As hard as it may be to believe right now, winter will in fact end, and our thoughts will turn to warm weather fun. Don’t have an outdoor gathering space? Now is the time to start planning.

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

A wood deck begins as a simple idea in most cases. You want a place to relax, entertain guests, or enjoy fresh air without needing to leave your property. However, developing that idea into a ...

The porch wasn't strictly a safety element. The development took its design cues from the nearby neighborhood, which is mainly populated with pre-World War II homes on which front porches are typical, ...

You can add this screened-in porch to almost any house, but the attachment details may vary from what we show here. On most two-story houses, you won’t have to worry about tying into the roof, but you ...