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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia · Patio redesign & refresh

Huckleberry

Worn out to hang out.

Overhead view of Huckleberry: the red deck and roof tucked into orange and gold fall trees
Scope
Patio redesign + refresh
Completed
2025
Sleeps
8 guests
Redone
Upper deck + lower patio
Kept
The owners’ interior

The story

Good bones. Tired backyard.

The owners had already given the inside a warm, colorful personality. Outside, the furniture was falling apart, and guests were telling us so.

So in 2025 we kept what was working and put the effort where guests would feel it most: two outdoor living spaces, planned on a mood board and then built. A few new pieces of art, lamps and textiles inside tie it all together.

Original interior
The owners
2025 refresh & patio design
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Before & after

Same angles. A backyard guests actually use.

Worn wooden benches and bare concrete out. Navy Adirondacks, fire tables, rockers, rugs and fresh barn-red rails in.

Upper deck after: navy Adirondack chairs around a fire table at duskUpper deck before: worn wooden benches and a round fire bowl
Upper deckTired benches out, a fire-table circle in
Deck lounge after: Adirondacks pulled in around the fireDeck lounge before: wooden sofas around a coffee table
Deck loungePulled in close around the fire
Lower patio after: rockers, a porch swing and a rug under the deckLower patio before: bare concrete by the hot tub
Lower patioBare concrete to an outdoor living room
Hot tub after, with a slatted privacy screen and fall woods beyondHot tub before, against a bare wall
Hot tubA privacy screen and a view worth sitting in

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The upper deck at dusk from above: string lights, fire table and dining set
The upper deck at dusk

Board to built

Planned on paper first.

Every chair, rug and pillow was picked on a mood board before anything was ordered, so the refresh came together as one look, not a pile of new stuff.

Finished lower patioOutdoor mood board
Lower patio

From the board

Adirondacks around the fire. Dining on a striped rug. Rockers and a porch swing under the deck.

Blue and barn red against the woods, with the same palette on both levels so the backyard reads as one place.

Deck dining table with a striped rug
Deck diningRight by the grill
Flames on the fire table
Fire tablesTwo, one for each circle
Porch swing with a Welcome pillow
Porch swingUnder the deck
Cornhole board and bags in the yard
CornholeOut in the yard

Inside, lightly

Keep what works. Freshen the rest.

The owners’ décor stayed. A new rug, leather chair, pillows, lamps and art brought it forward.

Living room after: a neutral rug, leather chair and new pillowsLiving room before: a red patterned rug
Living roomNew rug, chair, lamp and pillows
Bedroom after: grey and white beddingBedroom before: a green throw
BedroomSame room, fresh layers

Is your house starting to look tired? Let’s give it a second wind.

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