Today, the outdoor living spaces include some amenities that we crave indoors: expansive living and dining areas, elaborate kitchens and giant flatscreen TVs. Before we take a look at a Lake Vista garden with the latest embellishment — bold artwork created to be viewed in the great outdoors — let's consider the evolution that led to indoor and outdoor features being so very intertwined.

THE BEGINNING: The concept of indoor/outdoor living is often credited to the 1950s lifestyle of postwar America. California-influenced ranch houses with sliding glass doors and a patio out back with a brick barbecue were all the rage. While this slice of "Ozzie and Harriet" Americana is all well and good, the connection between indoor and outdoor living goes back much, much further.

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