Small-Yard Makeover for Games and Entertaining

Designer Katie Thering helps this couple create a casual outdoor-entertainment space that keeps the party going.

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Hide CaptionShow CaptionThis couple would like to be able to entertain outdoors but their side patio does not lead anywhere.

- Before: Dirty Deck
- After: Looks Like New

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Before: Stranded Space

Homeowners Dan and Jansen love to entertain friends, but their home is a little too cozy for a crowd. Parties can't flow out from Dan and Jansen's house if there's no place to flow to. The steps from the deck lead down to scruffy grass and packed dirt — not surfaces that say "party time." The only attraction at the bottom of the steps is the homeowners' marooned grill.