Ultimate backyard Inspired ideas for outdoor living

Michelle Kodis

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Published
Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith 2006.
Language
English
Main Author
Michelle Kodis (-)
Edition
1st ed
Physical Description
192 p. : col. ill
ISBN
9781586857936
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Outdoor Rooms
  • Thinking Out of the Box
  • Oregon Coast Cottage Urban Oasis
  • A Sense of Discovery
  • Sanctuary on a Busy Street
  • Outdoor Room for a Family
  • Eclectic Outdoor Room
  • Elegant Screened Porch
  • Merging Old With New For Kids Only Indoor/Outdoor Connections
  • Addressing Site and Sound Two Connected Spaces
  • Loft-Style
  • Desert Beauty
  • Malibu Fixer-Upper House With Two Personalities
  • Bedroom That Opens to the Outdoors
  • A New View Lake House on a Budget
  • Escape from the Texas Heat
  • Outdoor Connections From Every Room
  • Water Sophistication in a Small Yard
  • Modern Water-Focused Masterpiece Private Outdoor
  • Spa Pool
  • Retreat in the Mountains Tract
  • House Pool Transformation
  • Spanish Colonial
  • Beauty Space for Play and Meditation Contemporary Pool
  • Remodel Water At Every Turn
  • Luxurious Florida Getaway
  • Creative Landscapes
  • Innovative and Economical Rooftop Room
  • Indigenous Vermont Lodge
  • Colorful California
  • Eichler Up in the Trees
  • Collection of Cultivated Spaces
  • Magical Garden on a Budget
  • New York City Hideaways
  • Resources

Introduction What is more fundamental to the human spirit than the need to connect to nature? As we become an increasingly harried and technologically driven society, many of us develop an even greater longing for the solace of a forest, the sound of a waterfall, the tapestry of a sunset. If you, too, feel this desire beginning to well up, it doesn't mean you have to move to the country or seclude yourself on the top of a mountain. As you will see in this book, there are many wonderful ways to strengthen your relationship to the outdoors, and it doesn't matter where you live or how much money you have. Beautiful, soul-soothing outdoor spaces are for everyone, and this book was written with that thought firmly in mind. My goal when researching and writing this book was to present dwellings that connect to their site primarily through their architecture. There is a common thread here, and it's pretty straightforward: great contemporary design. The backyards and outdoor spaces featured in these pages all reveal a sensitive response to the site and showcase ways to enhance the sensory aspects of the outdoor experience. Excerpted from Ultimate Backyard: Inspired Ideas for Outdoor Living by Michelle Kodis All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.