Photography by MICHAEL WOODALL This cozy spot is tucked in a covered niche just off the driveway at the home of Wendy and Kevin Myers.

Everywhere you turn in the backyard, another wonderful antique catches your eye. A long dining table is made from old teak floorboards. A former railroad cart functions as a coffee table. The fireplace mantel used to be a beam in an old barn.

For homeowners Wendy and Kevin Myers, antiques are not just for inside the house. According to Wendy, any antiques and curiosities that can be used in their garden are placed there to enhance the notion of true alfresco living.

In the couple’s outdoor living spaces, where sunshine and fresh air are abundant, a diving pool, kitchen and entertaining areas have been added. The stylish spaces were created with the help of builder Richard Mladick and landscape designer Keith Oetjen. “I look at each landscape I do as an extension of the home,” Oetjen remarks. “I look at the backyard as a big room without a ceiling.

“I tried to make each area have intimacy,” he continues. “By the fireplace, I made it cozy. By the barbecue, I made it accessible. I changed elevations to create that stepping-down feeling or stepping-up-to-something feeling, and to create a sense of coming into a different room.”