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PAVILION
(far left) Want to
elevate an outdoor
room while you defend
it against the elements?
A timber pavilion might
be what you need. The
covered space can be
an ideal solution to
shield you from the sun
while you cook a feast
in your outdoor kitchen
or protect expensive
fl at-screen TVs and
other audio-visual
equipment in an open-
air living room or bar.
Incorporate a powder
room, a changing sta-
tion and an outdoor
shower and a timber
pavilion also makes a
fi rst-rate pool house.
Or, you can always
keep it simple, with a
few comfortable chairs
around a freestanding
hearth. Bonus: A de-
tached timber-framed
pavilion can create an
eye-catching focal point
in your landscape.NOD OFF
(left) Before the days of
air conditioning, sleep-
ing porches helped
folks make it through
balmy summer nights
— especially in the
South. A sleeping porch
is a semi-enclosed
space situated a deck
or balcony so that it can
catch a breeze. It can be
screened or not and can
sport anything from a
plush bed to a relaxing
hammock. Since most
homes are climate
controlled these days,
you’d think a sleeping
porch would be a thing
of the past, but they’ve
made a resurgence in
recent years, offer-
ing home owners an
outdoor escape to read,
nap or take in a touch of
nature.