Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

Time to have it made in the shade! With the best outdoor gazebos, you’ve got it made in the shade. Create an outside room ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Blurring the line between outdoors and indoors — in new ...

Had our existing deck rescreened and updated. The door was removed and replaced with sliding screens, which left a 3.5” high threshold which did not meet building code. The local building inspector ...

It’s not difficult to make a patio or porch an outdoor room. What makes people think of it as hard is the idea that it should look different from any other room of the home. Not so, say today’s ...

Many homeowners dream of an outdoor space that’s comfy enough for entertaining. If done right, your patio can double your entertaining space during the warmer months of the year. And you don’t even ...

I have spent the better part of spring trying to turn my patchy backyard into something resembling a chic retreat come summertime. So I've called in the experts to help me create an outdoor living ...

Claudia Mahon rolled a ball of dough, then hand-stretched it to form a crust. "Never use a rolling pin for Neapolitan pizza," she said, shaping the dough to hold the toppings. Under a blue sky and a ...

A dreamy patio setup expands the functional footprint of your house by making an area akin to an outdoor living room. Work the appropriate patio cover ideas into your design scheme and that alfresco ...

Christopher D. Ritzert’s quarter-acre garden behind his 1930s stone Colonial in Washington started out as an unremarkable back yard with a jumble of weeds and neighboring homes in full view. To fix ...

Designers often talk about the perfect "outdoor living room," but what really separates these outdoor-entertaining spaces from just a nice patio? Six designers shared insight into what elevates a ...