Atlanta's great outdoor spaces

The builder suggested putting it right off of the master bedroom. The area, a bi-level space with sofa seating in soft blue overlooking the pool, serves equally well as the place for pre-dinner drinks with guests and a place to take morning coffee. Though Christmas and Fourth of July parties at the Loetscher residence are legendary, it isn't unheard of for Loetscher to arrive home on any given evening to find her husband with a group of buddies just hanging out. Elissa Eubanks/eeubanks@ajc.com