These practical structures are made from materials such as stone, brick, concrete, wood, and metal.
The slope is planted with desert-friendly vegetation and complemented with palm trees and privacy hedges.
The retaining wall also serves as a back for a wooden bench that adds extra seating.

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Keeping the retaining wall low to the groundhelps keep the price down.

Design byJLF Architects/ Construction by Big D Signature / Photo by Lucy Call

Design byCrisp Architects/ Photo by Rob Karosis

Michelle Boudreau Design

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Design byJLF Architects/ Photo byAudrey Hall

Design byCrisp Architects/ Photo by Rob Karosis

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Light and Dwell

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byTessa Neustadt

Interior Design byMartha O’Hara Interiors/ Brickhouse Architecture / Construction by John Kraemer & Sons / Photo bySpacecrafting

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Fantastic Frank

Design byCrisp Architects/ Photo by Rob Karosis

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Fantastic Frank

Afro Bohemian Living

Interior Design byMartha O’Hara Interiors/ Cornerstone Architecture / Construction by Olson Defendorf / Photo byAndrea Calo

Fantastic Frank

Design by Amy Leferink ofInterior Impressions

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Fantastic Frank

Fantastic Frank

Fantastic Frank

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Brophy Interiors

Fantastic Frank

Seed Studio Landscape Design/Travis Rhoads Photography

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Seed Studio Landscape Design/Travis Rhoads Photography

KG Designs

Seed Studio Landscape Design/Travis Rhoads Photography

Kate Marker Interiors

KG Designs

Seed Studio Landscape Design/Travis Rhoads Photography

Kate Marker Interiors

Seed Studio Landscape Design/Travis Rhoads Photography