Step Outside to the 10 Most Popular Patios of 2019 So Far
Let the most-saved patio photos of the year inspire you to extend your living space to the great outdoors
Lauren Dunec Hoang
April 10, 2019
Houzz Editor; landscape designer and former garden editor for Sunset Magazine and in-house designer for Sunset's Editorial Test Garden. Her garden designs have been featured in the Sunset Western Garden Book of Landscaping, Sunset Western Garden Book of Easy-Care Plantings (cover), Inhabitat, and POPSUGAR.
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This Trending Now story features the most-saved patio photos uploaded to Houzz since Jan. 1, 2019.
Gorgeous built-in kitchens, clever shade solutions and smart ideas to maximize smaller spaces take the following patios to the next level. So if you’re looking to enhance your outdoor space this year, look no further for inspiration than this countdown of the 10 most popular patio photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
Gorgeous built-in kitchens, clever shade solutions and smart ideas to maximize smaller spaces take the following patios to the next level. So if you’re looking to enhance your outdoor space this year, look no further for inspiration than this countdown of the 10 most popular patio photos uploaded to Houzz so far this year.
10. Outdoor Dining
This Minnesota outdoor kitchen and dining patio by Ispiri Design-Build encourages plenty of al fresco dining. Cushioned dining chairs and a rug underfoot elevate the outdoor dining experience and give it the comforts of eating indoors.
Whether the homeowners host family or friends for drinks and dinner or gather for an intimate evening around the fire pit — next to the outdoor kitchen out of frame — the patio offers multiple destinations and opportunities to relax.
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This Minnesota outdoor kitchen and dining patio by Ispiri Design-Build encourages plenty of al fresco dining. Cushioned dining chairs and a rug underfoot elevate the outdoor dining experience and give it the comforts of eating indoors.
Whether the homeowners host family or friends for drinks and dinner or gather for an intimate evening around the fire pit — next to the outdoor kitchen out of frame — the patio offers multiple destinations and opportunities to relax.
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9. Smooth Lines
It’s no surprise that this image made the list, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, concrete slab patio and spectacular views of the Utah mountains. The neutral colors, minimalist furnishings and absence of any distracting accessories draw the focus to the rolling lawn and distant peaks.
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It’s no surprise that this image made the list, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, concrete slab patio and spectacular views of the Utah mountains. The neutral colors, minimalist furnishings and absence of any distracting accessories draw the focus to the rolling lawn and distant peaks.
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8. Wraparound Seating
This backyard in Livingston, New Jersey, was made for outdoor entertaining. A 10-foot-long granite-topped island can comfortably seat six guests, offering a front-row view of the grill and built-in pizza oven. Other elements of the extensive backyard are equally party-ready, including an indoor-outdoor entertaining porch, a large pool and hammocks for lounging nearby.
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This backyard in Livingston, New Jersey, was made for outdoor entertaining. A 10-foot-long granite-topped island can comfortably seat six guests, offering a front-row view of the grill and built-in pizza oven. Other elements of the extensive backyard are equally party-ready, including an indoor-outdoor entertaining porch, a large pool and hammocks for lounging nearby.
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7. Stylish Shading
The throw pillows and gray resin rattan sofas on this patio outside a home in Newport Beach, California, pick up the tones from the cobblestones below, creating a cohesive look for the outdoor living room.
The soft cloud of Sunbrella shade fabric overhead, by Designs by Dian Window Treatments, shelters the area from the Southern California sun and light rain.
The throw pillows and gray resin rattan sofas on this patio outside a home in Newport Beach, California, pick up the tones from the cobblestones below, creating a cohesive look for the outdoor living room.
The soft cloud of Sunbrella shade fabric overhead, by Designs by Dian Window Treatments, shelters the area from the Southern California sun and light rain.
6. City Living
In London, a newly remodeled patio and outdoor kitchen by Neighbourhood Studio acts as a bonus room for a home in the Kensal Green neighborhood. The outdoor space sits off the dining room, creating a seamless transition from indoors to out thanks to same-grade flooring and large glass sliding doors.
In London, a newly remodeled patio and outdoor kitchen by Neighbourhood Studio acts as a bonus room for a home in the Kensal Green neighborhood. The outdoor space sits off the dining room, creating a seamless transition from indoors to out thanks to same-grade flooring and large glass sliding doors.
5. Cut-Stone Patio
This soothing patio is part of a larger renovation by landscape architect David Thorne of a 1957 home in Piedmont, California. The home sits far back from the street, screened by mature plantings, allowing the front yard patio to feel perfectly secluded.
Dark cut stone, unobtrusive landscape lighting and a low sofa invite one to sit back and admire the views of the Mediterranean-inspired planting beds.
This soothing patio is part of a larger renovation by landscape architect David Thorne of a 1957 home in Piedmont, California. The home sits far back from the street, screened by mature plantings, allowing the front yard patio to feel perfectly secluded.
Dark cut stone, unobtrusive landscape lighting and a low sofa invite one to sit back and admire the views of the Mediterranean-inspired planting beds.
4. Modern Romance
With soft linen drapes, mounds of white roses and overstuffed couches, this shade structure and seating area by Bluewagon Landscape & Design beckons guests from across the yard.
With soft linen drapes, mounds of white roses and overstuffed couches, this shade structure and seating area by Bluewagon Landscape & Design beckons guests from across the yard.
3. Modern Meets Traditional
New bluestone paving and stylish furnishings update the central courtyard of this home in the Westwood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The dining set, selected by interior designer Paige Pierce, includes a stone-topped teak dining table surrounded by campaign-style chairs.
With the doors of the house left wide open, it makes for a breezy connection to the house that would be great for indoor-outdoor entertaining.
New bluestone paving and stylish furnishings update the central courtyard of this home in the Westwood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The dining set, selected by interior designer Paige Pierce, includes a stone-topped teak dining table surrounded by campaign-style chairs.
With the doors of the house left wide open, it makes for a breezy connection to the house that would be great for indoor-outdoor entertaining.
2. Urban Oasis
The team at dSpace Studio created this lounge area, enclosed by a shade structure of ipe wood and steel, as part of a backyard remodel for a Chicago family of five.
Ceiling-mounted heaters provide warmth for chilly evenings, while acrylic panels on top of the pergola keep the area weather-protected. There’s even a TV mounted to the wall opposite the sofa, which — as project manager Robert McFadden points out— also makes it a great spot for watching fall football.
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The team at dSpace Studio created this lounge area, enclosed by a shade structure of ipe wood and steel, as part of a backyard remodel for a Chicago family of five.
Ceiling-mounted heaters provide warmth for chilly evenings, while acrylic panels on top of the pergola keep the area weather-protected. There’s even a TV mounted to the wall opposite the sofa, which — as project manager Robert McFadden points out— also makes it a great spot for watching fall football.
Read more about this backyard makeover
1. Multilevel Lounging
There’s a lot to love about this inviting Oakland, California, patio designed by the homeowners and architects Heather Sanders-Jacob and Evan Jacob of Shelterwerk. But perhaps the most outstanding aspect is the smart use of space.
Thanks to multiple level changes, architects carved several distinct areas out of the 500-square-foot (46 square meters) backyard, making the space feel more expansive and dynamic overall. Board-formed concrete steps lead from a lower dining patio with a cedar table made by Jacob to an upper terrace with chairs around a chiminea.
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There’s a lot to love about this inviting Oakland, California, patio designed by the homeowners and architects Heather Sanders-Jacob and Evan Jacob of Shelterwerk. But perhaps the most outstanding aspect is the smart use of space.
Thanks to multiple level changes, architects carved several distinct areas out of the 500-square-foot (46 square meters) backyard, making the space feel more expansive and dynamic overall. Board-formed concrete steps lead from a lower dining patio with a cedar table made by Jacob to an upper terrace with chairs around a chiminea.
See more of this hip Oakland backyard
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#3..... Love this patio! Have seen it on Houzz before, and it is still my very favorite!!!
Wouldn't work in Texas!!!
All of these are nice!