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Inspiration for a large contemporary full sun backyard stone landscaping in Portland.

Photo by Caitlin Atkinson
Photo of a modern landscaping in San Francisco.

California Cozy Backyard offers indoor-outdoor living with a rustic, repurposed, and thoughtfully lit design. Offering, a live edge bar over the outdoor kitchen, a fire bowl to roast marshmallows, a beautiful live edge dining table, and a wood panel backdrop for lazy lounging. This Functionally and aesthetically pleasing cozy backyard is entertaining ready!

Inspiration for a timeless backyard full sun patio remodel in San Francisco

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional full sun and rock hillside stone formal garden in New York for summer.

Inspiration for a large rustic backyard stone patio remodel in Boise with a fire pit and no cover

Inspiration for a mid-sized modern backyard rectangular pool remodel in Los Angeles

This was an exterior remodel and backyard renovation, added pool, bbq, etc.
Example of a large minimalist backyard concrete paver patio kitchen design in Los Angeles with an awning

Water feature, boulders, outdoor room
Design ideas for a large rustic partial sun backyard stone water fountain landscape.

Photo of a large contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Orange County.

Mid-sized elegant backyard round lap pool fountain photo in New York with decking

Above The Grade Landscape
Design ideas for a mid-sized southwestern drought-tolerant and full sun backyard gravel garden path for summer.

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Inspiration for a large transitional backyard rectangular and stone lap pool house remodel in DC Metro

Example of a mid-sized classic backyard stone patio design in Philadelphia with no cover

This is an example of a mid-sized traditional backyard gravel formal garden in San Diego.

Photo by Caitlin Atkinson
This is an example of a modern landscaping in San Francisco.

Old barren space where a playground once stood is transformed into a circular patio with a fire pit in the center.
Inspiration for a small contemporary full sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Kansas City with a fire pit for fall.

Photo of a large traditional backyard formal garden with decking.

Reverse Shed Eichler This project is part tear-down, part remodel. The original L-shaped plan allowed the living/ dining/ kitchen wing to be completely re-built while retaining the shell of the bedroom wing virtually intact. The rebuilt entertainment wing was enlarged 50% and covered with a low-slope reverse-shed roof sloping from eleven to thirteen feet. The shed roof floats on a continuous glass clerestory with eight foot transom. Cantilevered steel frames support wood roof beams with eaves of up to ten feet. An interior glass clerestory separates the kitchen and livingroom for sound control. A wall-to-wall skylight illuminates the north wall of the kitchen/family room. New additions at the back of the house add several “sliding” wall planes, where interior walls continue past full-height windows to the exterior, complimenting the typical Eichler indoor-outdoor ceiling and floor planes. The existing bedroom wing has been re-configured on the interior, changing three small bedrooms into two larger ones, and adding a guest suite in part of the original garage. A previous den addition provided the perfect spot for a large master ensuite bath and walk-in closet. Natural materials predominate, with fir ceilings, limestone veneer fireplace walls, anigre veneer cabinets, fir sliding windows and interior doors, bamboo floors, and concrete patios and walks. Landscape design by Bernard Trainor: www.bernardtrainor.com (see “Concrete Jungle” in April 2014 edition of Dwell magazine). Microsoft Media Center installation of the Year, 2008: www.cybermanor.com/ultimate_install.html (automated shades, radiant heating system, and lights, as well as security & sound).