The Perch That Plays to Your Every Whim

Morning coffee in the shade, dinners under a canopy of foliage, and s'mores after dark all unfold in triumphant splendor on Caitlin Creer's 850-squarefoot deck.

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More than a patio, it reads like a house plan en plein air, complete with oversize chaises for napping. There's even designer cornhole-showing that personality belongs outside as much as inside.

Beneath a Four Hands teak dining table and chairs, a Fibreworks rug draws the open-air "room" together. "It's nice to have something soft underfoot," Caitlin Creer says. "The texture makes the space feel finished." Rechargeable lamp: Visual Comfort & Co. Hostess chair: Lee Industries.