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Article: 'DECK-LARATIONS' OF LOVE.(AT HOME)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- August 12, 2000
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Sharon Hoffman's deck is an extension of home and garden at her Akron, Ohio, residence.
''We can enter the deck from the sunroom or kitchen. Two deck stairways lead to brick-and-stone landings that take you into the garden. From there, your choices are a woodland path, a hammock or garden bench.
''Before the deck (B.D.), we didn't spend any time in the backyard. After the deck (A.D.), we spend most of our time there.''
Janet Greenwald of Cincinnati describes her deck as a secluded place: ''Built off our second story and nestled in the woods, our deck makes you feel as if you were in a treehouse. . . . Last winter my husband and I found a new ...