20 Hardscape Dream Projects
From outdoor fireplaces to sculpture gardens, find out how to upgrade your space with hardscaping.
By:
Jeff Stafford
A Fireplace For All Seasons
You can enjoy dining al fresco year round with this striking fireplace patio made of Cast Veneer Stone. www.ephenry.com
Walk This Way for a Grand Entrance
A variety of pattern options and colors from pewter to charcoal are available in these Village Square pavers which create a sleek, clean-cut style for your walkways and borders. www.ephenry.com
Roughing It in the Back Yard
Create a cozy living room space outside complete with fireplace and an entertainment center. www.ephenry.com
A Patio With That Extra Something
Add some flash and a little warmth to an intimate patio set-up with this stylish firepit feature. www.ephenry.com
Patch of Green
Atlanta-based designer Bill Musso of Musso Design Group had recently toured a Mondrian exhibit when he embarked on this verdant poolscape in Athens, Georgia, and that artistic inspiration shows in his chunky, block-like shapes and patterns.
Create a Late-Night Hangout
Cast Veneer Stone walls with key lighting creates a unique look for this poolside kitchen/bar design. www.ephenry.com
Your Private Garden Retreat
This tranquil rose garden is enhanced by a circular sculpture display created from Old Towne Cobble pavers. www.ephenry.com
Brick Fire Pit with Tiered Seating
Fire and water come together in this project completed with materials manufactured by Amcor.
Country Living
Create the ultimate outdoor fireplace setting with this design made from Cast Veneer Stone. www.ephenry.com
Hey Good Lookin', What You Got Cooking?
Bored with your indoor kitchen? Move it outside with a full service kitchen that includes a pizza oven, grill, sink and appliances. www.ephenry.com
Curves in All the Right Places
This walkway design presents a clean separation between walkway and garden beds with Coventry Border stones. www.ephenry.com
The Multi-Purpose Pond
The Trinity Water Garden kit allows you to be creative. The kit's design includes a spillway into a lower pond and a dry bed for plants or flowers, which could also be an aquatic garden. www.ephenry.com
Create Clean Lines
Create clean lines and surfaces with natural stone or manufactured paving. Bricks can be laid in patterns or as edging. Mix materials like decking with cobblestones or sandstone with bricks.
Sitting Pretty
This handsome seating wall creates a scenic border for flower beds. It also functions as a patio enhancement ideal for entertaining. www.ephenry.com
Laid Back Patio Style
Casual comfort is the theme of this open patio with firepit that can also be covered and enjoyed year round. www.ephenry.com
Step Up to the Natural Look
A striking transition is created between this house and patio with a design utilizing Coventry Walls and Pavers with the beauty of natural stone. www.ephenry.com
Concrete Never Looked So Good
A white cast concrete product, Devonstone comes in a variety of styles including this lovely ribbon texture that is ideal for swimming pool decks. www.ephenry.com
The Zen Patio
Adding a small water feature to this lovely outdoor patio creates a sense of serenity and relaxation. www.ephenry.com
Slate Path
Designers have created innovative uses for commonplace materials like this pathway created with slate arranged vertically.
Cozy Circle
This fire pit creates a warm focal point for an area with benches arranged in a cozy circle. The outdoor fabric used in the pillows repeat the garden's colors.
