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U-Cara Fireplace Build in Barrington
This Barrington Fireplace design began with the homeowner wanting to replace an old patio, add a covered structure, seat wall, outdoor TV, and fire feature. After several renderings we arrived at the final design shown here. The patio is done in Unilock Beacon Hill Smooth ‘Granite Fusion’ pavers with Copthorne ‘Basalt’ running bond border. The walls and stoops were built with Olde Quarry Smooth ‘Midnight Charcoal’ with Ledgestone ‘Grey’ Coping. The fireplace has electrical, and gas run to it to accommodate the outdoor television sitting above the Fire Gear drop in unit. The fireplace was built with U-Cara smooth ‘Dark Charcoal’ panels. The patio and wall were all sealed to enhance the colors and protect these beautiful products. Ledgelighting adorns the seat wall, stoops, and steps
Brick Paver and Landscape Design in Medinah
This new construction design was completed for the entire property in Medinah. A raised paver patio was added in the back yard with paver surfaces underneath the pavilion, and paver walkways to connect the two spaces. Another paver walkway and front stoop were added in front to tie the spaces together. Paver brick was chosen from Unilock to complement the natural stone façade of the home and pavilion. Up-lighting was used top highlight the stone and architecture of the home along with ledge lighting and path lighting to accent the brick paver installations. Unilock Bristol Valley ‘Steel Mountain’ pavers with a Copthorne ‘Basalt’ border was used on the horizontal surfaces with Olde Quarry wall in Granite with Ledgestone ‘Buff coping in the back and Umbriano ‘Winter Marvel’ coping for the front stoop and step. Plant material was chosen to add seasonal interest, a variety of foliage texture, flower colors and timing throughout the season, and to provide privacy in the back yard.
Arlington Heights (Front)
Arlington Heights (Back)
Brick Paver and Landscape Design in Inverness
This project in Inverness began with the design of the front walkway, stoop, lighting, and plantings in 2021. In 2022, we added the back patio with Aluminum and vinyl pergola, grill island and lighting. In 2024 we updated all the border plantings in the back of the property to add color and privacy to the space. The paver surfaces are done in Unilock Beacon Hill Flagstone ‘Bavarian Blend’ with Mattoni ‘Cocoa Brown’ accent, and Brussels Block ‘Sandstone’ soldier course. The front stoop, back steps and grill island were done in U-Cara Umbriano ‘Summer Wheat’ panels and Ledgestone ‘Buff’ coping. A polished granite countertop finished off the grill island/bar. The pergola is from Heartland Pergolas and uses structural aluminum framing covered in maintenance free vinyl. Ther pergola also accommodates an outdoor fan-light combo. Ledgelights, up-lights and path lights were used throughout the design to accent these spaces past dusk, add depth to the property and highlight the architecture of the home. Plant material was chosen to add multi-seasonal foliage color, alternating flowering times with diverse colors, and privacy in select areas.