Houzz Call: Show Us Your Summer Cool-Off Spot at Home
Please share your best photos of the place you go at home to escape the scorching summer rays
Erin Carlyle
August 21, 2017
Former Houzz Editorial Staff. Writing about the cost of renovation and what it takes to remodel. Former Forbes real estate reporter. Fascinated by cool homes, watching the bottom line.
Former Houzz Editorial Staff. Writing about the cost of renovation and what it takes... More
It’s August, and in many parts of the U.S., that means hot, hot weather. As summer comes to a close, we hope you’re enjoying the heat — and finding a place to cool off when you need to. Have you created a refreshing summer cool-off spot at your home? If so, please tell us about it and share your best photo in the Comments below!
Are you lucky enough to have a pool? This pool in Phoenix, where summer temperatures regularly top 100 degrees Fahrenheit, looks like a lovely place to beat the heat. Have you also installed a pool in your yard? If so, please share your sharpest, most beautiful photo in the Comments.
Does the shade of a tree keep you cool? A fire pit circle in Columbus, Ohio, beckons, with its stone benches, sand underfoot and shady respite from the summer sun. But you don’t have to have a fire pit to enjoy the shade of a leafy tree. Does your yard have a tree canopy that helps keep you cool? If so, please share your best photo in the Comments and tell us all about it.
Canopy above. An awning or patio cover also can provide relief from scorching heat. Do you have one on your property? If so, we’d love to see your best photo.
Your turn: If you have a leafy spot, a refreshing pool, an overhead awning or any other way you keep cool at home in summer, please describe it! Then upload your best, most dramatic photo of your keep-cool spot in the Comments.
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