When Rashana Zaklit, the Hospitality Studio director at Gensler, a global architecture firm, looked at her Oakland courtyard, she had a vision: “Having an outdoor area for movie nights has always been a dream of mine from the moment we bought the house,” she says, adding that she imagined a space that took its design and planting cues from chic hotels in places like Napa Valley.
At the time, the outdoor area’s look was as far from wine country you could get—the courtyard hadn’t been updated in decades and had uneven concrete and unusable planting areas. Enter Kevin Lenhart, the design director at Yardzen, an online garden design company. When he saw images of the courtyard, he knew he could create Zaklit’s dream space. “Architecturally speaking, the space had strong mid-century modern bones,” Lenhart says. “Huge windows and glass doors presented the courtyard as a continuation of the interior spaces, and there was an obvious emphasis on indoor/outdoor living.”
Jenny Soi Photography for Yardzen
Get rid of uneven concrete paving and poorly designed planters. Also, consider what plants you want to keep; while most of the new plantings—like lavender and Little Ollie dwarf olive shrubs—emphasize lowering water usage (and are a nod to gardens in Napa Valley), the owners decided to keep a mature bird of paradise, a bold bougainvillea, and a large palm tree.
Jenny Soi Photography for Yardzen
“Designing new paving gave us the opportunity to delineate different zones within the courtyard, which made the space more functional and gave the furnishings a stronger sense of belonging,” Lenhart says.
A solid strip of concrete creates a clear path to the front door. The living room was paved with the same concrete squares but set
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Porch swings are easy projects and require not much of time and effort. Moreover, making one will greatly enhance the look of your house and will be a great addition to your patio furniture! If you too want to make one without spending too much, then check out these amazing DIY Outdoor Swings ideas!
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Ok, I hesitate to post this project because it was SO easy. Like so, so, so, so easy. I feel like I’m sharing a dirty little secret or something. But it’s super cute, sturdy, and I get a TON of compliments on it! So I would say this is definitely a project you can and should tackle. Like today. Make your own outdoor coffee table using wooden pallets and tile. Earn a little DIY street cred. HA!
At Tidy Mom, the blogger Jessica shares how she made a wooden outdoor planter on wheels. You can also use it as an indoor planter. Some woodworking and painting are required. But, overall, it’s not that difficult.
The courtship of Helen and Jerry Unruh was long-distance. “He had a florist deliver a rose to me every day,” Helen recalls. After two years, a bloom arrived with a card reading, “Will you marry me?” That was in 1975. Today, Jerry still indulges his wife’s love of flowers: They have 1,700 azalea bushes at their home in Odessa, Delaware—all squeezed onto their 1 1∕4-acre property. “They are such gorgeous things in the springtime,” says Helen. “It makes you happy you’re alive.”
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