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features6 retreat Under tHe SUn Northern Ohio back yard

transformed into a private oasis for entertaining groups of all sizes

12 SUrvIvInG tHe Great oUtdoorS

Creating private and shady spots for the perfect escape from the summer heat

department5 FreSH FIndS The latest finds in home décor.

on the coverInterior architectural elements of this home were carried outdoors to blend the two spaces. PhotobyCraigThompson

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Suzani rug by FRONTGATEThe soft blue and green medallions in the design

of this rug fit in beautifully outdoors. frontgate.com

Perimeter floor lamp by BLU DOTAlthough it looks slim and slight, this

sturdy lamp is made of powder‒coated steel. Shown in highlight yellow.

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Lola wired stool by WORLD MARKETIts metal construction makes this stool a durable choice for an outdoor patio. Shown in pagoda blue. worldmarket.com

Echo low chaise lounge designed by Doug Levine for LINK OUTDOOR

Retreat to a cushy and chic lounge for a relaxing bathe in the sun. Cushions shown in color block fabric pattern number 94. linkdesignsolutions.com

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Retreat Under the Sun Couple transforms back yard into a private oasis for entertaining groups of all sizes By Hilary Daninhirsch | Photos by Craig Thompson

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Who says that a living space must have four walls around it? The popularity of out-door living has skyrocketed in recent years, with folks enjoy-ing their natural environments as much as possible without sacrificing comfort. ✦ To this end, a Northern Ohio couple has designed an outdoor living retreat that is as spacious as it is cozy, as luxurious as it is welcoming.

Vision comes to lifeThe couple began building their home in 2008. When the more than 30,000-square-foot home was com-pleted in late 2011, their next goal was to transform the yard into a livable and inviting space, both for entertaining and simply relaxing with family. The outdoor space, says the homeowner, is like an extension of the interior of the home, only less formal. “My wife and I like to enter-tain with family and she likes having family reunions here. We wanted to have enough area and activity when they came here,” says the husband. His wife also hosted her class reunion in their back yard last July.

Retreat Under the Sun Couple transforms back yard into a private oasis for entertaining groups of all sizes By Hilary Daninhirsch | Photos by Craig Thompson

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OVERLEAF: The 62x30-foot pool is a scaled-down version of the Bellagio casino pool in Las Vegas. ABOVE: Resembling a public park, the back yard features a walking path and a screened-in gazebo. OPPOSITE: Native plants and trees help to create a natural-looking park behind the home.

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The couple ended up buying adjacent empty lots to add to the outdoor space, increas-ing the total to more than four and a half acres. Thus became the builder’s challenge to convert the tremendous space into a homey and comfortable atmosphere. The builder, Robert Struharik of Master Plan Builders in North Lima, says that the back yard design followed more of a gradual evolution than a firm plan.

Nonetheless, the homeowners did have a vision for the back yard. Besides desiring a relaxing place in which to entertain, they also wanted to reproduce a park-like setting. As the homeowner put it, “We let our landscaper go to town.”

Gary Linhart, the co-owner of Town and Country Landscaping in Ohio, helped pull it all together. Features such as the gazebo, the bocce court and the outdoor fire pit in the center of the property contribute to the park-like feel. “We put in a quarter-mile walking path done in pavers, a lot of original trees, and a lot of terracing,” says Linhart.

One challenge was to camouflage the septic system, which encroached on a lot of the area in the back yard. After the homeowner bought adjacent lots, they were able to move things around, resulting in Linhart building a bridge that goes over a manmade babbling brook.

Linhart used native plants, such as dogwoods, flowering crabs, natural hemlocks (for shade), rhododendrons and mountain laurel. “It will become a natural-looking park,” he says.

For privacy, and to complement the park feel, the entire back yard is enclosed with a handmade aluminum fence.

Fun in the sunAnother back yard must-have was a pool. The couple’s commercial-size 62x30-foot, 9-foot deep pool is a mini-version of the famous Las Vegas Bellagio’s pool, with its arcing water jets that change colors at night while putting on a little dance show; the owners can control these features with an iPhone app. The pool is fairly maintenance-free, as it uses a salt system that regulates the chlorine, while another device regulates the pH levels.

At the 1,200-square-foot temperature-controlled pool house, with its men’s and women’s locker rooms, ceramic showers and full-size indoor kitchen, the family can easily host a party for over 200.


TOP: This inviting outdoor living room can be used year ’round thanks to the large stone fireplace. LEFT: The family often enjoys cooking home-made pizza in the wood-fired pizza oven. ABOVE LEFT: The wicker furniture, from Summer Classics, feature bold splashes of yellow and orange for pops of color. ABOVE RIGHT: The covered outdoor kitchen features a large grill and hood flanked by a pair of 55-inch flat screen televisions. OPPOSITE: The pillars, arches and architectural moldings seen throughout the inside of the home were carried outdoors to blend the two spaces together.

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The swimming pool deck is comprised of bright Turkish marble pavers, while a walkway that runs from the back of the main house, to the pool house and hot tub area features a snow melt system. Hot water tubes installed underneath the pavers can be heated up to melt any snow and ice that collects on the walkway, opening up the possibility of using the hot tub year-round. “You can walk from the main house to the hot tub to the grill and to the pool house and never have to shovel the snow,” says Struharik.

Outdoor cooking options abound for this family. A large pizza oven from Texas was installed, and there is also a steak searing unit as well as a turkey fryer. In addition, there is an outdoor kitchen grill area, as well as a wet bar, sink and refrigerator.

Relaxation is keyIn addition to lounge chairs and tables by the pool, the outside also has four undercover seating areas, with enough seating for about 150, two of which boast outdoor fire-places. Two 55-inch LED screens adorn the outdoor kitchen area. And with 14 stereo speakers scattered throughout the back yard, a party is always just a click away.

The resulting outdoor living and entertaining area accommodates both the husband and wife’s wishes. “My wife loves to entertain the family, so it reflects her personality. I’m more of a ‘leave me alone’ kind of guy; I like the toys and the gadgets,” he jokes. She adds, “It’s so beautiful; I can’t believe I live here.”

ResouRces Builder: Robert struharik, Master Plan Builders; Landscape: Town and country Landscaping; Pool: ed simon, B.Y. Pools & spas; Decorating: Jennifer Bannon, Interior Decorating company, Inc.; Outdoor furniture: summer classics; Outdoor kitchen gran-ite: Premier Granite; Wood ceil-ing: Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods


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Surviving the

Creating privacy and shade in your back yardBy Hilary Daninhirsch

No matter the climate or area of the country where home is,

folks are gravitating toward outdoor living environments. But shar-

ing meals with friends while outdoors is less appealing when the

sun is beating down on the party. ✦ Fortunately, there are shade

solutions available to keep you enjoying the outdoors longer, as

well as to create the privacy that you desire.

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“There are some very inter-esting ways to create privacy within your back yard, includ-ing creating small secluded garden spaces by combining shrubbery with easy to install pavers, shade pergolas to cre-ate a private shaded space or the creative use of benches to section off an area for a more intimate space. You can essentially create an outdoor room, small or large, to extend the comforts of your indoor spaces to the outdoors,” says Paul Bizzarri, Vice President of Innovation at TimberTech, based in Wilmington, Ohio.

“We get a lot of people wanting shade these days because the developments are newer with less mature trees,” adds Tim Stephens, owner of Archadeck of West Central and Southwest Ohio. “Shade structure provides the feeling of being undercover and yet outdoors.”

Pergolas and gazebosOne very popular shading option is a pergola, built either freestanding or attached to the home or even on top of a deck or hardscape stone patio.

“Pergolas create the most amount of shade,” says Lou Maglio, president of Walpole Outdoors, formerly known as Walpole Woodworkers, in Massachusetts. It can be done naturally with plantings, cre-ating an arbor, or with a con-figuration of beams on the top. He says adding an awning component to the pergola is popular, either manual or motorized, which creates both shade and protection from inclement weather.



Awnings can come in any size, though he says that 150-200 square feet is the most popular, and a sought-after fabric is Sunbrella, a cloth material used extensively in outdoor settings, as they are stain and weather resistant.

Stephens says that gazebos, while currently less trendy and more expensive than pergolas, are still an attractive option for those looking for shade. “The advantage of a gazebo, besides the look, is that we can get that ‘room’ feel. It usually has a water-proof roof, such as shingles, that will shed the water and snow.” Plus, gazebos can be screened in to guard against insects.

Besides the functionality of a gazebo, some folks build them because of their aesthetic value.

OPENING SPREAD: This pergola sits at the back of a yard and offers a quiet sitting area in the trees. (Photo courtesy of Walpole Outdoors) TimberTech composite deck planks let you create privacy with intimate beach seat-ing areas. (Photo courtesy of TimberTech) OPPOSITE: Panels of Canvas Cornsilk by Sunbrella hang over this loggia. (Photo courtesy of Sunbrella) TOP: This outdoor living space features a screened-in Victorian gazebo and a pair of pergolas. (Photo courtesy of Archadeck of West Central and Southwest Ohio) LEFT: This AZEK solid PVC Pergola helps shade a pool deck area that can be hot on the feet. (Photo courtesy of D2 Fabrications, Oxford, Florida)

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Material optionsMaterial choices are a matter of both personal preference and cost considerations. Some folks prefer the authentic look and feel of wood for building their pergolas or gazebos. Redwood, cedar (like northern white cedar) or pressure-treated woods are popular options, or really any wood that holds up well to the outdoors.

While wood is still a requested material for pergolas, alterna-tives in wood have been growing rapidly in popularity. “This is due to their low-maintenance, abundance of colors and natural looks that strongly resemble the materials they replace,” explains Mike Gori, director of product management for AZEK Building Products. Gori also cites other advantages such as longevity, durability, weather-resistance, great looks and easy installation.

Some low-maintenance composites include aluminum, fiber-glass and vinyl, says Stephens. And of course, each type of mate-rial comes with its own set of pros and cons.

Stephens says that the disadvantage of wood is maintenance. “UV light is the enemy to longevity. Plus it’s a labor intensive, recurring maintenance process and it’s all over your head.” Industry experts recommend resealing and protecting wood every 3-5 years.

RIGHT: A pair of pergolas provides shelter and shade for this outdoor seating area and grill. (Photo courtesy of Archadeck of West Central and Southwest Ohio)

BELOW: This fence and arbor create full privacy in this back yard. (Photo courtesy of Walpole Outdoors) OPPOSITE: The new Trex Pergola is made of cellular PVC and can be painted to complement a variety of exte-rior colors. (Photo courtesy of Trex)


Stephens adds that fiber-glass is expensive and comes unfinished, but on the ‘pro’ side, it does hold its finish lon-ger than wood, and builders can do some arches and other interesting design features. Aluminum is prone to denting and there are limited colors from which to choose. Vinyl has proven to be an extremely popular material, predomi-nantly because of the low-maintenance factor, but there are limits to design (mostly rectangles and squares) and colors.

Walpole has partnered with AZEK to produce Cellular PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), a weather-resistant synthetic wood material that in the past had been used mainly for trim on houses. “The product will never rot, split or decay,” says Maglio.

Walpole has also partnered with Sherwin-Williams, who manufactures a vinyl-safe paint in an entire range of colors.

Oakland Nursery, the Wal-pole distributor for Ohio, offers standard kits and sizes for pergolas that the home-owner can install himself, complete with a good set of instructions and all the neces-sary hardware.

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PVC costs about 30-40% more than wood, but customers often make that trade-off to enjoy the perks of low-maintenance. Nonetheless, wood alternatives are not necessarily as expensive as perceived, explains Gori. “Composite and PVC materials may cost a bit more up front but save on maintenance, repair and replacement down the road. The payback for composites and cel-lular PVC products can be realized in about three years.”

FencingTo gain that added measure of privacy, some homeowners are choosing to install fences around their yards. As with pergolas and gazebos, the most popular building materials come down to wood or solid cellular vinyl and folks may be hard-pressed to tell the difference.

“Wood is less expensive, so that keeps it fairly popular, but we see the trend that people are making an investment to put in a nicer fence, because landscaping is fairly permanent, so we want a fence to be both permanent and maintenance-free,” says Maglio.

A wood fence would require restaining after about 6-7 years; he recommends staying away from spruce or pine in a fence product as they decay much more quickly. Durable cedars and certain types of mahoganies are desirable.

Maglio cautions that one of the first things to go with a wood-en fence is the post buried in the ground. Walpole has created a synthetic foundation for some of their fences, one that doesn’t deteriorate, which, he says, is…”one way to get a good-looking wooden fence without worrying about decay.” Otherwise, he suggests re-tamping the post and repacking the soil around it every 3-5 years.

“Having an outdoor room with a pergola, then coupling that with fencing that can create a privacy area, is a popular trend that allows people to enjoy outdoor living longer.”

resourcesArchadeck of West Central and Southwest Ohio West-central-ohio.archadeck.com; AZEK Building Products Azek.com; Sherwin-Williams Sherwin-Williams.com; Sunbrella Sunbrella.com; TimberTech Timbertech.com; Trex Trex.com; Walpole Outdoors OaklandNursery.com

BOTTOM LEFT: This AZEK outdoor pavilion also features Yankee gutters, a drainage system built into the roof structure. (Photo courtesy of By The Book

Builders-CT) BOTTOM RIGHT: For hot tub bathers, TimberTech offers splinter-free decking with matching deck fascia turned into a privacy screen. (Photo courtesy of TimberTech) TOP RIGHT: This decorative picket fence and arbor create added privacy and visual interest to the front entry of this home. (Photo courtesy of Walpole Outdoors)

more online:For more ideas, go to housetrends.com and search “Surviving the Great Outdoors.”


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