| Today, when building costs make large
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| | can create a sense of luxury long after
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| houses prohibitive, one way to extend
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| | the children are grown up).
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| your house is to use your outdoor space
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| | You need not rely on trees alone for
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| to full advantage. And many contemporary
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| | shade. Construct a self-bracing terrace
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| houses make many a room look larger by
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| | roof in an egg-crate design, using the
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| visually extending it into the lawn or
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| | side of your house and wood, masonry or
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| garden.
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| | metal pillars. Corrugated plastic and
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| Tricks such as glass walls, using the
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| | reinforced glass is in frequent use
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| same wall material inside as for a
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| | nowadays because they are watertight, yet
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| continuing wall on the terrace and using
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| | let the sunlight through.
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| the same material for the ceiling inside
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| | Coming into more and more architectural
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| as on the extended terrace eaves, help to
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| | use - particularly in hot climates-is the
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| do this.
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| | "parasol" roof, extending from the walls
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| Your living room or dining room and even
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| | of the house some 4 feet and even more to
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| your bedroom or your children's bedrooms
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| | give pleasant shade to the surrounding
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| can flow right outdoors on to "floating"
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| | area.
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| decks of wood, bricked terraces or
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| | Since glare reflected on bare grounds is
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| lattice-roofed loggias.
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| | a source of heat, a carpet of shaded
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| However you do it, with the aid of vine,
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| | grass under the parasol roof helps to
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| fences, shrubbery, shade trees and
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| | keep the house cool.
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| flowers you can make your terrace a
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| | Often an outdoor living space gets twice
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| delightful place for entertaining,
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| | the use if it is made more accessible. A
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| sun-bathing and relaxing.
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| | window in a living room can be converted
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| With a barbecue another dimension is
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| | to a French door, making it more natural
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| added, for with your own fireplace or
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| | to step right out on the terrace instead
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| barbecue any terrace, lawn or garden spot
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| | of walking around the house to reach it.
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| can offer the blithe enchantments of
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| | A terrace that is an extension of a
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| dining under sun and stars.
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| | narrow porch-a paved area adjoining the
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| In planning your terrace, consider
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| | porch-will make the porch that much more
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| installing an electric outlet for
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| | liveable. A flagstone path-or any other
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| lighting, portable radio, electric spit
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| | path- leading to a terrace away from the
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| for your barbecue, etc.
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| | house will increase the usefulness of the
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| Use vines for a lattice roof (grape
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| | terrace.
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| vines, for instance, leaf out late when
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| | Some kind of hard flooring is of prime
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| shade is wanted and drop their leaves
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| | importance, whether it is of brick,
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| early at the beginning of cool weather,
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| | crushed rock, cement, wood block, or
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| giving delicious fruit as bonus). Choose
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| | flagstone, for it makes it easier to move
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| a rapid-growing vine like grape, hyacinth
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| | the furniture around and eliminates
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| or the gourd vine.
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| | worries over tramped-on turf. In fact, it
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| Relate your terrace to the rest of your
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| | is a good idea to have a terrace in a
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| grounds with flowers and vines grown in
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| | spot where you are having trouble with
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| pots, baskets and tubs. If the wall of
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| | the lawn.
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| the house next to your terrace seems bare
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| | Outdoor living space is successful, too,
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| or the profile of your cement or asphalt
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| | when it is sheltered-away from street
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| paving seems too sharp in contrast
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| | noises and traffic, from the neighbours,
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| against the grass, soften the line with
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| | from the wind. An unused corner of the
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| pots of plants.
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| | house or the garage, with the aid of
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| Have dwarf trees on your terrace and
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| | fences and walls, can turn into a sun
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| blossoming shrubs in the
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| | trap that will stretch out the season for
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| terrace-retaining walls. Create interest
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| | outdoor living both in spring and fall.
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| with changes of level; build flower beds
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| | A louvered board fence, a basket-weave
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| around trees, steps and walls.
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| | fence, asbestos laid in cement to form a
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| For a terrace where everybody in the
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| | modern wall, or the traditional brick
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| family assembles, have play space for
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| | wall, all are pleasant backgrounds for
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| young children, a sand box which can
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| | planting and good screens against wind
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| later be filled with plants, or a little
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| | and other disturbing elements.
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| square pool for sailing small boats (this
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