Outdoor Living
An Extension of Your Home, Built for the Way You Live
Outdoor kitchens, covered patios, pergolas, fire features, and hardscapes — designed and built so your backyard becomes the room you actually spend time in.
Where the House Ends and the Backyard Begins
A great outdoor living space isn't a patio with a grill stuck on it. It's a continuous extension of your home — a place you'd invite friends to sit, where you'd eat dinner on a Tuesday in October, where the kids gravitate after school. Every material choice, every layout decision, every piece of lighting and shade matters.
We design outdoor living spaces that work in East Texas — with real shade for August afternoons, drainage for spring storms, built-in pest considerations, and materials that don't fade or rot in the humidity. Whether we're building it alongside a pool or as a standalone project, the goal is the same: a backyard that gets used.
The Building Blocks of an Outdoor Living Space
Most projects we build combine four or five of these into a single, cohesive design. We help you figure out which ones make the most sense for how you'll actually use the space.
Outdoor Kitchens
Built-in grills, smokers, side burners, sinks, beverage fridges, ice makers, and bar seating. Designed for real cooking, not just looks — and built with materials that hold up in East Texas weather.
Pergolas & Arbors
Open-frame pergolas for filtered shade and vine support, or solid arbors with retractable covers. Cedar, painted steel, and aluminum options.
Covered Patios & Pavilions
Full-roof structures that turn your patio into a usable room year-round. Integrated lighting, ceiling fans, and outlets keep it functional in any season.
Fire Features
Fire pits, gas fireplaces, fire bowls, and integrated fire-and-water features. Wood-burning, natural gas, or propane depending on your setup.
Water Features
Stand-alone fountains, rock waterfalls, sheer descents, and bubblers. Add the sound and motion of water without needing a full pool.
Hardscapes & Decking
Travertine, natural stone, pavers, stamped concrete, and stained concrete. We design pathways, patios, retaining walls, and stairs to tie the whole space together.
Landscaping
Plant selection, grading, mulching, and irrigation around your hardscape — designed for East Texas climate, soil, and the maintenance you actually want to do.
Details That Take a Project from Good to Great
The basics matter. But the difference between a backyard you walk past and one you live in usually comes down to these details.
Outdoor Lighting
Path lights, uplights on trees, sconces, string lights, and fully integrated landscape lighting. LED throughout — efficient, long-lasting, and dimmable.
Outdoor Audio
Discreet rock-style speakers and weatherproof in-ceiling systems for covered patios. Wired to a single source so the whole backyard is one zone — or split into multiple if you prefer.
Privacy Screens & Fencing
Cedar privacy walls, decorative panel fencing, and integrated screening for HVAC and equipment. Block sight lines without making the yard feel small.
Pool Decking Integration
If you're planning a pool, we design the deck and outdoor living space as one continuous experience — not two separate projects with a seam between them.
Building Outdoor Living with a New Pool
The most cost-effective time to build an outdoor living space is alongside a new pool. The deck's already going down, the equipment is already getting wired, and the design can be integrated from the start instead of stitched together later.
If you're thinking about a pool, talk to us about the outdoor living space at the same time — even if you don't build it all at once. Designing them together saves money and avoids the “I wish we'd run that conduit” regrets.
Let's Talk
Let's Talk About Your Backyard
Send us a photo of your space and a few thoughts on how you'd like to use it. We'll come out, walk it with you, and put together ideas that fit your lot and budget.