One of the secrets of a great outdoor room — one that makes you feel instantly relaxed and at home — is the suggestion of a wall, roof or door. Whether made of stone, wood or living greenery, the ...

An outdoor living room is no longer a luxury reserved for sprawling estates or warm climates. It's a design intention that can be brought to life in virtually any outdoor space; the idea that the ...

Are you in or out? Well, it's getting hard to tell these days. First there was the "indoor-outdoor flow"—popularized in sunny California, of course—in which big french or sliding doors let you easily ...

The desire for beautiful and functional outdoor living rooms is just as strong as it is for interior spaces these days, reflecting how we want to exist inside and out, in a fluid and transitional way.

Summer entertaining went to the next level with a new design trend – creating a room outside. This trend fabulously toes the line between indoor-outdoor living and provides a creative way to cultivate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. Outdoor kitchens topped the project trends list in the latest ...

It’s hard to find any flash new apartment that doesn’t have some kind of outdoor area, often neatly totted up as part of the overall living space and given seductive names like “winter gardens” or ...

If you’re lucky enough to have some outdoor space, don’t let it go to waste. Here’s how to make the most of it. By Tim McKeough If you are fortunate enough to have a terrace, a porch or some backyard ...

In Southern California homes, indoor and outdoor blur, the color and light of our gardens spilling into our interiors, the energy of kitchens and living rooms splashing onto patios. Our fabled setting ...