A deck is your own extended living space outside, a place to recharge and unwind. It’s good for your mental and physical well-being. Are you looking for dream deck designs for relaxing? Are you hoping to entertain after dark? Or both? We have 17 inspiring ideas for deck designs to inspire you.
A sunset view from this Premium Ipe rooftop pool deck is a dream deck come true.
How can you create an oasis from everyday on your own wooden deck?
Wonder no longer, we have deck ideas for every situation. Mataverde Sustainable hardwood and thermally modified wood decking easily blends with modern to rustic styles and rural, urban, or suburban home exteriors.
Choosing the Right Wood for Your Wooden Deck
There are many types of wood that create quality decks but some excel in looks, strength and low maintenance without using chemical treatment. The point is to relax on your deck, not to worry about upkeep! Sustainable Mataverde hardwoods and Thermally Modified Woods both have beautiful coloration and grain patterns naturally, with no chemical pre-treatment needed.
Low-Maintenance Decking Options
Sustainable, high-density Mataverde hardwood decking is far and away the lowest lifetime cost decking that you can invest in. This is due to their natural inherent strength and durability.
Mataverde ThermaWood Hem-Fir decking is a fantastic, sustainable, and affordable option. It boasts higher durability and and lower lifetime cost than typical unmodified wood decking.
The designs featured here can use either, the choice is yours.
Your home says "Welcome!" with a Garapa porch deck, rainscreen siding, and soffits.
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1. Level Up Your Design with Smart Deck Building
Sloping or rocky yards do not limit your design to a small deck. Extend your outdoor living space by extending your deck over the slope or rough terrain on your property. This saves you money by avoiding leveling.
Here, sustainable Garapa decking was used for its rich golden-brown tones and cost-effectiveness. Garapa is the most affordable sustainable hardwood and gives you similar high-density benefits of Ipe such as natural insect and decay resistance, bending strength, and durability.
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2. Wooden Deck Ideas for Gathering and Entertaining
Make your home where everyone wants to hang out, create an area for family and friends to gather. Here, the Cumaru hardwood decking and stairways follow the lines of the home exterior, enhancing the cool stucco architecture. The natural graining and colors of Cumaru speak for themselves.
3. Urbane Urban Wooden Deck Designs
Industrial chic goes luxury. Being an urban dweller doesn't stop you from enjoying a wood deck design that creates an amazing space. Gorgeous Ipe wood rooftop decking softens the hard elements of the industrial vibe.
Here, natural Ipe wood was used for the deck, step, outdoor kitchen facings, and planter. It warms and complements the metal elements and brick wall views., creating a softer space to relax and enjoy the city lights.
Photo courtesy @The Organic Gardener NYC
4. Poolside Wooden Deck Created for Relaxation
Forget hard, boring concrete or hot PVC decking planks, you have better options!
Sustainable Ipe wood is naturally slip-resistant, splinter resistant, rot and insect resistant, and is proven to last for decades with minimum upkeep (see the video proof here). All this plus gorgeous colors and graining that require no staining. It can also weather to a beautiful silver gray if you choose, like all of these hardwoods.
5. Modern Wooden Deck Inspirations
Metal and glass, meet the long, beautiful lines of FSC® Certified Machiche. It's a perfect match. This gorgeous balcony deck overlooking the Bay Area uses sustainable Machiche hardwood. The natural colors and graining of Machiche are a showcase on their own, do not splinter or check, require little upkeep, and will silver out naturally over time if you choose.
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6. Multi-Level Wooden Deck Designs
Can't decide between a balcony off the master bedroom or an outdoor room below?
Go ahead and extend your outdoor living area to two floors with a multi-level deck like this one. It includes a second-floor screened in balcony porch and below it has an outdoor kitchen and entertaining areas.
Check out the warm wood-covered soffits as ceilings!
7. Wooden Decks for Waterfront Homes
Waterfront living is calming, and beach access and privacy are considerations. Ideal for this natural environment, ThermaWood Hem-Fir decking is natural wood that is non-toxic, and fully recyclable.
Use the versatility and high durability of ThermaWood Hem-Fir to create a private entertaining area where you can pull your kayak or boat right up the deck and private dock space.
With moveable walls for all-season enjoyment, this outdoor room also uses ThermaWood Hem-Fir as interior siding and covers the ceiling soffit.
8. Wooden Deck that Combines With Your Garden
You, your pup, and the rest of the family can enjoy a backyard deck among your flowers. Herbs and veggies are right where you want them. Ipe decking is incredibly scratch resistant: scraping chairs, foot traffic and Fido's claws won't easily damage your deck.
See it for yourself. request your choice of wood decking samples and compare for your deck design.
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9. Rustic Wooden Deck Retreats
Rustic doesn't have to mean rough-hewn. It can also mean legendary forest retreat. Wide Ipe timbers with beautiful architectural details pair with stone to give this multi-level deck its resort-like feel.
10. Small Wooden Deck, Big Impact
This Machiche deck shows off its rich chocolatey brown tones with areas for sitting and dining comfortably. No need to compromise good looks when space is precious.
11. Creating Privacy with Your Wooden Deck
Suburban and urban living can mean close quarters with neighbors. Create your private getaway with wood decking for screens, built in seating, dining area, and even raised garden containers. A deck design like this can be scaled to any size space.
Photo courtesy @The Organic Gardener NYC
12. Dockside Wooden Deck Dining
Dining on the water is the dream deck design spot for many of us. Create a custom look with a matching natural wood decking for multiple elements. Add deck space along your floating dock or pier for relaxing and entertaining. Sustainable hardwoods are ideal for marine construction, especially Ipe.
Here, Ipe decking was chosen a pier, a pergola over the boat slip, and the dining set.
RELATED: Marine Construction Photo Gallery
13. Curved Wooden Deck Designs
Your deck design does not have to be straight lines that follow the edge of the exterior. Organic shapes and curves add interest and more square footage. This Machiche deck detail on a larger multi-level deck is a great example.
14. Wooden Deck Ideas for Hillside Properties
This waterfront property has an extreme slope down to the water, making it difficult to access the shore. Using the hillside, a long Ipe stairway with railings starts at the house and leads to an Ipe family deck.
With built-in dining areas and planters, this multi-level Ipe wood deck and stairs adds tons of usable space. This well-designed deck immediately makes this property more enjoyable.
15. Pergola on Wooden Deck Ideas
Wood pergolas are a popular deck feature for shade, dining areas, and arbors. They can also be a a stand-alone or on a satellite deck, (a deck that is away from other structures.) Here is an Ipe pergola and deck that creates a peaceful space for the whole family in what otherwise would be a plain and tiny corner of the deck. What a transformation!
Did you find a deck design that speaks to you?
Which one would you bring your lounge chair to right now? We like them all!
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