One of our readers, Rune Eriksen*, sent us photos of his design ... waterproof deck systems are available to create a dry space under a deck, but Rune'stactic of adding a roof to a deck seems ...

Local studio SHED Architecture & Design designed a house clad in vertical wood siding and a sloped roof that evokes the steep peaks of Swiss mountains in Seattle, Washington.

That striking entrance, and its wide, grand staircase, is what attracted Stanford to the home in the first place.