Photo: Philip Harvey
Dynamite deck design delivers on vistas, versatility, longevity and safety. This sunken banquette doesn't block the San Francisco Bay views from inside the house. Granite provides a weatherproof surface for the central and end tables, while the cedar-clad, copper-lined planter—fitted with low-profile lights to illuminate the stairs—greens up the deck's expanse. The Western red cedar decking runs in three directions, defining different areas and directing the eye outward.