Outside is the new in at Tuscan Cliffs in Southern Highlands. The collection of semi-custom luxury homes has set the standard for indoor-outdoor living with its signature New Millennium Custom Home ...

This undated photo provided by Ed Castro Landscape, Inc. shows the courtyard outside a home in Atlanta, Ga. By Melissa Kossler Dutton, The Associated Press The trend toward outdoor living, which uses ...

Nicely suited to Portland's space-constrained urban lots, the entry courtyard is a perennial favorite among city dwellers eager to carve out an intimate outdoor space buffered from street noise and ...

The trend of indoor/outdoor living is spilling onto the fronts and sides of homes across the Las Vegas Valley. Elaborate entryways and courtyards are being incorporated into homes to meet the ...

The trend toward outdoor living, which uses comfy seating, bright rugs and weatherproof art to extend the al fresco season at home, is bringing new attention to a centuries-old architectural feature: ...

The trend toward outdoor living, which uses comfy seating, bright rugs and weatherproof art to extend the al fresco season at home, is bringing new attention to a centuries-old architectural feature: ...

A lawn or front yard in the early American neighborhood meant you had money to burn. In the nineteenth century only the wealthy could sacrifice area for the grounds around a house. But by the next ...

Under an archway, past art work on the wall into a courtyard landscaped with greenery is a gateway to the front doors of the unique villas of Venetian Pointe. Four models recently opened, all with ...

This week's "posh place" is a newly constructed Peoria mansion with a spark of Old World charm. A front courtyard greets visitors to the one-acre estate — but the pleasure is for invited guests only.

The trend toward outdoor living, which uses comfy seating, bright rugs and weatherproof art to extend the al fresco season at home, is bringing new attention to a centuries-old architectural feature: ...

This photo provided by Weddle Gilmore black rock studio shows the entry courtyard of a residence located in Paradise Valley, Ariz. The trend toward outdoor living, which uses comfy seating, bright ...