An inviting alfresco living space can add major appeal to your home, especially if you tap into backyard patio ideas to truly transform your outdoor mojo. “The outdoor living rooms and dining rooms ...

Make summer entertaining more fun with budget-friendly upgrades that will elevate your backyard patio. From layout to furniture, lighting, accessories, and decor, you can make an open or covered patio ...

Melissa Gerstle is a landscape designer whose clients increasingly ask her to design spaces that serve as an extension of their home and interior style. This University Park project included a custom, ...

Creating a backyard patio experience where people want to spend time can extend the size of your home to add another room. It doesn't matter whether you have an acre of space or a small courtyard only ...

Stay cool as a cucumber under this expansive nine-foot-wide umbrella. The adjustable, tilting feature allows you to target shade where you need it; pick the reflective white with black trim for ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to plugging in festive backyard lights, ...

Back in 1904, American inventor and electrical engineer S.W. Atherton unveiled the extension cord and gave the country a much-needed way to get electricity outdoors. Nowadays, this simple yet useful ...

This elegant gravel patio from @distinctivedesignnj features pea gravel and is surrounded by rows of formal hedges. The blooms, greenery and bordering grass give the patio an elevated look that would ...