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Actress Jennifer Carpenter's backyard tepee

In the backyard, Ariel pitched—of all things—a traditional tepee reupholstered in a graphic outdoor fabric. "That was my idea," Jennifer says. "I always wanted a yurt."

Ariel updated this tepee using fabric by Hable Construction. The neon chairs are by Tord Boontje for Moroso.

From the Summer 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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