Patios as Addional Living Space
May 4, 2010
In Southern California, a patio is almost a "must-have" amenity for a home. With our pleasant weather, particularly in the evenings and our lack of pesky mosquitoes, our patios become a lace to relax to bar-b-que, to entertain and to enjoy our environment. So, why not make your patio as great living space as your family room.
If you leaf through any house and garden magazine, you will find illustrations of patios that do look like interior rooms. They have comfortable sofas, chairs, lounges. They have tables. They may have a fire pit or a propane heater to take the chill from cool evenings. They may have almost a complete outside kitchen complete with gas grill, refrigerator, and silk.
Some even show a flat screen TV mounted on the house wall.
Whether or not you go all out to furnish your patio, you can still make it an appealing amenity. Some potted plants, a wood or wrought iron table, some chairs and/or chaises and there you are.
If you are putting your house up for sale, look seriously at your exterior spots. Staging them may be just as important as staging the interior of your home. Just remember, you need to keep all spaces crisp and clean.
In Southern California, a patio is almost a "must-have" amenity for a home. With our pleasant weather, particularly in the evenings and our lack of pesky mosquitoes, our patios become a lace to relax to bar-b-que, to entertain and to enjoy our environment. So, why not make your patio as great living space as your family room.
If you leaf through any house and garden magazine, you will find illustrations of patios that do look like interior rooms. They have comfortable sofas, chairs, lounges. They have tables. They may have a fire pit or a propane heater to take the chill from cool evenings. They may have almost a complete outside kitchen complete with gas grill, refrigerator, and silk.
Some even show a flat screen TV mounted on the house wall.
Whether or not you go all out to furnish your patio, you can still make it an appealing amenity. Some potted plants, a wood or wrought iron table, some chairs and/or chaises and there you are.
If you are putting your house up for sale, look seriously at your exterior spots. Staging them may be just as important as staging the interior of your home. Just remember, you need to keep all spaces crisp and clean.
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