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  • Project Spotlight: Easygoing Hamptons Home in MPLS

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After a tragic family loss, the couple wanted their Minneapolis home to serve as a magnet for two young daughters and their friends. Although the property was near Minneapolis’ Lake Harriet, they were after an upscale Hamptons vibe that emphasized water, casual luxury and fun. In fact, they set the bar so high the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) featured the home and landscape makeover as its Show House tour property.
The landscape design contractor knew just the thing to create a setting so magical that eyes would alight on the backyard scene the moment tour-goers walked through the home’s front door. Today, visitors still remark, “I don’t even feel like I am in Minnesota anymore.” The ‘happy place’ draw also has had the desired effect on its young users. After their first summer, Susan reports, “In 20 years, we have never used a backyard more.”
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BACK YARD TRANSFORMATION

  • The pool, pergola and hanging lounger align with the home’s front door and rear window wall to wow visitors and instantly transport them to their happy place.

  • Dramatic lighting in the trees, pergolas, decks, planters and water combine for a festive party atmosphere all year long.

  • Six off luminous square pot planters by the pool shed low voltage light with high visual appeal. Need more lighting inspiration? Check out what Houzz had to say about us.

  • The round, provocative, Dedon hanging lounge bed on the far pergola deck draws the eye across the pool while concealing the ground-level trampoline behind.

  • Premium synthetic turf by the pool goes right to green as the snow melts. The owners now wish they had finished their entire lawn that way. “I love my faux lawn,” Susan says.

  • Exotic Ipe decking provides rich natural beauty and projects quality.

HIGH-FUNCTIONING

  • The pergola and tree lights are on timers and turn on automatically at dusk.

  • Extremely hard and tight-grained Ipe decking from South America offers superior durability and slip resistance.

  • The ground level deck is installed in a hidden vault for heightened safety and aesthetic appeal.

  • Lilacs replaced the potted palm trees by the hanging lounger deck after the show tours to avoid annual replacement costs.

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Premium synthetic turf, rather than natural grass, installed by the limestone pool surround serves as a soft patio that dries fast. It deters the family’s digging dogs and never needs mowing. Susan confesses, “I was skeptical but now I wish we had done the whole lawn!”
Sprinklers installed with synthetic turf in the dog’s outdoor kennel area automatically flushes the area into the well-drained soil and prevents muddy paw prints indoors.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

  • Ipe decking installed with interior-level precision.

  • The trampoline is set so it is perfectly level with its surroundings

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