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  • Outdoor Entertaining: Memorable Occasions in Your Own Backyard

    Sharing special occasions in your own backyard with friends and family creates festive and memorable events. With expert planning, a thoughtful layout, and inspired design, your patio or deck can be a space that’s perfect for outdoor entertaining.

    Start by considering how you would like to prepare, cook and serve meals outdoors. Your choices range from a simple grill to a full-scale outdoor kitchen. In addition to a cooking zone, you will want a layout that comfortably integrates dining and relaxing with ample space to navigate.

    Outdoor Entertaining: Memorable Occasions in Your Own Backyard
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    Entertaining day and night? From a fire pit surrounded by a cozy circle of chairs to a large stone fireplace, a heat source adds a comforting glow when the sun goes down. During the day, you will want to have gathering spots for guests to find shade in your outdoor space, whether from umbrellas, a roof overhang, or a pergola.

    Outdoor Entertaining: Memorable Occasions in Your Own Backyard
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    Truly successful outdoor entertaining space is designed to create an appealing and distinct environment while at the same time feeling like a natural extension of your home. With a deck or patio custom designed for the events you most enjoy hosting, you can comfortably and happily welcome guests into an inspiring outdoor space.

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    Asmara, Architect Patrick Ahearn

    At Country Club Homes, we stay in touch with the latest custom home design trends to share exciting new ideas with our clients. Contact us today at 203-762-0550 or visit us at countryclubhomesinc.com to learn more about our work.

  • Higher Light: Interior Transom Windows

    Transom windows are a lovely historical detail with an interesting history of practical purpose. Before the advent of air conditioning, transom windows were an innovative design feature that allowed for cross ventilation between rooms. Typically, transom windows could be opened and closed using a long metal rod. There were also styles that opened on a…

  • Chic Simplicity: A Black and White Bathroom

    The black and white bathroom is a design classic that always feels fresh. The simplicity of black and white allows for endless experimentation with color and texture to make your space feel distinct and memorable. The walls in a black and white bathroom are an interesting place to explore the use of patterned wallpaper, particularly…

  • Hot Ideas for the Hearth: Custom Fireplace Designs

    As autumn settles in, the age-old custom of gathering around a glowing fire becomes ever more appealing. The fireplace in your home can be a conversational centerpiece with the right application of design skill and imagination. Your fireplace should reflect the overall look and feel of your home, whether traditional, modern, or somewhere in between….

  • Empty-Nesters Purchase Cottage with Downsizing In Mind

    Interested in downsizing? A soon-to-be empty nester couple fell in love with this delightful cottage and purchased the home with downsizing in mind. As the renovation project started, it turned into a labor of love for the couple as they envisioned it as their beach-style retirement home. The small corner lot on Belle Island in the Rowayton section…