In San Diego, no matter what time of year it is, homeowners can enjoy the outdoors. Especially if a seamless flow from the inside to the outside is designed to maximize your living area.
Creating an extraordinary outdoor living room that’s perfectly designed to comfortably accommodate plenty of guests in any weather conditions is ideal for holiday entertaining.
Here’s a sample of a recent Marrokal Design & Remodeling Dream Remodel.
Ready to get started with your outdoor room? Consider these tips before you begin.
Activities: consider what you want to do with your outdoor room. For instance, do you want an intimate space for a cozy, quiet escape or are you interested in a spacious area for big parties? If it’s the later, then you might want smaller sections created within your outdoor living space for cooking and relaxing.
Natural Elements: spend time outside throughout the day and evening so you can get a good idea about how sunlight and wind impact the area. Positioning outdoor seating so that it not only has a great view but also maximizes natural light and gentle breezes that will create a more comfortable and enjoyable space.
Beauty, Function & Convenience: outdoor living spaces are optimally designed when these three elements come together. Making an outdoor room convenient and highly functional is just as important as making it beautiful. Think about how much privacy you’ll want. Outdoor living spaces don’t have walls. Will you need to buffer noise or create more privacy with your landscape or screening wall?
Architectural Design: it’s very important to give this consideration; making the outdoor room look as though it was part of the original design will harmonize the inside and outside and create a seamless transition.
Outdoor Kitchen: if you’re cooking outside, you’ll also want to make sure that you have good traffic flow so that your outdoor area doesn’t get congested. You’ll want the outdoor cooking area near the indoor kitchen so that you can seamlessly transition from the inside to the outside as you prepare food. Good lighting is essential and can be complemented by natural light.
Heating & Cooling: even in San Diego, there are times when outdoor rooms need a bit of heat or ceiling fans or misters to cool the area. Planning ahead and including these things in your remodel is better than having to set sup cumbersome fans or heat lamps around the space afterwards.
There are almost limitless possibilities these days for outdoor rooms. Homeowners are finding their need for more functional and beautiful living spaces is amplifying as they’re looking at their homes as a sanctuary and retreat.
But sorting through all the options can be overwhelming and burdensome. Don’t do it alone. Hire professionals to help guide you through the process of creating your ideal outdoor living space. Visit marrokal.com to see how we can help.
Here are some outdoor living resources that can make your outdoor room extraordinary.
LED lighting & neon-rope lights
Natural gas auto-light tikki torches
Sonos audio video system. Wireless integration to home A/V system
Outdoor rock speakers
Pentair intelli-touch pool computer, I phone-pad programmable: controls, lights, waterfall, pool, landscape lighting
Infratech heaters