Homeowners are welcoming the great outdoors, especially in San Diego where there are relatively few bugs and comfortable temperatures nearly year round. Bringing the outside in and merging the two areas (inside and out) isn’t traditionally how homes were originally designed.
That’s where remodeling can transform your home with patio doors achieving more light and living space, as well as a better view. Even if the home doesn’t overlook a scenic valley or the ocean, homeowners are finding appealing ways to design their indoor/outdoor living space to achieve optimal comfort, aesthetic appeal, and increased livable square footage. That’s a winning combination.
Expansive patio doors can help the home reveal it’s inner character. Opening up the inside living room to the outside offers an extension of the home with an open flowing layout, but still retains private space in each of these areas. With creative decor such as a charming garden trellis parts of the outdoor living space can be sectioned off while still having it open wide to the indoor living area–ideal for entertaining. Watch the video.
Various styles of doors are available that are suitable for creating the least amount of distractions. Most of the time these doors are made of glass and can even be folded into each other in an accordion-style of open/close system. Take a look at this video to see how Marrokal Design & Remodeling opened up this home in Pacific Beach to create a better space for the family to relax and entertain.
“The walls and windows of the doors just open up to where the outside becomes an extension of the inside. We actually have an extra 10 feet of living space when we open those doors,” said Alisa Edwards.
Blending the outdoors with the indoors seamlessly gives a more contemporary look and draws attention to your garden, patio, or whatever is on the other side of the doors. A few tips to make these areas work well is first to choose flooring that can continue from the inside out; it makes the transition from one living space to the other seamless. Also, keeping the inside and outside on the same level is not only convenient but will also make the inside feel more spacious.
Coordinating furniture to complement the outdoors such as using green near the windows with wood furniture or painting the walls around the windows green helps bring the inside and outside together in a cohesive calm flow. Using low-back sofas or furniture in rooms that have these large patio glass doors help to lessen any obstructions of the view to the outside while also keeping the room looking clutter-free.
