How to Design the Perfect Outdoor Space for Your Panorama Home
Have you thought about how to design your outdoor spaces at Panorama? With its stunning coastal location, Panorama offers the perfect backdrop for enjoying the outdoors. Whether it's catching a summer breeze, entertaining guests, enjoying family time or simply unwinding, having a well-planned outdoor area can enhance your living experience.
In the Winter 2024 edition of Geelong + Surfcoast Living magazine, Coastal Elements Landscaping founder David Cordner shares expert advice on how to maximise your outdoor area, ensuring it’s a welcoming retreat all year round. Read on to discover his top tips for designing an outdoor space that perfectly complements your lifestyle.
A seamless extension
The best outdoor living spaces are an extension of your home. Not only should your alfresco be positioned to enhance useability and comfort, it should be designed to capitalise on natural light, maximise privacy, minimise wind and provide easy access to indoor facilities like the kitchen and bathroom.
Seasonal features
You might consider features like a fire pit or outdoor heater to provide warmth during the colder months and a shade sail or complete roof to provide protection from the elements.
Maximise comfort and function
Make your outdoor living space more inviting with comfortable furniture, soft furnishing and décor that matches your interior design. Modular furniture that can be rearranged or folder for different uses and group sizes is also useful if you’re a regular entertainer.
Light it up
Lighting is also integral to creating an alluring feel and blending your interior and outdoor living spaces – try using strings of soft fairy lights to create a warm glow or add lighting along a path to create an enchanting look.
Kitchen considerations
If you plan to use your outdoor space frequently, an outdoor kitchen in essential. Don’t forget to include a barbecue, countertops, fridge, sink and storage space. You can elevate the design with features like a meat smoker, wood-fired pizza oven, outdoor speakers, TV or a hot tub for added enjoyment.
Engage the experts
By working with an expert landscaper, you can achieve a functional outdoor living area that flows seamlessly from your indoor living spaces and can be used year-round.
Coastal Elements Landscaping offers a complete design and construction service for gardens and outdoor living areas across the Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast and Geelong.
