The "outdoor room" gives you more fresh air and maybe fewer germs. In a recent post, I showed a new house designed by Tom Bassett-Dilley with screened porches, which you don't see very often anymore ...

As an extension of your home's interior, a back porch can double your living space and create an intentional hang-out zone for warm weather days. Whether you have a small patio or sprawling outdoor ...

New Again is a monthly feature profiling a local remodeling project. Each story focuses on a narrow, problem-solving aspect of the work. Upper Arlington homeowners Chris and Kati Russell wanted an ...

Screened porches get plenty of action in the fall, from serving as spots for a morning coffee or an evening cocktail to football watching. The spaces have an element of nostalgia as well. “My ...

Lisette Oser uses her family's screened back porch as an extension of the family room in their Arts and Crafts home on Audubon Boulevard. She and her husband, Rusty, have dinner on the porch almost ...

Outdoor living spaces featured some of the most popular home improvements of the last few years, and the trend isn’t likely to stop soon. But for homeowners, choosing how to extend their outdoor ...

Although the homeowners have been in the house for only a few years, it was clear the back-stairs access to the rear entry door of the dwelling had become unsafe. Instead of simply replacing the old ...

Nick has seven years of experience in the home improvement industry. He started his career marketing for dozens of flooring providers and related home services across North America. Today, he is a ...

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