Motorized, retractable Phantom Executive screens transform patios and porches into comfortable and welcoming outdoor living spaces. These motorized screens from The Shade Shop retract to be out-of-sight and out-of-mind until you decide you want to utilize them. When the summer sun feels a little harsh, put your solar mesh screens down with the touch of a button to shield the UV rays. Alternately, choose the insect mesh to allow for natural ventilation, while still keeping those pesky mosquitoes from entering your outdoor oasis.

Privacy screen custom built to enhance hardwood deck environment
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A privacy screen allows for transparency in the front door, allowing more light into the living area. Photo taken during final touch up and landscaping.

JS Photo FX - Jan Stittleburg
Photo of a transitional landscaping in Atlanta.

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Tall cedar privacy screens block views to the side yard, and create a backdrop for a blooming front yard perennial garden with Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Aster).

Eric Roth - Photo INSIDE OUT, OUTSIDE IN – IPSWICH, MA Downsizing from their sprawling country estate in Hamilton, MA, this retiring couple knew they found utopia when they purchased this already picturesque marsh-view home complete with ocean breezes, privacy and endless views. It was only a matter of putting their personal stamp on it with an emphasis on outdoor living to suit their evolving lifestyle with grandchildren. That vision included a natural screened porch that would invite the landscape inside and provide a vibrant space for maximized outdoor entertaining complete with electric ceiling heaters, adjacent wet bar & beverage station that all integrated seamlessly with the custom-built inground pool. Aside from providing the perfect getaway & entertainment mecca for their large family, this couple planned their forever home thoughtfully by adding square footage to accommodate single-level living. Sunrises are now magical from their first-floor master suite, luxury bath with soaker tub and laundry room, all with a view! Growing older will be more enjoyable with sleeping quarters, laundry and bath just steps from one another. With walls removed, utilities updated, a gas fireplace installed, and plentiful built-ins added, the sun-filled kitchen/dining/living combination eases entertaining and makes for a happy hang-out. This Ipswich home is drenched in conscious details, intentional planning and surrounded by a bucolic landscape, the perfect setting for peaceful enjoyment and harmonious living

View from steps up to rooftop deck. Contrast in material between the modular ceramic tile decking and the live plant trays on the rooftop plant container is fiberglass with a boxwood acting as a focal feature. Cedar on the wall sis stained to mimic the look of IPE. The stepping stones and bluestone and sit flush with live roof material. Panels on right are frosted to allow light through yet act as a privacy barrier for the adjoining rooftop deck. Metal primed and painted posts. Serviceberry trees in the back planter add a little more privacy and soften the hardscape. Lounge seating has a modern wicker weave in gray colors. Bradley Foto

Kitchen with pantry behind screen door
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Inspiration for a patio remodel in Boise

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Custom steel art screen designed to match the continuous interior and exterior color palette separates the master bedroom patio from the public outdoor rooms. The custom TLC Steel pergola is scaled to fit this particular patio, creating a sense of place and intimacy.

The upper level of this gorgeous Trex deck is the central entertaining and dining space and includes a beautiful concrete fire table and a custom cedar bench that floats over the deck. Light brown custom cedar screen walls provide privacy along the landscaped terrace and compliment the warm hues of the decking. Clean, modern light fixtures are also present in the deck steps, along the deck perimeter, and throughout the landscape making the space well-defined in the evening as well as the daytime.

Cozy bright greatroom with coffered ceiling detail. Beautiful south facing light comes through Pella Reserve Windows (screens roll out of bottom of window sash). This room is bright and cheery and very inviting. We even hid a remote shade in the beam closest to the windows for privacy at night and shade if too bright.

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This roof garden design in Manhattan's West Village features a custom-built wood deck with matching planters made out of ipe, a hardwood with a 30-year life expectancy. We used very thin wood planks on the planter facades for a very contemporary effect. We also planted bamboo on one side to provide some much needed privacy from a neighboring terrace. Read more about this garden on my blog, www.amberfreda.com.

These custom horizontal screens provide our customer with privacy on their patio.
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Mid-sized trendy backyard deck photo in Chicago with a pergola

Asian viewing garden privacy fence - screen used along side bluestone patio and plantings - ©2015 Brian Hill
Design ideas for a large asian partial sun side yard stone landscaping in Boston.