Amy A. Alper, Architect Landscape Design by Merge Studio Photos by John Merkl
Inspiration for a country backyard verandah in San Francisco with tile and an awning.

Quick facelift of front porch and entryway in the Houston Heights to welcome in the warmer Spring weather.
Design ideas for a small arts and crafts front yard verandah in Houston with with columns, decking, an awning and wood railing.

photography by Tre Dunham 2018
Inspiration for a large contemporary backyard verandah in Austin with concrete slab and an awning.

Refresh of the existing curb appeal that included resurfacing of existing concrete porch, landscaping, built-in planters, extension of porch canopy, addition of decorative fence and path to the back of the backyard.

Atlantic Archives Inc, / Richard Leo Johnson
Inspiration for a large country backyard screened-in verandah in Charleston with decking and an awning.

This new 1,700 sf two-story single family residence for a young couple required a minimum of three bedrooms, two bathrooms, packaged to fit unobtrusively in an older low-key residential neighborhood. The house is located on a small non-conforming lot. In order to get the maximum out of this small footprint, we virtually eliminated areas such as hallways to capture as much living space. We made the house feel larger by giving the ground floor higher ceilings, provided ample natural lighting, captured elongated sight lines out of view windows, and used outdoor areas as extended living spaces. To help the building be a “good neighbor,” we set back the house on the lot to minimize visual volume, creating a friendly, social semi-public front porch. We designed with multiple step-back levels to create an intimacy in scale. The garage is on one level, the main house is on another higher level. The upper floor is set back even further to reduce visual impact. By designing a single car garage with exterior tandem parking, we minimized the amount of yard space taken up with parking. The landscaping and permeable cobblestone walkway up to the house serves double duty as part of the city required parking space. The final building solution incorporated a variety of significant cost saving features, including a floor plan that made the most of the natural topography of the site and allowed access to utilities’ crawl spaces. We avoided expensive excavation by using slab on grade at the ground floor. Retaining walls also doubled as building walls.

This is an example of a traditional front yard verandah in Atlanta with an awning.

Christopher Mayer
This is an example of a contemporary verandah in Phoenix with with fireplace and an awning.

Now there is ONE wide top landing with added stone for contrast, All the edge bricks are now bullnosed and all the treads are even. Much more gracious and welcoming!

This simple yet functional deck rail was constructed out of tube steel and fabricated in the shop. It was installed in separate sections to complete the safety for this porch.

Back porch continues Craftsman theme but with a slightly more modern twist - Architecture/Interior Design/Renderings/Photography: HAUS | Architecture - Construction Management: WERK | Building Modern

Design ideas for a mediterranean front yard verandah in Santa Barbara with with columns, tile, an awning and metal railing.

中庭と一体の土間空間
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern front yard screened-in verandah in Nagoya with concrete pavers and an awning.

Ryan and Michael, two software development engineers who commute from Hoboken to Manhattan, originally came to Decor Aid solely for a backyard redesign. The couple (and their dachshund, Frankie) envisioned their backyard area as a place where they could hangout after work, grow their own vegetables, and entertain on the weekends. A metal fire pit was added, to offset the wood floors and walls, and an outdoor canopy was brought in, for additional privacy. A wicker couch and a few copper elements pulled the space together, and turned their backyard into the perfect summer hangout spot. Another designer had already been hired to redo the interior, but once Ryan and Michael saw the finished backyard, they decided to hire Decor Aid to redesign the entire apartment, which included gut renovations of the kitchen and bathroom, a custom-made bar in the foyer, and a restyling of the bedroom and living room. The apartment already featured some wood and leather furniture pieces, and so the redesign had to incorporate these existing pieces, while balancing the couple’s neutral palette and welcoming personalities. Darker elements in the kitchen and bathroom were brought in to fit the couple’s modern, yet masculine style, and were contrasted with lighter, airy pieces, to keep smaller spaces from feeling claustrophobic. White marble and grey-washed wood tile was used to balance the matte black accents in the bathroom, while white cabinets and stainless steel appliances were used to balance the black tile backsplash and black countertops in the kitchen. To fit the hip industrial vibe of Hoboken, rustic wood details were incorporated to offset the sleek modern finish that is consistent throughout the apartment. A lighter wood flooring was used in the bathroom, to complement the other wood elements in the apartment. The living room and bedroom had already been repainted and refurnished, and so the restyling of each space had to feel cohesive with the existing elements. An organic cowhide rug offset the crisp lines in the bedroom, and dark linens were used to compliment the wood dresser and leather chair. The custom-built wood bar fit Ryan and Michael’s desire to transform their apartment into a space ready for entertaining, while tying together the apartment’s modern industrial look.

Photography: Garett + Carrie Buell of Studiobuell/ studiobuell.com
Design ideas for a large traditional front yard verandah in Nashville with concrete slab and an awning.

slatted cedar and an orange pivot gate mark the entry to this midcentury courtyard home.
Inspiration for a mid-sized front yard verandah in Orange County with concrete slab and an awning.

This is an example of a large country side yard verandah in Other with decking and an awning.

photography by Tre Dunham 2018
Photo of a large contemporary backyard verandah in Austin with an outdoor kitchen, concrete slab and an awning.

Mid-sized traditional backyard screened-in verandah in Perth with decking, an awning and wood railing.