Contemporary Patio with a Gazebo Ideas and Designs

Covered Patio

Kaufman Homes, Inc.

Photography by Rick Keating http://www.rickkeatingphotographer.com/

Bar Area

Kasper Custom Home Remodeling

The bar allows guests to interact with the chef and makes serving a breeze. Pendants over the bar area ensure everything is well lit. Michael Hunter photography

Adams Job

Smith Building Specialties, Inc.

Kiawah Island, SC- New Home

Denise Balassi, President of Interior Consultants

pool with hydraulic floor, movable shade canopy

2019 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Waddell Landscape Design

Open and Outdoor Living

Presidential Pools, Spas & Patio

Custom Outdoor Kitchen

Gayler Design Build

Our client, a young executive in the cosmetics industry, wanted to take advantage of a very large, empty space between her house and pool to create a beautiful and functional outdoor living space to entertain family and clients, and to hold business meetings. Gayler Design Build, in collaboration with Jeff Culbertson/Culbertson Durst Interiors, designed and built this gorgeous Outdoor Great Room. She needed a place that could accommodate a small group of 8 for Sunday brunch, to a large corporate gathering of 35 colleagues. She wanted the outdoor great room to be contemporary (so that it coordinated with the interior of her home), comfortable and inviting.   Clear span roof design allowed for maximum space underneath and heaters and fans were added for climate control, along with 2 TVs and a stereo system for entertaining. The bar seats 6, and has a large Fire Magic BBQ and 2 burner cooktop, 2 under counter refrigerators, a warming drawer and assorted cabinets and drawers.

Outdoor Kitchen

Jobe Corral Architects

Atelier Wong

Watson Circle Residence

Domiteaux Garza Architecture

Domiteaux + Baggett Architects

Cabana with Pizza Oven and Cherry Bar

Precision Deck & Fence

Outdoor living in a practical way. The small footprint of this cabana with its fully functioning kitchen makes it the definition of clever. Sporting a pizza oven, grill, smoker, and sink, you can prepare gourmet style while company enjoys a refreshment at the cherry bar top. All this un der a cedar beam roof complete with vented copula and lighting to boot. Cedar trellis gardens await your explorations... I could say more.

Back yard living space

Executive Landscape

A back yard retreat. Equipped with outdoor kitchen and bar with built in coolers, trash drawers, storage and a gas burning fireplace. Outdoor structure is shingled and built to match the home, fully equipped with overhead lighting and heating to fully extend the seasonal use to the maximum.

McInerny Gazebo- Lombard, IL

Randy B. Pruyn, NCARB, ALA

Construction of new 3-season gazebo to match existing residence

Private Residence in Crystal Cove

Exteriors Inc. Landscape Design

Beecroft

Fluid Design

Outdoor Living Featuring Belgard Products

Landscape Artistry, LLC

Outdoor kitchen using Belgard Tandem Wall and a custom exotic natural stone countertop with a grill and power burner. Country Lane Gazebo's Pavilion and Belgard's Tandem Wall sitting wall

Seaside modern

Owen Brothers Landscape Development

Polished Casual - Travertina Slabs

Techo-Bloc

TRAVERTINA has the elegant allure and subtle matte finish of the honed Travertine limestone used in the great masterpieces of Italian architecture. Modern, polished and sophisticated – wherever and however it is used – the TRAVERTINA slab brings luxury above all. Now available in ivory, rock garden brown and riviera colors to create your customized masterpiece.

Riusech Mallorca

KETTAL

Elliott

John Pack Custom Pools

Georgetown Fireplace and Patio set up a comfortable and luxurious area to relax in while friends and family gather in the pool or are preparing dinner. Carlos Barron Photography

Outdoor Living

Estes Building & Remodeling, LLC

Contemporary Patio with a Gazebo Ideas and Designs

Patios are the go-to solution for turning your garden, or part of it, into an outdoor living area. A well-laid patio will integrate your home seamlessly into your garden, providing a solid and level surface for garden furniture and potted plants. Well designed patios are about more than just paving slabs – its positioning and layout are crucial to how much you enjoy this space. Before you start picking out patio ideas for materials and laying your contemporary patio, ask yourself important questions such as what will you use it for? How many people should it accommodate? Which part of your garden has the best aspect and sunlight? Will the patio have enough privacy?

How should I position my patio?

If you are designing your contemporary patio as a space for entertaining then make sure it’s wide enough for the garden furniture you want so you haven’t got guests tipping over into the flowerbeds. Don’t be wedded to the idea of having your contemporary patio attached to the house; think about positioning yours elsewhere in the garden if that space doesn’t offer the best aspect or lighting position. Consider the position of the sun through the course of the day and depending on whether you are most likely to want to dine outside at breakfast, have lunch on your patio or host dinner outside, you may want to position your patio differently. You can connect patios to your house with a footpath or stepping stones to allow easy transportation of food and drink.

How should I design and lay my contemporary patio?

Rectangles are the classic shape for patios, not least because they make the most efficient use of space and can be softened with garden edging. However, a rounded patio or a paving circle can perfectly complement a garden which isn’t linear in design. Paving slabs come in an extensive range of materials and are the most practical surface for patios. Yorkstone has the most traditional appeal, whereas concrete blocks, granite and slate patio slabs have a great texture and colour for modern gardens. Natural stones such as limestone, travertine and Indian sandstone vary in colour and finish and are a great way to add shade and texture to your patio. For some patio ideas that offer an alternative to block paving, loose material such as crushed stone and wood chippings have a rustic and more casual feel; if there are specific materials that re-occur elsewhere in the garden, you could repeat this in your choice of patio materials for consistency. Finally, it’s not a British summer without the great British barbeque, so look at patio ideas that incorporate barbeques and think about how you could accommodate one on your patio.

What garden furniture does my patio need?

Rattan garden furniture is a patio favourite, offering a durable, attractive finish that blends well into natural surroundings. Metal garden furniture and wooden garden furniture are sturdy alternatives available in many styles. Weight is a good feature in garden furniture to stop it from being blown away, but if you want to be able to move your furniture around the patio and garden to follow the sun you won’t want to go too heavy. Browse the various contemporary patio ideas that include garden furniture to see what styles of furniture go with different types of patios. If you find a particular patio set you like, you may be able to ask the designer where the furniture is from so you can look at buying the same set for your patio. Good, outdoor patio furniture crafted in high-quality materials should withstand bad weather, but cold, wet British winters followed by strong sun in the summer will be enough to weather even the best furniture, so it’s important to have somewhere, such as a shed, to store it when not in use for long periods of time. If you don’t have the space to store patio furniture, make sure that at least the cushions and umbrellas are stowed away out of the elements, and consider investing in a waterproof cover. One piece of furniture that might be able to stay out for a bit longer is a patio heater; it will warm any brave patio users and most modern designs are built to survive the cold weather. If you prefer something a bit more rustic than a patio heater, look at fire pits instead which will add warmth and an attractive centrepiece to your patio. If privacy or shade is an issue, then covering patio furniture with a parasol or sheltering patios with a gazebo or pergola are both smart patio ideas – these can be covered in climbing flowers or even wound with outdoor fairy lights for romantic evening lighting.

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