OUTDOOR LIVING MUST-HAVES FOR YOUR NAPLES-AREA LUXURY HOME

If money were no object, what outdoor living features would you add to your custom luxury home in Naples, Florida?

The answer might partly depend on space, though if money isn’t an issue, you could certainly afford to build a luxury home on enough acreage to suit your outdoor living desires. The answer also depends in part on your recreational and entertainment interests. For example, if you’re an avid golfer, why not surround the home with a three-, nine- or even 18-hole golf course? Or if you’re into surfing, you could install a stationary wave machine on your property.

Whatever your financial resources or available space, the general contractors of Naples-based Carlson Harris believe you should think big when starting any type of home renovation project. This gets the creative juices flowing and opens possibilities you may not have considered otherwise. And if you’ve begun to consider possible outdoor living renovations for your Southwest Florida-area home, we’ve helped start the process for you. Read on to learn about other outdoor living features you might want to add to your Naples-area luxury home.

RETHINK GAMING WITH OUTDOOR GAME SPACE

We’ve already gotten you thinking big in the gaming department with your own private golf course. If that’s out of reach, think smaller with a putting green or mini putt-putt course. Other than space—and what your spouse might put up with—there’s no lack of configurations you can come up with to create your private golf-centric paradise. Consider that one enterprising homeowner created a mini-golf course modeled on part of the iconic Augusta National Golf Club.

If golf isn’t your thing, you can incorporate plenty of other game features into your yard. Tennis anyone? Pickle ball? Or dedicate some flat yard space to bocce ball, cornhole, or other yard game. If you’re into board games, you can create an oversized one with life-sized game pieces in your yard.

The key to upgrading the luxury quotient of your outdoor game space is to make whatever outdoor game(s) interests you an integral component of your outdoor living space.

COOK UNDER THE STARS WITH AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN

The barbecue grill on the patio is so yesterday. In Southwest Florida, outdoor kitchens that sport many of the appliances and amenities of your traditional kitchen are all the rage in luxury homes. As a fully customizable outdoor addition with equipment and design features tailored to protect the kitchen from the elements, you can go as big and intricate as you want, from a deluxe barbecuing station to a fully equipped kitchen. And when combined with an outdoor dining room, bar, and lounging area, your outdoor space becomes a focal point of your luxury home’s entertainment.

HAVE FUN, CREATE ATMOSPHERE WITH WATER FEATURES

As a Southwest Florida resident, you know that swimming pools tend to be a core feature of many of the area’s luxury homes. But any water feature added to your outdoor living space will significantly enhance the opulence of your Naples home. Backyard ponds, waterfalls, fountains, and streams can turn your outdoor area into an exotic oasis or create a Zen-like atmospheric retreat. If you go the swimming pool route, nothing constrains you to the traditional rectangular, blue-floored style. Shapes, colors, and adjacent tiling can all be customized and configured to your unique tastes. And you can enhance the luxuriousness of your swimming pool with numerous different features, including an infinity edge, water slide, rain curtain, intricate LED lighting, natural rock and vegetation adornments, swim-up bar, and so much more.

OUTDOOR LIGHTING AND PRIVACY FEATURES

When considering your outdoor living area features, don’t forget to consider lighting and privacy. Your lighting decisions will largely dictate the atmosphere of your outdoor spaces at night. While some lighting will inevitably be needed for safety, security, and to illuminate outdoor nighttime activities, landscape lighting can be designed to significantly enhance the nighttime beauty of your outdoor space. You can use lighting techniques like shadowing, washing, accenting, up-lighting, and silhouetting to create a wide range of aesthetic effects and highlight specific outdoor features.

Your landscaping decisions can go a long way in enhancing privacy through the strategic placement of trees, hedges, shrubs, and other garden work. Fencing and outdoor structures like a pergola or gazebo can further promote privacy.

CONTACT CARLSON HARRIS TO UPGRADE YOUR LUXURY OUTDOOR AREA

To upgrade the outdoor features of your custom luxury home in Naples, talk to Carlson Harris’s residential renovation experts. We have extensive experience designing and crafting stunning outdoor living features that become the envy of our clients’ neighbors. For all your residential contracting needs in Southwest Florida, contact Carlson Harris today at 239-352-2460.