To create a comfy, inviting outdoor environment, the little details can make all the difference. Patio curtains are one of those surprise elements that turn your setup up a notch: Keeping you cool on ...

A dreamy patio setup expands the functional footprint of your house by making an area akin to an outdoor living room. Work the appropriate patio cover ideas into your design scheme and that alfresco ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Kitchens moved outside. So did rugs, lamps and the dining table. Now we even have the outdoor bed. It was inevitable that curtains and window shades would follow suit. At the 2013 Solar Decathlon, the ...