Mysest56 
October 9, 2019
As it came time to split out and decorate outside chambers on this 100-foot-long terrace, the property’s architecture and spectacular site in the Ozark Mountains provided the design inspiration. “I had been guided by the simple fact that the house had a rustic style that used high quality, top-notch materials,” says landscape designer Daniel Keeley of DK Design. “I needed to respect the pristine setting”
Fixing the patio as he would an interior (no fitting patio sets), Keeley created an eclectic look which didn’t go overboard, mixing hundred-year-old beams, raw steel, French antiques, new furniture, custom pieces, teak, wicker, felled logs and just a sugar cauldron. The outcome is a careful balance of luxe and rustic, with clean lines and substances which will weather well over time. Step on the patio and we are going to take a long stroll from 1 end to the other.
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The patio, designed by Tony Martin Associates, needed to serve multiple functions and have distinct spaces for diningroom, seating for big and smaller classes, and enjoying the view and the flame. Keeley broke up the vast scale by dividing the space into intimate locations.
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A palette which coordinated with the house and existing Texas flagstone patio emerged. “Tony Martin did an incredible job on constructing the house using reclaimed antique materials; all of the timber inside and out is reclaimed and at least 100 years old,” Keeley says.
In reaction, he chose driftwood-like hues for the furnishings: silvered teak and weathered gray wicker, accented with copper and raw steel.
Chairs: Summer, Summer Classics
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The furniture selection began with a chair design. The homeowner mentioned he enjoyed Adirondack chairs, so Keeley picked some modern teak sofa chairs and went from there. “The chairs gave Victorian design a twist to the Ozarks and so are modern; plus they will weather to a silvery driftwood colour,” he says.
Chairs: Camano Deck Chair, Sutherland; sofa: wicker, Summer Classics; coffee table, console Peninsula Collection, Sutherland
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Accents take cues from the structure as well. By way of example, throw pillows pick up on the window blot’s burnt sienna colour. The big cushions are coated in outside leather which imitates a luxurious raw silk you would see indoors. The smaller pillows have a subtle eclectic pattern.
Little cushions: fabric by Donghia
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Lanterns having an antique copper finish highlight the hues in the rock and trimwork. They feature battery-operated candles for night ambience.
The planters needed to resist the patio’s large scale; 1-gallon baskets could have been missing out here. Virtually all of these contain native ornamental trees and shrubs; the big planters contain sweet bay magnolias. Planters all over the patio mark the borders of the outside rooms in the same manner a column would mark them indoors.
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“Here in the Ozarks we could delight in living outside for approximately nine months from this year; throughout the other three it’s too hot or too cold,” Keeley says. A massive stone outdoor fireplace assists the homeowner expand the outside living time into the colder months.
Felled trees from the home provided rustic side tables used throughout the patio. Terra-cotta spheres add just the correct dash of fun and colour to the corner.
Rocking chairs: Brown Jordan
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Keeley’s spaces coordinate with all the massing of this structure, whose scale is broken up with various materials. The outside living area is based on a rock section of the facade; the dining room area is based on a log cabin segment.
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Just past the outside dining room, Keeley tucked a more romantic lounge space behind big planters. He designed the planters, which contain native serviceberry trees. The planters are made from barn wood left over from the structure, with raw steel accents. The “S” detail was pulled out of a characteristic on the house’s chimney.
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In this private seating area, Keeley echoed some of the furniture choices for consistency but mixed things up a bit with custom bits.
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By way of example, he cut three java table stools from leftover beams from the property’s structure and wrapped them in metal rings to get an eclectic modern touch. In addition, he designed the side tables, that can be raw steel bases topped with granite.
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An adjacent area provides an area for rocking and enjoying the view. Keeley fashioned the dining table by a sugar cauldron; the custom top is constructed from barn wood. During the colder months, the homeowner eliminates the top to reveal a flame pit.
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Round the corner (just off the master bedroom), a custom granite and raw steel console table doubles as a firewood rack. (Each bedroom has a fireplace, so convenient wood storage was important.)
The mirror is a classic zinc French window using a new mirror placed behind the original glass. The large plant is a native rhododendron.
The column to the right of this mirror is just another cut tree, secured to the wall using a raw steel band. The limestone urn is also a French antique. Keeley found the mirror and the urn at a favorite Fayetteville, Arkansas, French Metro Antiques.
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While the wonderful terrace rooms are difficult to depart, the attractiveness of the Ozarks beckons, with tempting avenues leading the way.