Transform your backyard into an elegant retreat with outdoor entertainment features from Techo-Bloc. Installations like outdoor kitchen areas, outdoor fireplaces and outdoor fire pits offer the luxuries of family time, romance, elegance and fun, while also adding value and beauty to your home. Shown: Techo-Bloc Aberdeen slabs in Azzurro and the Baltimore retaining wall in Brushed Pewter.

Pool and Spa Designed and Built by Rosebrook Pools: 847-362-0400 Reflective rectangular pool with onyx plaster and high gloss black tile. Spa tiled in high gloss black tile, has four side perimeter overflow.

Building Design Services by Lars W. Young Inc. Built by D Roth Construction Inc.

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The infra-red heater installed in the pavilion ceiling was purchased by the homeowners after construction had begun. The vaulted ceiling was modified on one side to receive the heating unit, while achieving an inconspicuous installation. The tongue-and-groove ceiling matches the same level of detail typically given to interior rooms.

Photo by David Glomb. Kingsley-Bates teak Nantucket seating is upholstered in chella's exterior Montecatini chenille fabric. The coffee table is actually a vintage sugar cane press. Published in Riviera Orange County Fall/Winter 2007-2008.

Pavers set into lawn lend a distinctive modernistic feel to the landscape

With its cedar shake roof and siding, complemented by Swannanoa stone, this lakeside home conveys the Nantucket style beautifully. The overall home design promises views to be enjoyed inside as well as out with a lovely screened porch with a Chippendale railing. Throughout the home are unique and striking features. Antique doors frame the opening into the living room from the entry. The living room is anchored by an antique mirror integrated into the overmantle of the fireplace. The kitchen is designed for functionality with a 48” Subzero refrigerator and Wolf range. Add in the marble countertops and industrial pendants over the large island and you have a stunning area. Antique lighting and a 19th century armoire are paired with painted paneling to give an edge to the much-loved Nantucket style in the master. Marble tile and heated floors give way to an amazing stainless steel freestanding tub in the master bath. Rachael Boling Photography

Beautiful patio and fire features take advantage of Arizona's outdoor lifestyle. The pool deck is a tumbled sealed travertine. The fireplace hearth is limestone, the shrouds above are copper. Photo by Mark Boisclair 2012 Gold Nugget Award of Merit (5,000-10,000 square feet)

Exquisite Mediterranean home on Lake Austin. Photography by Coles Hairston

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