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The latest trends for outdoor rooms have expanded to include fireplaces, fire pits, entertainment centers, kitchens, and bars. We have moved beyond the simple deck or back patio. Each outdoor living space is as unique as the family and frequently is an extension of the indoor spaces.
Recognizing the increasing popularity of these outdoor rooms, furniture companies, carpet and drapery companies, lighting and appliance companies have all stepped up with new products to withstand all sorts of weather – even here in Minnesota.
The ultimate outdoor living room, this relaxing party space under a soaring timber ceiling is the perfect place to kick back after a long week.
Find comfort in the cabana; drop down screens protect family and guests from mosquitoes.
Plenty of room for a large family to enjoy this outdoor dining room and kitchen under the shelter of a pergola.
This award-winning backyard in Wayzata, MN sports an open pool house with a fireplace and ceiling fans.
Take a break from swimming in the pool in this luxury outdoor living room.
This Eden Prairie, MN landscape has a unique two-way fireplace as its center piece.
Backyard outdoor living room with a custom-built fire bowl that is angled to accommodate a wheel chair getting close to the fire.
This landscape design has an outdoor living room at walkout level. Featuring bar-height seating, a ceiling fan, and plenty of seating for family and guests.
This pergola makes this outdoor living room more intimate by defining the upper space of the patio.
A regal white pergola protects this elegant dining room patio from the hot, hot sun.
Cozy decorations make this sheltered outdoor living room feel like a natural extension of the interior living space.
A sheltered outdoor living room makes use of under-utilized space beneath the deck.
Diagonal floor tiles help blur the boundaries between inside and outside in this three-season dining patio with paneled ceilings, a fireplace, and retractable screens.
This resort-style backyard has multiple outdoor rooms: an under-deck bar complete with a beverage fridge, and a pool house with fireplace and flatscreen television.
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Play all day. Rough gravel driveway transformed into a one-of-a-kind backyard paver driveway with an inlaid basketball court.
A jewel of a landscape with a swimming pool, fire table & pit, gazebo, and outdoor bar with room for a hot tub and play area.
When Mr. Homeowner says "no deck, please," designers get creative with tiered retaining walls and paver patios.
The focus of this project was to make the back yard wheelchair accessible and add curb appeal. The project was completed over two years. The front yard was completed first, then the backyard.
Designed in partnership with John Kraemer & Sons and featured on the 2021 Artisan Home Tour, this modern masterpiece made a bold transformation.
Modern cabin-in-the-city home gets a boulder retaining wall to match.