When you open the back doors of the home of Nancy and Jeremy Campbell in Granville, you don’t just step out onto a patio. You enter an extension of a modern living space that just happens to be outdoors. Their patio’s unique design and setting provides the comfort and style of indoors while enjoying the natural beauty and fresh air of outdoors. It all started with a rather desolate back yard. “It was completely blank, there was nothing back there,” Nancy remembers of the patio space of this 1972 split-level house they bought five years ago. With a blank slate to work with, the Campbells knew the key elements of what they wanted for their new outdoor space when they sat down with Travis Ketron of Ketron Custom Builders to design it. “We knew we wanted something covered so we could use it in the rain, and in the winter, and we knew we wanted a stone fireplace,” Nancy recalls. Travis translated the Campbells’ vision into a design to satisfy outdoor entertaining and relaxing desires in all seasons. The new outdoor space is reminiscent of a vast, rustic great room complete with a stone fireplace, a vaulted ceiling, skylights, and ceiling fans, yet no walls. The space is completely open to the elements without any glass or doors on any of the sides, except from the house. Furnished like a great room, with a built-in music system as well, it’s truly an extension of indoor living and entertaining space, and one that is unaffected by rain. Jeremy comments, “We haven’t had to cover the furniture yet. It would have to be a pretty strong wind to get wet.” Just outside the covered patio is a quartet of outdoor chairs adorned with plush cushions and colorful pillows, positioned perfectly for users to bask in the sun. In the design process, the fireplace emerged as the anchor of the space and set the stage for the outdoor space both aesthetically and functionally. “We didn’t want it to block the view. Then designing the space with Travis, the fireplace became the center,” remembers Jeremy. Placed directly across from the two sets of French doors leading out from the house, a Rumford fireplace and extended hearth of stone in neutral earth tones is the focal point of this outdoor living room. Seating for entertaining and lounging falls easily into place around it providing optimal viewing of the private, wooded back yard. When temperatures cool off, the fireplace provides ample warmth and a cozy setting to experience the change of seasons. “It’s a great fireplace for the space,” Jeremy says of the unique design of a Rumford style fireplace. “The way you stack the wood in the fireplace is different so as to get more heat. It has a shallower box, burns hotter and puts off more heat. Wood is placed in it vertically, not stacked.” Just in case the fireplace doesn’t provide enough light for late-night soirees, there is additional outdoor lighting mounted from the ceiling to make sure the party always goes on. Travis brought the idea of the Rumford outdoor fireplace to the Campbells. “I learned about it a few years back from some masons, and I was intrigued by the idea then,” he says. “We like to do stuff that’s out of the norm, and this fireplace fits the space and function very well.” Travis adds, “People want unique things that are designed for them. That’s our style to do that for them.” The patio also extends out to an uncovered area set up with patio tables for grilling and dining. Gray pavers flow throughout from the covered space to the open-air area. Their continuous flow mimics the feel of flooring that extends from a living room into a dining room inside a home. Also, the earth tone colors throughout the space on the pavers, fireplace and furnishings help the entire space mesh nicely with its natural surroundings. A little ways off from both the covered and uncovered patio area is a stone fire pit ring. Removed by just the right distance, it provides a separate place for young adults to gather and enjoy the night. Adirondack chairs and matching tables surround the outdoor fire pit, offering seating for anyone who doesn’t wish to stand and a place to set down ingredients for yummy fireside treats like s’mores. Padded chairs outside the reach of the pavilion and the nearby umbrella the perfect place to kick back and relax in the sun. The colorful throw pillows and outdoor furniture cushions add some needed color and a touch of personality. Enjoying the comforts of indoors while being outdoors is exactly what the Campbells are doing now, particularly when lounging on the comfortable wicker furniture that dominate most of the area. “My favorite part of the whole thing is the fireplace,” Nancy says. Jeremy concludes, “There is no television, it would destroy the ambiance out there. We just enjoy listening to music and watching the fire.”

Raised cedar beds along the Sakonnet River, surrounded by in-ground planting beds, enclosed by a perennial border. A blueberry hedge buffers coastal breezes, while a gravel sitting area offers water views from within the garden. Jeremy Brodeur

Between a grade 2 listed property and a separate wooden outbuilding lies the garden. You enter through a pair of beautiful, bespoke Iroko hardwood gates. To either side are brick planters housing a Beech hedge. Riven sandstone paths lead you through green oak arches, to oak and brick seats and a large raised dining area. A pair of water chutes and traditional cottage planting complete the picture.

Martin Staffler, Gartenfotografie
На фото: большой солнечный регулярный сад на склоне в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия с

In ground winter vegetable garden. The bed was cleared and the soil was amended. The vegetables were planted in sections with stepping stones for easy harvesting. The tall cedar obelisk was planted with peas in the winter and beans in the summer.

Entry way to the 2 acre hillside home.
Идея дизайна: солнечный, весенний регулярный сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки

Entry way to the 2 acre hillside home.
Пример оригинального дизайна: солнечный, весенний регулярный сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки

Colorful and lush flowers create a magnificent border along the front drive. We combine both hardy-in-Texas perennials with season color so your landscape is beautiful each season. The beautiful traditional architecture of this home demanded a lush English style garden design. The deep landscape beds accommodate an abundance of color and foliage interested throughout the year. The clean, contemporary pool design complements the more traditional architecture and landscape design. Put it all together and you have a beautiful and lush retreat for relaxing and entertaining in style.

Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: солнечный участок и сад в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью

Свежая идея для дизайна: солнечный, весенний участок и сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки - отличное фото интерьера

Свежая идея для дизайна: солнечный участок и сад в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью - отличное фото интерьера

Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: огромная солнечная, весенняя спортивная площадка на склоне в классическом стиле с покрытием из гравия, подпорной стенкой и хорошей освещенностью

The Garden Concierge
Пример оригинального дизайна: солнечный участок и сад среднего размера на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки

Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: солнечный, летний регулярный сад среднего размера на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки

Framing a contemporary fountain with a boxwood parterre.
Источник вдохновения для домашнего уюта: большой солнечный регулярный сад на переднем дворе в классическом стиле с садовой дорожкой или калиткой, хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из гравия

Aspen
Пример оригинального дизайна: большой солнечный, весенний регулярный сад на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью, мульчированием и с виниловым забором

Rose Creek Golf & CC Landscape: Unique by Design l Helen Weis
На фото: огромный солнечный, летний участок и сад на боковом дворе в классическом стиле с подъездной дорогой и хорошей освещенностью

These raised vegetable gardens were designed while working very closely with the client in order to meet their needs.
Стильный дизайн: солнечный, летний участок и сад среднего размера на заднем дворе в классическом стиле с хорошей освещенностью и покрытием из каменной брусчатки - последний тренд

raised planters are lined with a heavy duty pool liner to separate the soils from the cedar boxes.
Пример оригинального дизайна: маленький солнечный огород на участке на внутреннем дворе в классическом стиле с покрытием из каменной брусчатки и хорошей освещенностью для на участке и в саду