Many homes need a structural column or two, especially in today's open-plan spaces. Here's how to turn them into superstars

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Take the ecofriendly high road with a low-cost outdoor chair you make yourself

Relax Outdoors In These Classic Seats

Philippe Starck's cartoony, polyethylene seats are a playful wink in indoor and outdoor rooms

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Make fresh-air meals as comfortable and genteel as those indoors — and maybe even a bit magical

Some have fire features and grills — others, just a table and chairs. But all of these open-air rooms show guests a good time