Winning Spaces

We've collected some of our best tips and favorite rooms from previous ASID contests to illustrate 12 winning touches of personality, scale, and more

Carlos Domenech , by Krissa D. Smith

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Make It Versatile

For outdoor spaces, create a room that can be opened up or closed off depending on the weather or occasion.

This spacious lanai on the side of the house connects to a kitchen with sliding wood-framed glass doors, allowing the 28-foot-long lanai to extend to 58 feet for parties. Rain or shine, entertaining is always possible with the motorized screens that cover all the openings to the outside.

RESOURCES: Betsy Godfrey, Godfrey Design Consultants, Inc., 407/539-2048 or 239/267-8060, www.godfreydesigninc.com.