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Outdoor Living Year-Round
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Outdoor Living Year-Round
Outdoor living can mean many things to many people, but when it works best, it offers a seamless transition from inside the home to your surrounding environment and beyond.
Here are some things you may want to think about for enhancing your open-air experience for year-round usage or apres ski if you live in a mountain resort area? Consider installing a heated patio or strategically placed fire pits. Contract a reputable mason to build a charming outdoor fireplace with built-in seating for year-round outdoor fun and apres-ski gatherings. Whether you live in Scottsdale, Naples or Sun Valley, everyone loves an outdoor fireplace.
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During the warmer months, your patio or covered terrace can be enjoyed day or night. This space should be large enough on a deck or the ground to allow for comfortable amenities that add to the alfresco enjoyment. These amenities are typically a dining table – large enough to accommodate friends and guests, comfortable and weatherproof chairs or couches with colorful pillows and cushions, and a large, attractive rug or outdoor carpet that is easy on the feet and serves to anchor the space.
Providing protection from the elements is essential. Consider a gazebo or a visually pleasing pergola with fast-growing vines like sweet pea or clematis for shade. Another choice might be or a large cantilever umbrella or awning to define the patio area.
Next, you’ll want to make provision for food and drink. Outdoor kitchens are becoming all the rage – with barbecue grills, rotisseries, ovens and ranges plus sinks, refrigerators/ice makers, and even butcher block tables all built into one unit. Enjoy the benefits and enjoyment of outdoor dining all Summer long while you entertain your family and guests.
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A third important element is accent lighting to create ambiance. Preferably this would be solar or battery-powered and include landscape lights, lanterns, string lights, or globe lights – whatever you think best sets the mood and fits your outdoor theme.
Speaking of setting the mood, don’t forget to add music as a relaxing element. Even a simple, low-tech sibilance of bamboo wind chimes to modern technology, easily pairing Alexa or a similar device with an inexpensive Bluetooth speaker.
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