Enjoying your backyard doesn’t mean you have to rough it. When you step outside, you don’t want to downgrade your experience. Outdoor and indoor living should have the same feel. Imagine a gorgeous chateau with a boring poured concrete patio, and you see how important it is to use materials that harmonize with the feeling you want to achieve. If your patio doesn’t live up to the home’s luxurious standards, consider upgrades that will add elegance to your outdoor living spaces. Here are 7 materials associated with luxurious outdoor living in Lancaster, PA.

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3 Patio Materials

What’s underfoot can sometimes feel like a design after-thought. To add luxury to your patio, upgrade to high-quality natural stone, brick, manufactured stone (concrete pavers), or porcelain tiles.

Natural Stone

With natural stone, you give your patio a unique character that cannot be matched by man-made materials. Each stone is one-of-a-kind, and the effect is stunning when many stones are brought together. Natural stone such as bluestones gives your patio rustic elegance. Granite, sandstone, or limestone offer a more sophisticated look with less texture but amazing character. The drawbacks to natural stone are that there are fewer color choices. Should you ever want to add on to the patio, you may have a hard time finding a color match.

Concrete Pavers

Concrete pavers give you nearly unlimited design options. They can mimic the look of natural stone, clay brick, tumbled stone, or even the on-trend look of “wooden” planks that give your patio a modern linear look. Large-format pavers (24” square) are becoming more popular among landscape professionals recreating the look of a luxury spa since large-format pavers minimize joint lines and offer a simple, elegant look.

Porcelain

Porcelain tiles may sound fragile, but they’re not your grandma’s fine china. Porcelain is extremely durable white clay, which is much stronger than red clay. Unlike red clay, porcelain is suitable for wet areas. Its patterns range from a stone finish (marble, granite, etc.) to wood grain. It’s available in large format sizes, including 24” squares and 16×32” rectangles, for a modern look. Porcelain is perfect for luxurious high-end outdoor kitchens, patios, and walkways.

3 Wall Materials

From the facade of your outdoor kitchen to seat walls, retaining walls, fire features, and water features, choosing the right wall materials will add to your patio’s luxurious feel.

Stacked Stone

Natural stone and manufactured stone can both give you a stacked thin flagstone look filled with texture and interest, yet in a subtle monochromatic style. The stacked stone look is ideal for any vertical element, including water features.

Plank-like Wall Panels

Plank-like wall panels are a modern trend in luxury. They are available in a variety of finishes to complement your style. They are most popular in outdoor kitchens and fire tables, where they add a clean, simple look that serves as a backdrop for al fresco cooking and dining.

Tumbled Stone

Sleek modern materials are often associated with luxury, but if you prefer the visual warmth of weathered walls that bring to mind centuries-old estates, you can give your home an Old World look using tumbled wall materials in natural or manufactured stone.

Lighting

Small, inconspicuous light fixtures create an intimate setting for backyard relaxing and entertaining. A well-designed lighting scheme will give just the right amount and type of illumination to various zones, without lighting up the neighborhood or casting harsh shadows.

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