Brick and wood patio

Summer’s here, and that means returning to your outdoor patio after a long and especially frigid winter. For those of you may not have a patio but are consideri…

Outdoor living is the best thing about summer’s warm weather, especially here in the northeast where winter dominates for too many months of the year. Even on those nights when the day has been sweltering, stepping outside to see the fireflies makes for precious memories. My husband and I love our patio and dream of one day making the space more useful, so here’s to that dream with 10 decks that inspire!

Achieve an elegant look with a classic herringbone pattern in your brick paving. These brick pavement design ideas are timeless and stylish.

Brick style outdoor fireplace, bluestone capped sitting wall and a brick border inlaid around a concrete patio. All installed by Spinieo's master masons.

Brick and wood patio

Our back garden was in dire need of a similar amount of attention to what the house has received recently, so this is a little story about how I set about creat…

Gallery of the best patio floor ideas including bricks, mosaic design and covering your concrete patio with wood.

Reclaimed brick idea’s for your back yard.

Reclaimed brick patio

I have an amazing friend, Svenja! She blogs over at svavvy.com DIY and what she calls "greenish living". She is clever, talented and funny! And when she puts her mind to something, it's gonna get accomplished - quickly! So when I told her that I really wanted to make a sandy area of my backyard into a brick patio for our fire pit, she popped right over and was ready to work.

Brick patio

Brick paving in Pergola

Replacing concrete with brick in double basket weave pattern.