The Home Page | Pool-side Pizza and Building with Bales

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I was sitting at a stoplight behind a school bus this morning, which brought the back-to-school reality home for me. But never fear; we’ve got our almost-summer weather here in Santa Barbara nearly year-round. So this article from Houzz with 25 different outdoor bar and kitchen ideas is perfect anytime. The swim-up-style bar above is at a home on the island of Kauai, and here’s another option:

Pizza oven and putting green, poolside? Perfect! This one is in Texas, but I think it’d be even perfect-er right here.