COUNTRYLIVING.COM / SEPTEMBER 2019 ƃƂ
open-door decor
IT’S NEVER
TOO HOT FOR
A FIREPIT
Despite frequent triple-digit
Texas temps, the stone fi repit
by the hickory tree is house-
guest central. “Once the
sun goes down and it’s dark,
that’s where you will fi nd
people 80 percent of the
time,” says Courtney. Wooden
Adirondack chairs (world
market.com for similar) are
the perfect perches to
assemble event-themed
s’mores. “We’ve done fi shing
nights with roasting sticks
that look like poles, and at
Easter we use Peeps instead
of marshmallows.”open-door decor
A PARTY
PAVILION IS THE
NEW SHE-SHED
Set among the pin oak trees,
a 500-square-foot covered
structure hosts everything
from country concerts
(see sidebar, left), alfresco
feasts (Thanksgiving dinners,
benefi ts for Turnverein,
a local restoration project),
and University of Texas
football game viewings (that
Texas fl ag hides a television).
At night, vintage lanterns
(shopbybrown.com) provide
backup to a sky full of stars.
A pair of 8-foot wooden doors
hides additional storage and
a powder bath.