Extend the Use of Your Outdoor Living Spaces With These Practical Ideas in Powell and Dublin OH
When you want to stay outside longer in the day and do the activities you love, these Powell and Dublin OH outdoor living spaces can do that for you. Extend the use of your outdoor spaces with these practical ideas for customized features.
Patios
A new and expanded patio of durable natural stone or patio pavers can add character and interest to your landscape. When you work with a landscape professional to design a new patio with a beautiful laying pattern and a personalized appearance, the space can reflect your own style.
If your terrain is difficult to navigate, a two level patio can remedy that problem with the transitional steps to access other patio areas. Your landscaper can merge the two spaces visually with the same or similar materials but perhaps change the pattern from space to space.
Fire Features
While adding a fire feature is certainly practical, it can also become a compelling focal point in the living space. People are naturally drawn to fire so incorporating the fire on the patio can be ideal.
Your landscaper can add a fire pit which is easy to adjust in size for most any patio size. Your fire pit can stand out in the patio when it is composed of contrasting stone and in a unique shape, or you can select stone that is similar in color and texture to the patio floor for a seamless fire pit.
Fire pits can be round, square, or built in a custom shape. When you choose to expand the surface of the fire pit top, there can be more space to hold drinks, smores ingredients, and just to prop up your feet.
When space permits, having a fireplace can feel like a mini destination within your own landscape. Your landscaper can help you select unique materials such as a copper chimney and a wide hearth that extends past the fireplace itself to allow for extra seating near the fire. You can incorporate decorative tiles or steel panels or any materials that make the fireplace your own.
Walkways
Replacing the walkways that allow movement from the front of the house to the backyard might not sound exciting, but when it is done, you might be pleasantly surprised at how wonderful it is.
Many times walkways have been built of concrete that is no longer in the best shape. When your landscaper replaces the shifted, crumbling concrete sections with walkway pavers set in a four foot space, there is so much space that multiple people can walk together. There are no missing portions or broken edges, just a smooth, beautiful walkway that connects the two spaces.
Landscape Lighting
When your landscape professional targets each outdoor space with custom landscape lighting, you will only go inside when you choose, not when it gets dark. Landscape lighting for the patio means longer evenings by the warm fire and anticipating visiting with special friends there.
When they illuminate the walkways, you won’t see the light fixtures since they will be nestled in the adjoining landscape beds. All you will see is a gentle glow that makes walking in the landscape safe and comfortable. Landscape lighting can also eliminate those dark corners that can make you feel uncomfortable, too.
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About the Author:
In 2001, Shawn Rine decided he would like to earn a little pocket change. With a used mower and lots of hard work, he got his neighbors' yards into shape in no time. Nearly two decades later, Rine Landscape Group has a few more mowers – not to mention a staff of certified landscape specialists and an extensive portfolio of innovative, functional landscape projects in neighborhoods all over the Greater Columbus Metro Area.