Interiors - August/September 2010

BACK YARDLUXE IF THERE IS ONE THING TO ACHIEVE THIS SUMMER, please let it be the exile of the term “staycation.” The backyard, patio, fire escape—these are idyllic, majestic places that need not be rebranded. While sunlight and soft temperatures remain momentarily free from marketing exploits, the ritual of gathering outside to savor a kebab, tell a ghost story or bask in wrinkled grass stains is among our last simple pleasures. Surrounded by a few extraordinary comforts, the season of fresh air and color unwinds easily, casually, with bossa nova breeziness. A clam bake on the patio, midnight serenade in the hammock or a safari on the terrace—it’s a short trip outside n Arianne Nardo

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