15 Cozy Outdoor Rooms

Transform your deck, patio, and porch into a cozy haven with these simple ideas.

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Bring the Indoors Out

Porch Pleasures

Modern Elegance

Artwork Overhead

Southern Summers

Simple Dining

Tuscan Dining

Mix and Match

Zen Hideaway

Beyond a Hammock

Accessories Make a Difference

Pillow Power

Fireside Table

A Cozy Retreat

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Bring the Indoors Out

Revel in the views from your outdoor table. If you aren't lucky enough to look out on towering mountains or a body of water, craft a second-best scene by choosing a decorating theme, such as a Mediterranean-flavored table set with bright sari-inspired textiles.

Porch Pleasures

A swinging bed piled with pillows and a plush mattress beckons at reading time. A lantern hung above lets learning last even past dark.

Modern Elegance

Outdoor furnishings with the same clean lines and sleek styling as this home's interiors blur the boundaries between indoors and out. On this deck and adjoining patio, furniture arrangements define distinct spaces designed for entertaining, eating, and relaxing.

Artwork Overhead

Take advantage of a porch ceiling to lend hand-painted charm to your alfresco space. On this porch a garden blooms on a soft yellow and pale green canvas of traditional beaded-board paneling.

Southern Summers

While away a hot summer afternoon relaxing and rocking on the front porch. A line of rockers beckons with promises of cold iced tea and warm conversation with friends.

Simple Dining

Set a sweet table on a porch or patio -- no dining set needed. Simply drape a quilt, sheet, or blanket over a small round table and add two similarly sized chairs outfitted with a pair of throw pillows.

Tuscan Dining

Gather friends for dinner on the terrace where garden walls afford privacy and a fountain drowns out neighborhood distractions with its soothing trickle.

Mix and Match

Pair seemingly mismatched pieces with confidence. The juxtaposition of polar opposites -- rustic bentwood furniture and refined black-and-white toile fabric -- gives this porch an upscale cabin look.

Zen Hideaway

Create your own Japanese tearoom on a deck or balcony. A woven-grass rug defines the space, while large floor pillows and a bamboo mat welcome visitors. Candles, river rocks, and the scent of rosemary provide Eastern ambience.

Beyond a Hammock

This swinging bed, fitted with a twin-size mattress, is perfectly situated to capture lakefront breezes and water vistas.

Accessories Make a Difference

A bookcase brimming with colorful pottery makes this open-air living area seem as though it belongs indoors. These all-weather accessories pair with teak furnishings and outdoor cushion fabrics to create a room begging to be lived in.

Pillow Power

Outfit furnishings with a bevy of pillows and cushions for comfort's sake. Take a fresh look at outdoor fabrics, too. What once was limited to dark hues and wide stripes now gives way to numerous stylish patterns and colors.

Fireside Table

Rustic walls, floors, and a large fireplace envelop this open-air room, lending a sense of intimacy to the space. Contemporary chairs and a sleek dining table in teak bring stylistic balance to the room's rough-hewn, camp-like character.

A Cozy Retreat

Soften the hard lines -- and seats -- of teak furniture with throw pillows. Fresh flowers soften the space even further, while a rug defines the sitting area in this screened-in porch.

15 Cozy Outdoor Rooms

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