Back yard fantasy becomes a reality
The back yard behind the home of Adam Bohn is a place where the lines between fantasy and reality become a bit blurred. Fire flickers in large stone urns and…
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Swimming pool is a Mediterranean masterpiece
The front landscape of this home features curving, flowing beds of low maintenance plantings. A gentle berm raises the landscape to an attractive fence which separates the front of the…
What’s trending in house plans
The constant evolution of home design makes staying on top of the latest trends tricky—that’s why we’ve done the homework for you. Whether you’re looking to build a new home…
Privacy dominates a backyard design
In an evolving world that centers around constant contact and the ability to reach a person at any time of the day through various platforms, one Cleveland family clamored for…
Home decorating ideas for the holidays
We’re ready to linger over a meal with friends while lights twinkle in nearby trees. Food tastes better outside. Friends like to linger. And children have plenty of space to…
Durable hardscape ideas
If you are planning to add a deck or replace an old wooden deck, one of many popular hardscape ideas, you might be considering composite material as a possible option.…
Outdoor living space is all about private luxury
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is known for its luxurious hotel rooms, five-star dining and 2,000 acres of enviable private property. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise when Maggie Hardy Magerko,…
Top trends in outdoor kitchens
Homeowners are spending more and more time in their back yards, so it is no wonder they are looking for ways to make it easier to entertain outdoors. Rather than…
Landscape ideas were a natural choice
Those in search of a suburban lifestyle, with quick commutes to the airport and downtown Pittsburgh, may want to take a gander at Moon Township. Kathie and Dave surveyed it, fell…
Garden design embraces Asian serenity
A well-planned, properly situated and lovingly cared for Japanese garden design has a nearly mystical quality that creates an inner hush, punctuated only by the deep sigh brought about by…
Customized deck designs
Deck designs have come a long way from the standard 12 x 12-foot wooden structure attached to the back of a house. From the wide variety of decking and railing…
Patio esplndido
The new outdoor living space behind an historic home in the Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff neighborhood has several dramatic features: a large tiered pergola, a striking flagstone patio and a two-sided…