We did the same thing on the back - now, all that is necessary to make this area perfect is a nice little table and a couple comfortable chairs so we can sip coffee while listening to the waters of the Tisingal roar down the mountain and the birds sing their praises to the dawn:
Also, we added a 3' x 12' area for birds - what can I say? We don't like the look of traditional security bars they use down here, so we had something built that was as strong or stronger, but had a secondary function.
We continued the philosophy of wanting security, but not liking the traditional look, when we added bars to the office and bedroom windows - instead of putting them on the outside of the house, we put them between the screens and the actual glass windows:
