Great ideas for outdoor rooms

Reinvent your yard with a new deck, patio, cottage, dining room, or curl-up space

26 great ideas for decks

Find inspiration for turning a deck into your favorite "room" in the house

Backyard deck
Thomas J. Story

Small space update

Creating a colorful outdoor living room from an unruly yard can seem intimidating. But by breaking down the process into a series of manageable tasks, busy parents Trina and Mark Whiteley were able to refresh their small Palo Alto, CA deck.

See how they did it


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