental scene of snow-capped mountains and pine forests.
This lakeside outdoor living room features a cantilevered pergola that shades this lakeside outdoor living room.
A classic campfire circle, just like when your grandparents were kids.
Modern and sleek, this fire circle is set flush into the stone patio.
Urban backyard with a custom-built fire pit.
Underneath this timber pergola is a fire table customized for wheelchair accessibility.
A formal outdoor fireplace is the focal point of this outdoor living room.
Small backyard patio with organically shaped pavers and a stacked stone fire circle.
With a flick of a switch, this hexagonal fire table is ready to go!
It's all about the view.
This modular block fire circle blends right into the patio.
Grass growing in between the stones adds a taste of wilderness to this backyard campfire.
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Minnesota Historical Society guided the restoration of this Summit Avenue home's original reflecting pool, brickwork, and gardens.
Mendota Heights backyard is specially designed for big parties with a large social patio and swimming pool. This project also added some curb appeal with a friendly garden.
Minnesota backyard resort with swimming pool, pond, putting green, pergola, outdoor kitchen, and fire pit.
Underlying structural issues called for a total backyard overhaul including a new outdoor kitchen, cabana, renovated pool, and basketball court.
These homeowner's love to be outside, but the hot afternoon sun made their backyard nearly unusable. This new design provides shade from the sun, as well as other much needed amenities for entertaining.