Renovated back yard offers a room in the woods
“Years ago, I used to pick up ornaments when I traveled. Now I seem to pick up landscaping ideas,” Angela Dunaway admits with a laugh when discussing her newly renovated…
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The Wright style, the right home remodel
Faye Ledwick and Jeff Steeprow had long admired a house located in Washington Township, a mid-century modern ranch based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural style. When the house went on…
Backyard pool offers swimmer’s delight
Written by: Hilary Daninhirsch/Photos by: Joe Traina A famous animated fish once said, “Just keep swimming.” At Todd Siegel’s residence in Largo, that directive is easy to follow. With multiple…
Practical and beautiful landscape design
Summer or winter, rain or shine, a day spent in this outdoor living space will be a day long remembered. More and more families are moving their living rooms outdoors,…
Relaxation in full swing in this outdoor kitchen
Written by: Hilary Daninhirsch/Photos by: Craig Thompson While watching the game on a barstool in this majestic outdoor kitchen, you would never know that this sanctuary in the northern suburbs…
Birth of a dream home
Imagine designing your new home and coordinating with architects and builders from your room where you are pregnant with twins and on bed rest for nine weeks. Now fast-forward five…
Back yard designed with a free spirit in mind
Written by: Amy Diehl/Photos by: Joe Traina From the street this Cory Lake Isles house looks like many of its neighbors in this upscale subdivision: a large, tan Mediterranean style…
The art of outdoor lighting
Nobody has better understood the law of light, the magic and, say, the folly of the sun in leaves and undergrowth.” Describing the Forest of Fountainbleu, 1868, by artist Narcisse-Virgilio…
Party with the stars on this upper level patio
Written by: Ally Reuther/Photos by: Connie Kimsey Maybe it’s your nose that leads you up the staircase of this Little Italy home, through a cozy gathering area and out toward…
Renovated back yard beckons all to come and play
Written by: Lauri Gross/Photos by: Hal Stata, except where noted If you don’t think the construction phase of any remodeling job is as fun as the finished product, you don’t…
Outdoor living space encourages family gatherings
The new outdoor living area behind this Sewickley home incorporates everything any homeowner would want in their back yard: a refreshing swimming pool, a cozy pool house, and plenty of…
Outdoor living space offers the wow factor
When you think of an Indy racecar driver, what words come to mind? Adrenaline? Speed? Heat? Homeowner Jason Bell, who races Indy cars in his spare time, wanted his outdoor…