A small custom kitchen with built in barbeque nestles into the pergola.
Design ideas for a large eclectic backyard patio in Los Angeles with natural stone pavers, an outdoor kitchen and no cover.

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In a corner of the yard sits fire pit with a circular stone bench which is built from the excavated concrete of the original deck. The bench and plant beds are all gently curving to soften the straight angles of the pool and improve the flow of the yard.

When this homeowner’s neighbor removed two, two- story-high Ficus trees, her side-yard became baron and sunbaked. Concrete covers virtually the whole area from the house to the property line, but because the side-yard has a lot of foot traffic and serves as a sitting area to the basement apartment, the owner did not want to remove any of the concrete. The solution was to put up fencing to block the view of the neighbor’s house, then upcycle wine barrels and 55-gallon drums into huge planters. The drums are large enough to accommodate a full-sized tree and provide the added advantage of giving height to smaller trees to provide further screening of the neighbor’s house. Everything was painted in bright colors to give the space a cheery Caribbean feel. The neighbor’s tree removal ended up as a blessing in disguise, because what had been a drab trough-way was transformed into a happy patio.

Since the garden sits under thick canopies of old trees it gets a little sun in summer. Thus shade loving plants and bushes were used in planting. White Caribbean pebbles are used as a ground cover.

Design ideas for a mid-sized eclectic front yard partial sun xeriscape for summer in Los Angeles with with rock feature and mulch.

Inspiration for a large eclectic backyard patio in Los Angeles with a fire feature, natural stone pavers and no cover.

A close up of a day lily shows the rich velvety red petals with a buttery yellow throat.
Inspiration for a mid-sized eclectic backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in Los Angeles with natural stone pavers.

This is an example of a mid-sized eclectic backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in Los Angeles with natural stone pavers.

This is an example of a mid-sized eclectic backyard full sun xeriscape for summer in Los Angeles with natural stone pavers.

In a corner of the yard sits fire pit with a circular stone bench which is built from the excavated concrete of the original deck. The bench and plant beds are all gently curving to soften the straight angles of the pool and improve the flow of the yard. The perimeter wall is finished in a custom blend of moss green Santa Barbara stucco. Square cutouts soften the wall and a custom redwood pergola is planted with grape vines.

This contemporary home sits comfortably amidst the treetops overlooking the surf break at Cane Garden Bay. The innovative use of materials combined with strict attention to detail has resulted in a very clean modern interpretation of the traditional Caribbean hillside home. A focus on sustainability through the planning process was layered over the imaginatIve design solutions resulting in the creation of a high quality living environment with minimal impact on the global environment. The open, free-flowing design results in a contemporary Caribbean home with a comfortable scale while making the most of the location’s spectacular views.

A cosy, wonderful rooms at Tranquilseas Resort in a tropical garden complementing with resort style handmade ceramic hanging lights with a view of the Caribbean Sea. "Featuring: Naaya Morning Bell ceramic pendant lights".

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The infinity pool of Villa Puesta de Sol sits in the top of the hillside looking towards the Pacific Ocean. It has an organic shape with wavy walls that gives it a more natural felling.