As home buyers seek larger, more lavish outdoor spaces, demand for summer decks as outdoor entertaining areas is growing. Photo: Tony Demin for The Wall Street Journal The deck of Gaylen Byker’s ...

Luxury homes rely on different structures on the patio to provide the same amount of shade and weather protection. In addition to pergolas, some other options are retractable glass walls ...

The water way in the backyard includes a pool, spa and medium-sized patio deck with grassy area ... The six-bedroom, six-and-a-half bathrooms luxury home has 9,450 square feet with a Tuscan ...

Holmdel is known for its colossal estates, but this custom mansion at ... doors leading to the backyard. OUT AND UNDER: The incredible backyard has an eco-friendly Trex deck and a paver patio ...

Fancy gimmicks may be working to sell some luxury apartments — but they're not for everyone. According to Mansion Global's ... which has an outdoor yoga deck, and One Manhattan Square, which ...

Among the luxury features ... The single-level mansion has vaulted wood beam ceilings, modern light fixtures and multiple outdoor spaces with mountain views. There are five bedrooms and 6½ ...

Our newly renovated luxury home of the week pick features modern touches including a glass deck and glass-walled ... a dining area and access to a backyard large enough for both a lounging area ...

Drake, owner of Gary Drake Construction in Sherman Oaks, who specializes in building luxury homes. The contractor ... president of La Verne-based patio design center Outdoor Elegance.

The sale of a luxury mansion home for $24.6 million at Lanai Islands in Tilal ... The ultra-luxury eight-bedroom Edge residence has several unique features, including a floating lounge deck directly ...

The size of decks and patios is rising, and architects are seeing renewed interest from luxury-home buyers—even in cold-winter markets. The shift, experts say, reflects what’s happening ...