A Little Rock family turns to Better Lawns & Gardens to create an all-weather retreat

While the owners of this west Little Rock residence had spent years creating a home they love, their focus had always been on the interiors. Recently, they decided to turn their attention to the backyard. “Our yard was sloped and didn’t have a great flat area,” the owner recalls. “It was pretty but never really functional.” Additionally, as their two sons got older, they saw the boys wanted a bit more independence and separation, especially when friends visited. The pair began to dream about a backyard pavilion that could offer a solution in both cases.
When they met David Munsey, III, of Better Lawns & Gardens, that dream began to take shape. “We had multiple contractors look at our inspiration pictures and the concept, but David was the first who really saw what it needed to be and how we could achieve it,” the homeowner says. By flattening a portion of the yard, they were able to create a spacious retreat just steps from the kitchen and the existing brick patio. With a fireplace as well as built-in fans and heaters, it’s become a gathering place that is used 365 days a year. “Families always want their kids to hang out at home, so that was the real goal here: to create a place to do that,” David says. “I’ll pop in from time to time to check on things and it never fails, there’s always a kid or somebody hanging out back there.”
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