Giant glass garage doors and propane fire pits aren’t just for the hip coffee shop or brewery downtown any longer.
All it takes is a casual stroll around the neighborhood and you’ll see many neighbors melding the comfort and beauty of their homes with the sunlight and grounding that only comes from being outdoors. Call it a pandemic trend or just a human trend, but it’s wonderful to see people awakening to the power of nature and incorporating new technology and design ideas to expand their home living spaces. Modern amenities to design your outdoor living spaces are well within reach of any homeowner.
People are also staying put longer (the medium tenure for first-time homeowners crescendoed at 18 years in 2022), and working from home more, and so investing into outdoor, livable landscaping just makes sense. The applications of flat-screen televisions (which are now shockingly affordable) and digital projectors, mind-expanding LED lighting options (which are often weatherproof, solar, and energy efficient), bluetooth everything, mood-setting and highly efficient modern gas fire features (pits, stands, and wall units), and reclaimed and recycled outdoor landscaping materials are bringing people’s dreams to life under covered decks and sunken gardens. Ultra-modern amenities like retracting glass garage-style doors or folding panels are now de rigueur for forward thinking homeowners seeking to take advantage of their chosen climate and expand their living spaces seasonally.
Outdoor Living Buyer’s Guide
A few things to get you started on the outdoor living trend.
SECTIONAL
Latigo Patio Sectional, Brown/Linen, Opalhouse, $750, target.com
PROJECTOR
Artlii Enjoy2 WiFi Bluetooth Projector, $75, wayfair.com
LIGHTS
Globe Bluetooth LED Indoor/Outdoor Lamp, Smart & Green, 20”, $330, lumens.com
FIRE PIT
Belle 15’’ H x 56’’ W, Concrete Propane Outdoor Fire Pit Table, $529, wayfair.com
If these outdoor-indoor design ideas pique your interest, keep following along with us on this journey.
~ From the pages of NEST…We shared this story with you in the Summer 2023 issue of NEST Magazine. To subscribe to NEST Magazine, click here.