Alfonso Alarcon

A dark backyard was given a new life with dramatic additions of built in planting beds, custom cut salvaged pavers, green screen trellis and a ton of charm. The reclaimed barn doors add a focal point to the east wall while the custom built two-tier planting system allows vines to fill this garden which spans two floors of the client's home.

Metallic accents, glass railings and rock beds greet those who visit this contemporary home located in the Southern California community of Corona del Mar. Clean lines are found in the hardscape, windows and roof line. Uplit trees and plants add a natural warmth and beauty.

Image provided by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product name: Antique Biblical Stone Flooring. Contacts:(212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com Antique reclaimed Limestone flooring pavers unique in its blend and authenticity and rare in it's hardness and beauty. With every footstep you take on those pavers you travel through a time portal of sorts, connecting you with past generations that have walked and lived their lives on top of it for centuries.

The gravel path leads through to the many spaces ending in the fountain focal point. The path is lined with cushwa brick with a circular pattern reinforcing the space. Boxwood surrounds this space. The wall is graced with two standard form lilacs. Photo Credit: Linda Oyama Bryan

We worked hard to create an environment that everyone feels at home at. Photo Credit: Mark Pinkerton, vi360

Photos by Katrine Mardini

By Leicht www.leichtusa.com Handless kitchen, high Gloss lacquered Program:01 LARGO-FG | FG 120 frosty white Program: 2 AVANCE-FG | FG 120 frosty white Handle 779.000 kick-fitting Worktop Corian, colour: glacier white Sink Corian, model: Fonatana Taps Dornbacht, model: Lot Electric appliances Siemens | Novy www.massiv-passiv.lu

tuscany architecture by Friehauf associates, with all exterior landscape planning and installation by Rob Hill, Hill's landscapes - Cameron Flagstone, italian cypress, pizza oven, vanishing edge pool, olive trees

Taking inspiration from the agrarian site and a rustic architectural vernacular this terraced hillside garden evolved in response to time and place. The design vision was to celebrate the site, preserve the oak trees, accentuate views and create opportunities for modern day recreation and play. Michele Lee Willson Phototgraphy

Dino Tonn Custom Gate leads to Courtyard