Enter your deck, porch or patio in the Top Outdoor Living Space Challenge

A long flagstone walkway along the side of this home leads to a shady patio with a bubbling fountain and comfortable chairs. This 1918 home on Fairfax Road is located in Cleveland Heights and was part of the Heights Heritage Home and Garden Tour in 2014.

Today's outdoor living spaces are comfortable, elaborate and beautiful. It's not unusual to see an outdoor deck with a hot tub, big-screen TV, full kitchen, infinity pool and more.

We're looking for the most beautiful decks, porches and patios in Northeast Ohio with our Top Outdoor Living Space Challenge. Here's how it works:

Upload no more than three digital photos of your deck, patio or porch to cleveland.com. Please attach to each photo your full name, age, city where you live, and a brief description of your porch, patio or deck. The deadline for photo submissions is Friday, June 26.

Complete instructions about uploading photos are here.

Selected photos will be compiled into a photo gallery that will appear on cleveland.com/insideout in early July; readers will be invited to click through the gallery and vote for their favorite outdoor living space. The owners of the top vote-getters will be included in an online story.

Your outdoor living space must have a floor made of wood, tile, brick, concrete or other hard material in order to qualify.

No prizes will be awarded in the Top Outdoor Living Spaces Challenge. Plain Dealer employees and their families are not permitted to enter. Submissions must come from homeowners, not professional construction companies. No printed photographs will be accepted.

Contact Julie E. Washington at jwashington@plaind.com if you have questions.

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