How the Right Plantings and an Outdoor Fireplace Create the Perfect Hideaway in the Westlake, OH Area
Creating an outdoor living space in your Westlake, OH, yard where you can relax and enjoy time with friends and family members may be top of mind lately, as the weather improves. If you want such an outdoor oasis, you may want to begin by thinking about the benefits of a fire feature. An outdoor fireplace accompanied by beautiful plantings can be transformative, and give you many reasons to spend more time outside.
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A Cozy Vibe
Giving your outdoor space a cozy vibe can be accomplished by adding a warm outdoor fireplace to the setting. Accompanied by lovely retaining walls, this area could feel intimate with a bit of privacy and wind protection. Create an even more relaxing atmosphere by choosing to surround the patio with flower-filled planters and greenery. With the addition of patio furniture with soft cushions, you can spend your evenings sitting comfortably by the outdoor fire.
A Spot to Enjoy Nature
When you create an outdoor hideaway location by adding an outdoor fireplace and exquisite plantings, you can enjoy the natural setting around you. Follow a paver walkway surrounded by outdoor lighting to a secluded spot in your side yard. In this area, a paver patio and outdoor fireplace combination can establish a desirable “getaway” that you get to enjoy without ever having to leave your property. You can surround the area with mulched garden beds filled with fragrant colorful blooms and vibrant green plants.
A Secluded Relaxation Destination
You could opt to have a fire feature serve as a destination area—by adding trees and shrubs around the outdoor fireplace, at a safe distance, you will have a secluded spot that enables you to relax and keep the busy world away for a while.
To further designate this outdoor living area, consider retaining walls that can provide extra seating, while outdoor lighting leading to the outdoor fireplace area and surrounding the destination will enable you to use your outdoor relaxation space both day or night.
A Quality Family-Time Space
Spending more quality time with family can be accomplished by adding some outdoor features to your property. The entire family will enjoy gathering around the crackling fire in the crisp evening air and talking about their day. You can add an outdoor dining table and chairs to a paver patio by your outdoor fireplace and enjoy playing board games by the fire. If you want to add even more masonry features to your backyard, consider adding an outdoor kitchen outside your back door. Doing so will enable you to enjoy family meals outdoors and offer snacks while playing games and sitting by the fire without ever having to leave the patio area.
Enjoying the Views of the Garden at Night
When you combine an outdoor fireplace and plantings in your outdoor space, you can enjoy the lovely visions of your garden beds and surrounding flower planters by the glow of the fire. When your garden blooms and the greenery in your yard thrives, you want to be able to take in these sights any time of the day. With the help of the light from the fire, you can do so.
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A transformation of your landscape begins with an idea of creating a restful or activity-filled spot in the backyard—and the result will be a gorgeous outdoor living space where you will want to spend the majority of your time. To create such an outdoor oasis, our design and construction experts can plan out a beautiful paver patio, fire features, outdoor kitchen, stairs and walkways, water features, and more.
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