Professional meets playful in a swimming pool design
It’s South Beach-meets-Tampa and the height of low-key luxury. This swimming pool paradise belongs to Brian Lamb and his young family, and it is a well-executed vision. “My wife and…
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Outdoor living is all about fun in the sun
Tim and Beth Gregson’s three daughters are ready for summer. In fact, they’ve tested most aspects of the outdoor living space, like the backyard pool and spa, a few times…
Backyard ideas with a taste of the tropics
While Florida is known as a vacationland for many Northerners, the owners of this magnificent Carrollwood lakefront estate were relaxing in Maui when their backyard ideas began to take shape.…
Patio ideas combine beauty and technology
Villa Linda is the perfect name for this exceptional five-bedroom, 8,700-square-foot, single-story Tuscan residence. Perfect because “linda” means “pretty” in Spanish—and this home is indeed pleasing to the eye—but also…
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…
Swimming pools are practically perfect
It appears that every facet of the home building industry is inching closer to customization – custom home pubs, custom home theatres, custom outdoor kitchens and custom home gyms. With…
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…
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…
Luxury abounds in a landscape design
From the pool garden with its waterfalls and grotto to the koi pond and spa, La Hacienda del Cielo is a veritable “oasis” in a wilderness of hills and orange…
Landscaping rocks turn a back yard into resort living
Randy Beals’ business is seasonal. It keeps him busy seven days a week, ten hours a day from May through August. Randy appreciates the value of coming home to an…
Glitter and shine in a pool design
With its shimmering azure surface that camouflages into the Intracoastal Waterway behind it, Greg and Traci Nelson’s pool design in Bellair is the height of cutting-edge glamour. At 28 feet…
Delicious details offered in custom home plans
One of the unique characteristics of the American culture is individualism. There do exist many upscale, gated developments wherein the architecture and exterior coloration of all homes are so close…