How to Achieve a Pool Patio Splendor
A well-designed and picturesque patio can complement a swimming pool in more than one way. Not merely a poolside, it can have many purposes that reflect homeowners’ habits and preferences. It is ideal evening site for romantic dinners, family gatherings or a friendly cards game. In the heat of a summer day, there is no better sunbathing spot in the whole backyard, and if you want to spend some time relaxing with a favorite book in a comfortable lounge chair, you can do that too, provided there is a shade structure installed.
What Makes a Perfect Patio?
An aesthetically pleasing and functional patio has to fit seamlessly into your house style and garden surroundings. It should be an extension of your garden as well as the pool it sits by. In order to achieve a perfect harmony and transition between the pool and other garden elements, before you start building a new or redesigning an existing patio, it might help to examine the following hints.
Design Concepts
Regardless if you are redoing an existing poolside patio, or laying a new one, you need to list out all the options you can have. This stage is largely dependent on your backyard size and organization. You can vary between options like having a simple and plain, yet charming patio with some interesting pavers, or purchasing some nice outdoor teak or wicker furniture, or eventually, build a full furnished and equipped patio, the centerpiece of your backyard, that will serve as a gathering place for your family, where your children would want to do their homework, listen to music, etc.
Paving Solutions
The worst thing you can do is cast a concrete slab and write a date in a corner with your finger while it’s still soft. Of course, you know better than that. Bricks and simple no-name grey stone pavers are a thing of part. In a recent talk with reputed suppliers of clay pavers, I find out that the market is brimming with innovative and stylish paver options, like natural stone, sandstone, limestone, travertine, granite, masonry, cobblestone pavers, and a few more. Contemporary exterior design trends allow for combining different styles, so this is a place where your budget can have an indefinite number of variables.
Roofing Options
If you opted for a full fledged version of a pool patio, with outdoors furniture and all, you will turn it into a place where you’ll want to spend a good deal of summer months. There is a vast industry of shade elements like increasingly popular shade sails, which can be mounted in more layers, pergolas which bring a flavor of Mediterranean into your garden with their solid wooden construction, marquees which have multiple purposes and are the easiest to install and cheapest to come by. Finally, there are retractable shade canopies which can cover an entire pool and the patio, making them versatile especially if you need to protect your children playing in the pool from strong UV rays.
Protective Enclosure
If you live in an area with a few sunny days or colder climate, you may want to enclose your pool and patio with glass screen and solid porch-style roof. The screen enclosures have multiple advantages, from keeping leaves, insects and other small animals out of the pool, to allowing you to enjoy your private spa corner even in a snowstorm. This enclosure patio can be decorated with potted plants or one of popular green wall solutions.
Proper Furniture
Last but not least, an inviting patio is such that it is both decorative and comfortable. However, you will save yourself a lot of garden free time by choosing low maintenance furniture options, as the bistro-style, teak, cedar or all-weather wicker designs. After several years in rain and scorching sun, such furniture will still look captivating.
Author Bio: If one thing is true about Lillian Connors, her mind is utterly curious. That’s why she simply can’t resist the urge to embark on all sorts of home improvement projects and spread the word about them. You can check her out on Google+, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
