Page 20 - North Haven Magazine Issue 9 Summer 2019

By Jennifer, Judi and Ramona, Design House Interiors

ou’ve waited through that long winter and rainy
Yspring for perfect weather. Summer is finally here.
It’s time to clean the grill, throw on a few steaks, pour a
glass of wine and enjoy. But when that steak has reached
the perfect medium rare, do you really want to take it
indoors to dine? It’s time to extend your living space to
the outdoors and enjoy. Think about your outdoor living
style. Do you want to lounge by the pool with a good
book or are you more of an outdoor entertainer?

If your back yard already has a pool area, enhance the
deck with new pavers, heat resistant concrete or even an
outdoor area rug. Add some comfortable lounge chairs,
colorful shade umbrellas, outdoor ceramic pieces, con-
tainer gardens and moveable tables. Create a space that
makes you relax. Include a bar cart on wheels, floating
speakers and lighting for those night swims on a hot sum-
mer evening. Consider an outdoor shower or if space al-
lows, a pool house. If you have a smaller space, invest in is so appealing to the eye. Put up a bird
a waterproof, outdoor cabinet to hold towels and necessi- feeder if the sound of chirping warms
ties. Use colors that are bright and happy. Clients tend to your heart. And be sure to add privacy
gravitate towards cool blues and greens, a subliminal nod elements, such as trees, bushes, a shade
to the ocean and resort living. But if yellow and orange curtain or even a vertical garden. You
remind you of summer, go for it. Add plants for a pop of should emit a relaxing “ahhh” every
color. Hot pink flowers against the cool blues and greens time you walk outdoors to your oasis.

If you are more of an entertainer,
your backyard can become the ultimate
space for those day or night parties.
Section your space into the kitchen
area, the dining area and conversation-
al areas. Of course, you need a grill and
all the gadgets that come with it. The
new modular grill islands offer every-
thing you need. Refrigeration, counter
space, water and supply space in beau-
tiful finishes that complement your
interior design. Add a smoker, a pizza
oven, whatever appeals to your party
style. An outdoor kitchen can be as
elegant or casual as your style dictates.
Beautiful stone and granite counter
tops or more practical, but beautiful
stainless style. And, like your inside
kitchen, consider an island where your
friends can congregate while you grill.
Everyone wants to be near the cook!
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