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Question: I like screen doors for natural ventilation, but they expensive, inconvenient and don’t look really good. Are hideaway retractable screen doors easy to operate and durable? Answer: Natural ...

Retractable-roof pergolas can provide the best of both worlds in outdoor living -- sunshine when you want it and shade when you don't. By creating a space that feels like an outdoor room, a ...

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 ...