Celebrate stone and wood. We like our rocks and we like our wood here in the Northwest. This is more than just a fireplace. It's a fireplace wall serving two purposes: keeping some weather out and making this patio more like a living room.
There's a steady flow of new products coming out meant to stream content to TVs using a home network like the AppleTV. Also consider Orb TV, a small hockey-puck sized disc that connects to a stereo or TV and then plays anything stored on a home computer network. Use an iPad, iPod or smartphone as the remote control and get video from your iTunes library or stream from Netflix. Orb sends content to outside speakers and screens.
added by robinkristie to Outdoor area (3 weeks ago)
Like the ceiling also need to remember speakers
added by Matthew Vara to Patio Ideas (3 weeks ago)
I like the shade and type of wood (aspen?) on the ceiling of this covered patio. Only caveat being - I would like a dark brown (rich mohagany) color on the framing and posts to give it some nice contrast.