23 May Creating Outdoor Living Spaces: Tips for a Stylish and Functional Backyard This Summer
Summer weather is gaining on us in the Quad Cities, and there is no better time to upgrade your outdoor living space. Creating outdoor living spaces that are both stylish and functional is easy when you follow our tips. So read on and together let’s design a living space that celebrates the outdoors, sunshine, and a carefree season of togetherness.
Creating Outdoor Living Spaces You’ll Love
Your yard should be more than just a patio or place to grill burgers on a Saturday afternoon. There’s no reason why the way you live and the comfort of your home can’t be reflected throughout your outdoor living spaces. Whether you enjoy entertaining, watching your kids at play, or curling up with a good book and a favorite beverage, your perfect way to enjoy a sunny day or pleasant evening is in your stylish and functional backyard.
Here are our tips for creating stylish and functional outdoor living spaces that reflect your unique aesthetic. Turn your backyard into the oasis of your dreams and spend your summer relaxing and enjoying the fruits of your labor.
Indoor to Outdoor
One popular trend among Quad Cities homeowners is the indoor-to-outdoor style. Gone are the decks and patios that were merely an afterthought. Creating outdoor living spaces these days means an extension of your home. To that end, design features like upholstered furniture, ambient lighting, outdoor rugs, dining tables, and more come together in a well-appointed way that’s stylish and functional.
Install a sound system, a fireplace that reflects the outdoor aesthetic by utilizing natural elements such as stone, a beverage refrigerator, and any creature comforts you desire. Speak with our design experts and find out how you can create a seamless indoor-to-outdoor space.
Wellness-Focused Outdoor Escape
Your deck or patio is the place where you relax and unwind, taking in the warmth of a summer evening or the sunshine and birdsong with your morning coffee. Why not take it up a notch and embrace one of the biggest trends today, the wellness-focused backyard?
Incorporate a secluded space, surrounded by lush greenery, and perhaps a water feature for your daily sun salutations and yoga practice. Install comfortable built-in seating, an aromatic herb garden, a meditation garden, and all those creature comforts that speak to your zen.
Cold plunge pools are a very popular backyard feature, as are outdoor saunas.
Creating outdoor living spaces where you can escape, recharge, and relax just makes sense.
Creating Outdoor Living Spaces That Are Resort-Style Family Retreats
Why travel when your stylish and functional backyard is a resort retreat? Staycations are where it’s at, and when you invest in your own backyard resort, you’ll have a vacation “destination” that serves you year after year. Homeowners in the Quad Cities are creating outdoor living spaces that reflect the high-end amenities of a posh resort and surrounding themselves with luxury more and more these days.
A sunken area with built-in seating and a central fire feature is something you would find at any resort. Why not include it in your backyard retreat? A beach entry pool surrounded by oversized terra cotta pots brimming with lush foliage, and a few outdoor day beds, a swim-up bar, pergolas, and strategically-placed outdoor lighting amp up the ultimate indulgence in your backyard resort.
Outdoor Kitchens with Smart Technology
Backyard kitchens seem to be more than a passing trend. Outdoor cooking is getting bigger and better thanks to the multitude of new appliances. With their help you can offer your guests much more than just a burger and hot dogs. High-tech has come to the outdoor kitchen, and grill masters are raising their tongs in salute.
Pizza ovens are as ubiquitous as charcoal grills once were. Smokers, rotisseries, griddle and grill combos, and huge custom-built open pits are the norm for hobbyist outdoor chefs. Outdoor bars, built-in seating, refrigerators, beverage coolers, and stainless steel prep stations abound in today’s modern outdoor kitchen.
But what really raises the bar when creating outdoor living spaces like these luxury kitchens is the inclusion of smart tech. Voice-activated lighting and music set the right mood seamlessly. Motion-sensor lights line paths for safety and comfort. All of these stylish and functional upgrades make entertaining a breeze and increase the value of your home.
Creating Outdoor Living Spaces that Are Sustainable and Eco-Friendly
These days, sustainability is less buzzword and more of a lifestyle must. Making the right choices conserves water, reduces waste, and cuts down on maintenance, which is great for homeowners.
Incorporate drought-resistant plants that are native to the region. Or use earth-friendly composite decking wherever you can. Consider high-tech irrigation systems to keep your water usage low and your landscaping beautiful and healthy.
Make your landscaping work for you when you incorporate edible plants, herbs, colorful produce, dwarf fruit trees, and the like. Go as large or as small as you like. Create a garden or simply scatter a few plants in your landscape design. Certain herbs and flowers like marigolds, lavender, rosemary, and citronella deter mosquitoes and look lovely in pots scattered around your
Let Us Help You with Your Stylish and Functional Backyard This Summer
At Seiffert Home Design, we understand your home is your retreat from the outside world. We know how important creating outdoor living spaces that you’ll use and enjoy is to homeowners. Contact Seiffert Home Design today and let us help you design the custom backyard of your dreams.
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