A clear entrance
The blue door remains easy to approach.
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ROOM 155 · Other
The courtyard behind the blue door
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A territorial courtyard house, conceived for Santa Fe, NM.
The blue door matters because the route to it stays open. Inside these thick, lightly colored walls, two chairs and a low table make a small destination without taking over the courtyard. A built-in bench belongs to the house; the loose furniture belongs to the afternoon. One warm cushion is enough to unsettle the lilac and blue.
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The courtyard starts with its walls and doorway. The built-in bench follows that enclosure, while the loose chairs make a smaller group within it. A person can cross to the blue door without treating the table as a roundabout.
Lilac plaster gives the timber and white cushions a softer setting than the expected desert beige. The orange cushion is deliberately limited to one place. A small round table connects the chairs without asking the whole court to become a furnished terrace.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
A sheltered sitting room uses thick walls and a clear doorway to turn an exposed yard into a place to linger.
Colour palette
- Dusty lilac
- Cobalt
- Pale sand
- Orange
A bench in the wall
Built-in seating leaves the center available.
Loose furniture
Two chairs can form a group without occupying the whole court.
One warm accent
Orange gives lilac and blue a small interruption.
WHAT TO BORROW
Let fixed seating follow the enclosure, then add only the loose pieces it needs.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Marine Teak Outdoor Lounge Tub Chair
Teak Warehouse · 2 used in this room
Marine’s enclosing timber arms make the open court feel like a place to settle. White cushions keep the pair light against the lilac plaster, while their separate frames leave the blue door approachable.
US$1,569.00
Oxford Teak Outdoor Round Coffee Table 24"
Teak Warehouse
The low Oxford table gives the two chairs a shared center without filling the brick floor. Its broad feet hold their own against the heavy walls; the small round top keeps the route soft.
US$799.00
TW Outdoor Throw Pillow (Laguna Sunrise)
Teak Warehouse
A single warm pillow interrupts the cool plaster and blue doorway. Keeping that color to one movable piece lets the courtyard remain quiet rather than becoming a matching scheme.
US$49.00