If you want a luxury home in Naples, Florida that has all the amenities necessary for providing the best in entertainment for your family and guests, you might want to purchase Gordon Pointe in the exclusive Port Royal neighborhood. Given its sales price, we imagine that the nine-acre estate comes with every luxury feature you could possibly imagine.

However, other than mentioning three swimming pools, a spa, a private yacht basin, and almost 1,700 feet of beach and bay frontage, the real estate brokers don’t seem to be marketing all the features that showcase the estate’s entertainment value. We could speculate about the features such a property must have, but at this juncture, we should probably point out the listing price, which is beyond most people’s means. With a $295 million listing price, this Naples estate is poised to set national real estate records as the most expensive home in America.

If you have enough coins to afford this luxurious compound yet find it lacking features that support the best in home entertainment, Carlson Harris General Contractors in Naples can help you renovate it accordingly. With extensive experience designing, building, and renovating Naples-area luxury custom homes, we know all the tricks for optimizing features to enhance a home’s entertainment value. Let’s explore the top features that help make entertaining a breeze in your custom-built home.

OPEN-CONCEPT LAYOUT STIMULATES ENTERTAINMENT

Much like the free flow of ideas stimulates creativity, the free flow of people stimulates fun. And you can motivate the flow by creating an open space layout for your primary entertaining area(s). The open layout concept eases the flow of family members and guests to maximize mingling and everyone’s participation in whatever fun is on the agenda. Because guests tend to gravitate towards the kitchen, open layouts often open this space to incorporate the living room, den, dining room or other communal areas.

Semi-open floor plans, with sliding doors or other design elements to close off specific spaces, offer a similar entertainment-value dynamic. Figuring out the right design for opening your living space for entertainment purposes comes down to imagining the flow of people in relation to other features in the open spaces.

OPTIMIZE ONE (OR TWO) ROOM(S) FOR ENTERTAINMENT

An entertainment room may be all your home needs to optimize its entertainment value. It all comes down to what forms of entertainment you, your family, and friends enjoy the most. You may also need to consider whether you need just one multipurpose entertainment room, or separate, dedicated entertainment rooms. For example, if your family loves pickleball, you may want to dedicate space for your own home court. Other ideas to consider in the creation of your entertainment oasis include:

• For movie and sports fans—perhaps a 12-foot projection screen, comfortable seating, mini-kitchen, and bar. If you’re into sports, you can add smaller screens to catch the action of simultaneously broadcasted games.
• Games—Your perfect games room depends on available space and gaming preferences, and in many cases, can be combined with other functions like movie and sports viewing.
• Parties—If your entertainment room includes a bar, don’t forget a great sound system and dancing floor space.

NAPLES IS PERFECT FOR OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING

Even a small luxury home can provide outstanding entertainment value by maximizing its outdoor spaces. While Point Grand might have three swimming pools, you only need one to significantly enhance the entertainment value of your home. And you can make your yard an active part of your home by including:

• Outdoor kitchen
• Outdoor bar
• Lounge area
• Cabana
• Awnings
• Fire pit
• Deck space
• Patio

MAKING YOUR OVERNIGHT GUESTS FEEL AT HOME

If you want your home to serve as a hub of entertainment for your family and friends, be the “host with the most” with a dedicated guest bedroom or two or a separate guest suite. Sometimes, home entertaining can extend late into the night or otherwise make your guests’ journey home difficult. So, that guest suite can add an exclamation point to the fun your guests enjoy when visiting you.

CONSULT CARLSON HARRIS TO MAKE YOUR HOME AN ENTERTAINMENT MECCA

If you’re planning to build or renovate a luxury custom home in Naples, don’t forget to consider how to design it to meet all your home-entertainment goals. To learn more about customizing the perfect luxury home in Southwest Florida, contact Carlson Harris General Contractors today at 239-352-2460.