The 10 Most Popular Patios and Decks of 2023
Find inspiration for outdoor lounges, fire pits, hardscaping and entertaining features from these most-saved photos
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Outdoor areas offer great potential for expanding a home’s living space. A comfortable lounge area, a fire feature, the right hardscaping and landscaping, and other elements will ensure that these spaces get plenty of use. You’ll find popular outdoor ideas in this countdown of the most-saved patio and deck photos uploaded to Houzz this year.
Outdoor areas offer great potential for expanding a home’s living space. A comfortable lounge area, a fire feature, the right hardscaping and landscaping, and other elements will ensure that these spaces get plenty of use. You’ll find popular outdoor ideas in this countdown of the most-saved patio and deck photos uploaded to Houzz this year.
9. Conversation Starter
Spring Greenworks took a similar approach as the previous space with the topography of this Medina, Washington, backyard. Retaining walls around a dimensional bluestone patio provide a cozy sunken feeling akin to that of a conversation pit. Centering the furniture around a fire pit enhanced the comfortable lounge vibes.
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Spring Greenworks took a similar approach as the previous space with the topography of this Medina, Washington, backyard. Retaining walls around a dimensional bluestone patio provide a cozy sunken feeling akin to that of a conversation pit. Centering the furniture around a fire pit enhanced the comfortable lounge vibes.
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8. On the Level
Iguana Architects & Interior Design elevated this London deck to the same level as the kitchen and used folding glass doors to create an easy connection between indoors and out. A pair of trees in large planters bookmarks the space and marks where the deck ends and the grassy garden begins.
Iguana Architects & Interior Design elevated this London deck to the same level as the kitchen and used folding glass doors to create an easy connection between indoors and out. A pair of trees in large planters bookmarks the space and marks where the deck ends and the grassy garden begins.
7. Patio Panache
Working with Brandon Architects, interior designer Brooke Wagner and Patterson Custom Homes, landscape firm Garden Studio designed a series of dreamy outdoor rooms for this Newport Beach, California, home. The sandstone patio seen here is located directly off the primary bedroom. A fire pit provides some cozy heat, while a large olive tree lends dappled shade.
Working with Brandon Architects, interior designer Brooke Wagner and Patterson Custom Homes, landscape firm Garden Studio designed a series of dreamy outdoor rooms for this Newport Beach, California, home. The sandstone patio seen here is located directly off the primary bedroom. A fire pit provides some cozy heat, while a large olive tree lends dappled shade.
6. Diamonds in the Rough
James Phillip Golden Architect delineated this off-the-patio fire pit area by mixing pavers with turf in between to form a diamond pattern. Located in Osterville, Massachusetts, the yard features beautiful masonry on the surrounding walls and fire pit, and very cushy rocking chairs. Hydrangeas, popular in this seaside area, are the icing on the cake.
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James Phillip Golden Architect delineated this off-the-patio fire pit area by mixing pavers with turf in between to form a diamond pattern. Located in Osterville, Massachusetts, the yard features beautiful masonry on the surrounding walls and fire pit, and very cushy rocking chairs. Hydrangeas, popular in this seaside area, are the icing on the cake.
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5. Gather Round
Iconic landscape architect Jens Jensen was famous for installing what he dubbed “council rings” all over the Midwest. A council ring is a circular gathering space made of stone, ringed by a seating wall. This idea is embraced by landscape architects to this day, often with a few tweaks. The Chicago-area yard’s circular bluestone patio seen here, by Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors, is a great example of how to use the design to create a casual seating area off a main patio or deck.
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Iconic landscape architect Jens Jensen was famous for installing what he dubbed “council rings” all over the Midwest. A council ring is a circular gathering space made of stone, ringed by a seating wall. This idea is embraced by landscape architects to this day, often with a few tweaks. The Chicago-area yard’s circular bluestone patio seen here, by Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors, is a great example of how to use the design to create a casual seating area off a main patio or deck.
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4. Poolside Social Space
Near a pool from Betz Pools sits this ultimate backyard entertainment area. It features a cozy pergola lounge with a fire feature. There’s also a TV, an outdoor kitchen and a bar-height dining spot.
Near a pool from Betz Pools sits this ultimate backyard entertainment area. It features a cozy pergola lounge with a fire feature. There’s also a TV, an outdoor kitchen and a bar-height dining spot.
3. Four-Season Fun
A fireplace and outdoor heaters help keep this covered patio by Renaissance Homes toasty in the winter, while the roof and ceiling fan keep it cool in the summer. The Lake Oswego, Oregon, space has layered textures with a wood-slat ceiling, rugged fireplace stone, concrete flooring and woven furniture.
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A fireplace and outdoor heaters help keep this covered patio by Renaissance Homes toasty in the winter, while the roof and ceiling fan keep it cool in the summer. The Lake Oswego, Oregon, space has layered textures with a wood-slat ceiling, rugged fireplace stone, concrete flooring and woven furniture.
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2. Off-Bedroom Bliss
Designer Courtney Thomas made the most of the warm Los Angeles weather by adding a patio off every bedroom of her ranch house. A series of square pavers delineates and connects these lovely outdoor rooms.
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Designer Courtney Thomas made the most of the warm Los Angeles weather by adding a patio off every bedroom of her ranch house. A series of square pavers delineates and connects these lovely outdoor rooms.
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1. Serenity Now
Here’s another picture-perfect patio outside a bedroom. This popular Los Angeles space, by Koffka Phakos Design, features charming French doors, a cozy fire pit, sculptural olive and cypress trees, and permeable river stone aggregate.
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Here’s another picture-perfect patio outside a bedroom. This popular Los Angeles space, by Koffka Phakos Design, features charming French doors, a cozy fire pit, sculptural olive and cypress trees, and permeable river stone aggregate.
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Core Outdoor Living designed a curved retaining wall to carve a flat patio directly off the house in this sloped Washington, D.C., backyard. A stone fireplace serves as an inviting focal point on the bluestone patio.
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