![]() ![]() The Restoration Hardware seating and coffee table, meanwhile, will suit the client’s desire to entertain guests in style after dinner while enjoying a cigar. “We could only find electric fixtures that matched, but we were able to convert them into gas fixtures with a conversion kit from Cunningham Gas.” “They wanted gas light fixtures, like they have on the house,” says Wayne. Similarly, the black lantern light fixtures on the support columns of this outdoor sitting area are the same style as those on the house. The addition’s Rosa flagstone patio is also an extension of the existing patio, and the Oklahoma wister flagstone bench seating is a perfect match to the coping on the existing pool. The 10-foot-high ceiling under the hipped roof, meanwhile, features a dark stain matching that of the existing covered patio ceiling along the back of the house. Its light-colored stucco and Western Austin Limestone with bluish-grey accents, for instance, echoes the contemporary home’s stone and stucco exterior. ![]() “But since this outdoor living space was built for all seasons, the large outdoor ceiling fan will also help keep it cool in summer.”īuilt at an angle that faces the back of the house at the far end of the pool and hot tub (see early construction photo and aerial view, below), this outdoor living space design definitely fulfills its mission to blend in with the existing house. “The wood-burning fireplace will provide heat and definitely cozy up this patio addition as we head into fall and winter – especially with vents that push the heated air directly out into the sitting area,” says Franks. “The homeowners’ association restrictions ended up shrinking the outdoor sitting area from 20-foot-square to 15-foot-square, so we couldn’t make the arches the same size as they were on the house.”Īfter a bit of math and an adjustment in the thickness of the arches, however, Franks’ crews preserved the proper scale and proportion.Įspecially problematic was the half arch connecting the free-standing structure to the back of the house – since a gutter had to be added for sufficient drainage. “In Houston, outdoor living space designs typically match the house exactly – but this one couldn’t,” says Outdoor Homescapes of Houston owner Wayne Franks. ![]() Check out this great outdoor sitting area with a fireplace we just finished in Houston! (In fact, you can check out this awesome outdoor living space on Houzz!) ![]()
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