The 10 Most Popular New Outdoor Spaces So Far This Year
Get ideas for enhancing outdoor lounging, dining and gathering in these most-saved new photos on Houzz
This Trending Now story features the most-saved outdoor photos uploaded to Houzz between Dec. 15, 2024, and March 15, 2025.
A stylish and comfortable outdoor area can feel like an extension of your home, boosting enjoyment and usable living space. You’ll find many ideas for outdoor kitchens, cozy fire features, inviting seating setups and elevated accessories in this countdown of the most-saved outdoor photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
A stylish and comfortable outdoor area can feel like an extension of your home, boosting enjoyment and usable living space. You’ll find many ideas for outdoor kitchens, cozy fire features, inviting seating setups and elevated accessories in this countdown of the most-saved outdoor photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
9. Playing With Fire
Folding glass walls open up this Berkeley, California, home to a patio for lounging and cooking. Anura Design & Remodel filled the generously sized paved area with a covered outdoor kitchen along one edge and a sociable seating circle in the middle. The design-build firm expertly handled the yard’s grade change with wide, well-lit steps that lead to a separate dining area. The black box next to the stairs is a fire feature, and there’s a matching one on the other side of the stairs.
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Folding glass walls open up this Berkeley, California, home to a patio for lounging and cooking. Anura Design & Remodel filled the generously sized paved area with a covered outdoor kitchen along one edge and a sociable seating circle in the middle. The design-build firm expertly handled the yard’s grade change with wide, well-lit steps that lead to a separate dining area. The black box next to the stairs is a fire feature, and there’s a matching one on the other side of the stairs.
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8. Coastal Class
Three large sofas are perfectly positioned to take in panoramic coastal views from this outdoor seating area in Portland, Maine. The cushion colors tie in with the stone patio’s hues, while the black furniture picks up the contrasting trim on the exterior by contractor Wright-Ryan Homes. Lanterns, potted plants and conveniently placed side tables complete the sophisticated vignette.
Three large sofas are perfectly positioned to take in panoramic coastal views from this outdoor seating area in Portland, Maine. The cushion colors tie in with the stone patio’s hues, while the black furniture picks up the contrasting trim on the exterior by contractor Wright-Ryan Homes. Lanterns, potted plants and conveniently placed side tables complete the sophisticated vignette.
7. Rustic Refuge
This inviting screened porch by AG&Co. Interior Design in the Boston area evokes summer camp vibes with its Adirondack chairs, rustic wood frame and leafy views. The timber structure, which features reclaimed-wood beams, takes it up a notch with cozy string lights, star-patterned pillows and an outdoor area rug to create a comfy — and bug-free — space for enjoying those warm summer nights.
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This inviting screened porch by AG&Co. Interior Design in the Boston area evokes summer camp vibes with its Adirondack chairs, rustic wood frame and leafy views. The timber structure, which features reclaimed-wood beams, takes it up a notch with cozy string lights, star-patterned pillows and an outdoor area rug to create a comfy — and bug-free — space for enjoying those warm summer nights.
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6. Screened Serenity
Surrounded by forest views, this screened porch by Houghland Architecture in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers the best of outdoor living without the pesky bugs or pollen. The indoor-outdoor space features a luxurious eating area and comfortable lounge seating. Elegant wicker furniture — including a hanging swing — conjures classic porch living and ties the two seating areas together. Other comforts include an outdoor ceiling fan, mounted heaters, table lamps and comfy cushions.
Surrounded by forest views, this screened porch by Houghland Architecture in Charlotte, North Carolina, offers the best of outdoor living without the pesky bugs or pollen. The indoor-outdoor space features a luxurious eating area and comfortable lounge seating. Elegant wicker furniture — including a hanging swing — conjures classic porch living and ties the two seating areas together. Other comforts include an outdoor ceiling fan, mounted heaters, table lamps and comfy cushions.
5. Poolside Black and Tan
This covered outdoor cooking, dining and living area flows seamlessly off a pool house by architect Alison Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fully outfitted kitchen coordinates with the structure’s dark exterior and picks up the black accents used throughout the space. Light-colored pavers, wall paneling and lounge furniture pop in the design and add dramatic contrast. Nearby is the dreamy pool and hot tub, along with an outdoor shower just around the corner from the cooking zone.
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This covered outdoor cooking, dining and living area flows seamlessly off a pool house by architect Alison Hall in Charlotte, North Carolina. The fully outfitted kitchen coordinates with the structure’s dark exterior and picks up the black accents used throughout the space. Light-colored pavers, wall paneling and lounge furniture pop in the design and add dramatic contrast. Nearby is the dreamy pool and hot tub, along with an outdoor shower just around the corner from the cooking zone.
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4. Hillside Haven
Nestled into a coastal hillside and framing the ocean views beyond, this walled patio in Melbourne, Australia, naturally suits its sloped setting. Design-build firm Bayon Gardens positioned the bench seating around a freestanding fire pit. A perimeter wood deck doubles as a boardwalk, guiding visitors around the seating area to a meandering gravel path at the far end of the space.
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Nestled into a coastal hillside and framing the ocean views beyond, this walled patio in Melbourne, Australia, naturally suits its sloped setting. Design-build firm Bayon Gardens positioned the bench seating around a freestanding fire pit. A perimeter wood deck doubles as a boardwalk, guiding visitors around the seating area to a meandering gravel path at the far end of the space.
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3. Backyard Campout
A Denver backyard by Accent Landscapes offers a taste of nature, with mature ponderosa pines, rolling topography and a cascading stream water feature. A low-maintenance, fire-wise plant palette thrives in the region’s climate, adds year-round interest and softens the mostly stone material palette. At the center of everything is an inviting backyard campfire, with a gas fire pit made from boulders and surrounded by Adirondack chairs.
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A Denver backyard by Accent Landscapes offers a taste of nature, with mature ponderosa pines, rolling topography and a cascading stream water feature. A low-maintenance, fire-wise plant palette thrives in the region’s climate, adds year-round interest and softens the mostly stone material palette. At the center of everything is an inviting backyard campfire, with a gas fire pit made from boulders and surrounded by Adirondack chairs.
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2. Sleek and Streamlined
This elegant backyard by Arbordale Landscaping in Toronto blends modern style — tying in with the home’s sleek and streamlined exterior — while also nodding to the Craftsman front facade. Natural flagstone on the terrace and pathways, along with matching limestone on the outdoor kitchen, creates a crisp, clean structure for the lush lawn, leafy trees and flowering hydrangeas to fill in and soften.
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This elegant backyard by Arbordale Landscaping in Toronto blends modern style — tying in with the home’s sleek and streamlined exterior — while also nodding to the Craftsman front facade. Natural flagstone on the terrace and pathways, along with matching limestone on the outdoor kitchen, creates a crisp, clean structure for the lush lawn, leafy trees and flowering hydrangeas to fill in and soften.
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1. Easy Outdoor Living
After downsizing to a smaller home, a couple in Timnath, Colorado, hired design-build firm Lindgren Landscape to turn a poorly draining lawn with minimal privacy into an upgraded outdoor living space where they could entertain, lounge and dine in comfort nearly year-round. Designer Jamie McCarn packed a lot into the small space, adding a covered lounge, outdoor kitchen and dining area, fire pit and barrel sauna. She used a limited color palette, even with a robust materials list, to avoid a disjointed or cluttered look that would make the space feel smaller.
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After downsizing to a smaller home, a couple in Timnath, Colorado, hired design-build firm Lindgren Landscape to turn a poorly draining lawn with minimal privacy into an upgraded outdoor living space where they could entertain, lounge and dine in comfort nearly year-round. Designer Jamie McCarn packed a lot into the small space, adding a covered lounge, outdoor kitchen and dining area, fire pit and barrel sauna. She used a limited color palette, even with a robust materials list, to avoid a disjointed or cluttered look that would make the space feel smaller.
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Deign-build firm Celedon Sisters created this porch in Austin, Texas, for year-round entertaining and relaxing. The farmhouse-inspired design brings comfort and style with a vaulted wood ceiling, lighting, speakers, mounted fans and cushioned wicker furniture. Black-framed windows pop against the white wood siding, with expansive sliding doors facilitating a smooth indoor-outdoor connection.
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