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Livingetc
Luke Arthur Wells

I think this architecture micro-trend is the best way to connect your kitchen to your backyard – especially for small spaces

a modern home with a bifolding window

Undeniably, indoor-outdoor living is one of the biggest architectural trends of recent times. When remodeling older homes, it's one of the core focuses many architects are tasked with achieving, and when it came to my own kitchen remodel, it's something I wanted for my space, too. 

The problem I had for my own kitchen was that it's small. To be able to embrace an indoor-outdoor design through sliding or bifolding doors, I'd have had to sacrificed usable countertop and cabinetry space - something that just wouldn't have made sense for my home. 

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