Contemporary Backyard Retreat
Landscape designer Scott Lucchettii creates a modern backyard for multiple outdoor functions, including cooking, entertaining and play space for kids.
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November 25, 2014
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Barbara Ballinger
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Scott Lucchetti
Outdoor Living
A terrace doesn't have to be purely rectangular. Zigzags add a rhythmic delight to the traditional backyard.
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Scott Lucchetti
Functional Backyard Patio
Just as with an indoor room, the outdoor living space is divided into zones for eating, cooking and conversing with a practical hardscape floor and plantings to soften it.
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Scott Lucchetti
Casual Outdoor Seating
Colorful seating and umbrellas add an important pop of color to the stucco house and gray terrace.
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Lush Plantings
To fit with the more casual mood, Lucchetti arranges the terrace slabs in an untraditional pattern. He also saves lawn around the concrete terrace as a soft border but also for children's play.
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Dining Al Fresco
Mimicking a low wall, evergreens frame a small seating grouping for intimate conversations or meals.
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Flagstone Patio
Keeping a tiny bit of space between some of the flagstone pavers allows them to double as a pathway within the terrace.
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Scott Lucchetti