We can enter the deck from the sunroom or kitchen. From there, your choices are a woodland path, a hammock or garden bench. We discovered our deck makes a great ballroom after the porch furniture has been removed. Veterinarian David Grinstead of Cynthiana, Ky., knows little about carpentry, but managed to build his own impressive deck, complete with elaborate Chippendale railings, for which he was inspired by a visit to Thomas Jefferson's Virginia home, Monticello. We know where they are when they are on the deck.
Ducks swim peacefully and feather-winged butterflies abound.
Friendly faces and neighborly greetings always around. All the above make our deck feel right. Daniel Whittaker of Hilliard, Ohio, enjoyed working alongside his father to build a deck onto his first house. Every time I step onto my deck I realize that, not only have I been blessed with my father's skillful hands, but that a childhood fantasy of accomplishing something enjoyable and challenging, side by side with my Dad, had come true. With benches pulled into place, marshmallows are threaded onto the whittled points of apple tree sticks for toasting to a scrumptious golden brown.