A patio floor does double duty as a Scrabble board.
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Backyard Scrabble: Scored concrete in a wood frame sets the scene for creative word-finding outside.
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"I like areas of double use," says Sacramento architect Kristy McAuliffe, and her 5-foot square Scrabble board rates at least a double-word score on the scale of inventive garden games.
With the help of friend Keith Rogers, McAuliffe made a wood frame, then poured concrete and scored it into 3¾-inch squares separated by ¼-inch joints.
After the concrete had cured for one month, she colored the squares using water-base concrete stains.
McAuliffe then made 100 3¼-inch square letter tiles from baseboard trim.
She found precut, adhesive-backed vinyl letters and numbers at a sign shop, stuck them on the tiles, and sealed each one with spray lacquer.
The lightweight letters, which are stored in a canvas bag, fit on metal trays made by McAuliffe's friend, metal artist Crystal Weber.
Games go late on summer evenings. "You get better words playing outside," McAuliffe says.
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