Outdoor Living Design Best Ideas and Easy Tips
By Catalogs Editorial Staff
Expand your home’s space by using outdoor areas for entertaining

The space most people never notice is in their own backyard. In fact, it is your own backyard!
When you design outdoor living spaces for entertaining instead of just lawn mowing, you’ll expand your home in ways you never thought possible. Here are some quick suggestions to get you started.
Dining room for two…or a dozen

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Add outdoor lighting to make it easy to linger over the table late into the evening. If your dining area is under the cover of a patio or gazebo, have an outdoor ceiling fan installed to make it more comfortable when the temperatures climb.
Relax after work in your own spa

Hot tubs have come a long way from their tainted reputation in the ’70s and ’80s. Today’s hot tubs are easier to maintain and much more attractive, too. And you don’t have to keep it right by your door anymore, either.
Wireless technology and lightweight materials make it easy to install your hot tub further out in the yard. You can even combine a classic garden accent like a gazebo and put your hot tub in it. A sauna could be constructed behind the gazebo, adjacent to the house, or in a separate building somewhere in the yard.
You can even design outdoor living areas for meditation, exercise, yoga, or tai chi, making your yard a place you’ll love to come home to.
Make your yard into a secret garden

Even a small yard can work if you have areas for sitting, incorporate petite structures, and use lighting to highlight special plantings or a lovely tree.
Make it special for your kids, too

Why not combine them all?

Build that gazebo and use it as a part of your at-home spa, and the perfect spot for an afternoon cup of tea. Plant a secret garden, and put your child’s playhouse right in the heart of it. Bring your table and chairs out to the patio, and install a lovely waterfall right beside it.
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The walls of your house enclose only a part of your home. With some planning and creativity, you just be able to add a lot more living space to the place where you live.