How Adding an Outdoor Living Space Can Breathe New Life Into Your Home

As a homeowner, you can sometimes forget that the outdoor areas of your property are just as valuable as the indoor areas. When your home has balanced indoor and outdoor access, you can unlock a plethora of health advantages while benefiting from the aesthetic and functional improvements through an outdoor living space.

If your goal is to find peace and comfort at home, outdoor living spaces with professional landscape design are a must. In over thirty years of business, Lindgren Landscape has helped numerous individuals and families realize the full potential of their property - here’s how an outdoor living space breathes new life into your home.

The Importance of Indoor-Outdoor Living Balance

The science is clear - spending time outside can have extensive physical and mental health benefits. Creating an opportunity for easy and comfortable access to nature at home, therefore, makes it easier to gain access to the plethora of benefits that improve your and your family’s quality of life. Whether you are consistently on the move and need a place to rest at the end of the day, or if you work from home and need a quick way to recharge, investing in an outdoor living space and improving your indoor-outdoor living balance is incredibly worthwhile.

What is an Outdoor Living Space?

An outdoor living space is a term referring to a backyard or other outdoor area that's been designed for use as a living area. Essentially, outdoor living spaces increase the functionality and aesthetic quality of your available outdoor space through landscape design and development. It can include features and structures such as porches, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, patios, pavilions, and more, seamlessly integrated with lighting and the natural terrain.

The Benefits of an Outdoor Living Space

There are a plethora of benefits that come with an outdoor living space. Regardless of scale, outdoor living spaces provide value in a variety of ways, including:

Health Advantages

While simple and straightforward, people often overlook the many health advantages offered by an outdoor living space. More time spent outdoors is connected to holistic wellbeing - it can provide:

• A rich source of vitamin D through sunlight (for strong bones and immune system)
• Improvements in mood and energy
• Reductions in stress, anxiety, anger, and loneliness
• Enhanced relaxation
• Opportunities to be active (burns fat, improves breathing)
• Increased oxygen levels in your brain, which can increase serotonin levels and alter your mood. It can also help you improve your focus and attention span.

Being outside can also help you connect with others, whether it’s family, friends, or people you don’t know. Positive social interactions are important for your overall health and wellness. Finally, daily exposure to natural light can help regulate your sleep/wake cycles, which can help you get better sleep at night.

Aesthetic Cohesion

Investing in expert landscape design in Fort Collins means an outdoor space can leverage the natural beauty of Colorado while providing a more cohesive environment that flows well between your home, hardscaping elements, and natural plant life. Outdoor living spaces can also be designed to match the theme of your home and the surrounding topography and flora so that your property can be enhanced to your desired aesthetic appeal. A beautiful and well-designed transition from the home to your outdoor living space is certain to breathe life into your home.

Functional Improvement

Outdoor living spaces provide the opportunity to increase the usable space of your home as well. By incorporating new functional elements and features, such as an outdoor kitchen with appliances and countertops, or a fireplace with seating for the whole family, you can begin to see your outdoor areas as another room in your home. Create the perfect backyard for entertaining and relaxing alike.

Full Potential of Property

Many individuals tend to not use their property to its full potential. When a yard is abandoned to low maintenance, use, and care, far less time is spent in your outdoor spaces which hurts its value in many ways. But by creating structure and beauty that attracts people to spend time outside, it allows your property to operate at its full potential.

Leverage the Help and Expertise of Professional Landscape Design Services

Creating an outdoor living space that you and your family love is less difficult than you might imagine. While it could be overwhelming attempting to undertake a project of this size on your own, working with a professional like Lindgren who specializes in landscape design ensures your property and home are transformed into a masterpiece of the highest standards of quality. With nearly thirty years of experience, we’re certain that our expertise will create the outdoor living space of your dreams. Contact us today to learn more or to get started on a fantastic outdoor living project.