Back Yard Patio

This backyard patio project in St. Paul was for a very active couple who enjoyed entertaining. They had an existing deck off the second level of their home and a putting green off the basment level but not a very user friendly access between the two. The existing hillside started as an obstacle and become the main focus for gathering and access to the green. The hillside was reinforced with a retaining wall that enclosed the blue stone slate patio and provided a very roomy seat bench for extra guests. The existing deck pillars were matched in the retaining walls and additional columns with fod du lac stone. Careful planning had to be done for the gas lines running through the patio for firebowls on the columns and electrical lines for the outdoor landscape lighting. The couple can cook up on the deck, entertain on the patio by firelight or easily reach the golf green – their backyard is now more cohesive and beautifully done with natural stone materials.

Back Yard Project

This Woodbury residence is a young family of five with three active boys. The couple enjoyed entertaining but wanted to be very accessible and nearby while the kids were playing. They wanted a larger outdoor patio, a gas burning firepit and an outdoor kitchen with a grill adaptable enough for gourmet cuisine as well as host a future T-Ball team. Extra seating space was created without the need for additional furniture with a curved seat wall. An arbor nestled the patio space against the house and created a ‘grand entry’ into the yard also visible from the indoor kitchen window. Curved stone steps allow a generous landing pad in and out of the sliding patio door. A small landscape island set against the house softe

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ns the feel of the patio.