Courtyard Designs & Ideas


Indoor/outdoor living can be enjoyed year round in the coastal community of Corona del Mar, California. This spacious atrium is the perfect gathering place for family and friends. Planters are the backdrop for custom built in seating. Rattan furniture placed near the built-in firepit adds more space for relaxation. Bush hammered limestone makes up the patio flooring.


We worked hard to create an environment that everyone feels at home at.
Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton, vi360
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Lori Dennis Interior Design
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Erika Bierman Photography


A courtyard garden with a small, raised play pool that provides a seat wall and paving done in brick and Pennsylvania Bluestone. Design by Walter Dahlberg. Photo by Caroline Greene


The undercover patio is large enough to house an area for the outdoor kitchen and dining/sitting area.


New spanish-hacienda style residence in La Honda, California.
© Bernardo Grijalva Photography


Mid-Century Modernism inspired our design for this new house in Noe Valley. The exterior is distinguished by cubic massing, well proportioned forms and use of contrasting but harmonious natural materials. These include clear cedar, stone, aluminum, colored stucco, glass railings, slate and painted wood. At the rear yard, stepped terraces provide scenic views of downtown and the Bay Bridge. Large sunken courts allow generous natural light to reach the below grade guest bedroom and office behind the first floor garage. The upper floors bedrooms and baths are flooded with natural light from carefully arranged windows that open the house to panoramic views. A mostly open plan with 10 foot ceilings and an open stairwell combine with metal railings, dropped ceilings, fin walls, a stone fireplace, stone counters and teak floors to create a unified interior.
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