Backyard refresher
A pool is just the beginning for today’s
inviting outdoor oasis
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A pool is just the beginning for today’s inviting outdoor oasis
24 posts
Redefining the staycation
Backyard pools are making a cannonball-sized splash
Labor of love
This home in Bexley is a carefully designed labor of love with clover and violets left in the front yard to keep this home’s guests happy
Fort Thomas family builds a pool on a hillside lot
Day after day a Fort Thomas family digs their new backyard retreat
The house around the corner
Centerville homeowners put outdoor living at the top of their house-hunting wish list
New home is an idyllic haven
Like most parents—Sarah and Tyler Opliger know that downtime is a precious commodity. With four boys and a fifth on the way, plus a handful of businesses, the couple has…
Party oasis in an outdoor living space
AnnMarie and Robert Bull have the perfect house for outdoor entertaining. When I spoke to them mid-May, they were planning their oldest son’s eighth birthday party. “We leave for vacation…
Outdoor living caters to the dog days of summer
Levels of curves While the couple didn’t design the outdoor living area for Auggie when they were building their house with Rhoads Estate Homes, Inc.; he has made himself right…
Vacation home for every day living
In the early 20th century, Bradford Woods was a small, idyllic summer getaway for people who lived and worked near Pittsburgh. It’s exactly the kind of community, albeit 100 years…
Backyard sweet spots
Front yards are often for show, but around back is where we like to spend some down time. It’s the place to stop and smell the roses or lavender, listen…
Back yard offers lure of the lake
Couple brings their love of Lake Cumberland to their Kettering back yard in an outdoor remodel
The yearlong summer
Gary McGuirk is opening his pool early this year. He has to. Every day since he closed the pool last fall, his three-year-old twin daughters have asked him if they…