A CLOSER LOOK · DECKS & OUTDOOR LIVING

A deck with horizontal lines.

A broad wood deck alongside a blue-sided home, with horizontal rails defining the edges and wide steps leading up from the yard. These photographs show two views of the same project during the work.

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Wide wood deck with horizontal-slat railing beside a blue-sided home and leafy backyard — A broad deck surface and horizontal rails open onto the backyard. Pictured during the work.

01Horizontal timber rails
02Broad entry steps
03Framed board layout

WHAT THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW

Follow the lines. Then the way in.

The overview shows the broad deck surface beside the home. Long railing boards give the edge a horizontal rhythm, while straight boards frame the deck surface.

The second view brings the entry into focus: broad timber steps, a horizontal-board railing beside them and the covered seating area beyond. Housewrap, tools and disturbed ground are visible, so these are photographs of the work taking shape.

THE SAME PROJECT, UP CLOSE