O

ver the last few years, you’ve 
likely spent more time at home 
than ever before. As a result, 
you’re more conscious of how you use 
your space and how design can impact 
your comfort and ease. To give you a bit 
more variety beyond your home’s walls, 
consider redesigning your outdoor spac-
es to create a haven for recreation and 
relaxation. Best of all, outdoor spaces add 
value to your home if you plan to sell.
If you need ideas on how to revamp 
your outdoor spaces, consider these top 
five outdoor design trends. Get inspired 
and create your own outdoor oasis.

1. FUNCTIONALITY
Homeowners are prioritizing day-to-day 
use of their outdoor spaces instead of 
entertaining, driving a need for function-
ality. Practical elements like lighting and 
audio technology can elevate the outdoor 
space. Other features like shade struc-
tures, privacy walls and screens, built-in 
barbecue grills and Wi-Fi allow you to 
use the space for working, relaxing, cook-
ing and more.

2. DEFINED ROOMS
Whether it’s an outdoor kitchen, office 
or living room, homeowners are leaning 

toward more efficient, defined outdoor 
spaces. Homeowners want to use outdoor 
living on a day-to-day basis to unwind, 
connect with nature and take advantage 
of the health and well-being benefits the 
outdoors provide. Having an outdoor 
office can increase your productivity 
while decreasing stress as you enjoy the 
greenery and fresh air. Adding an outdoor 
kitchen may inspire you to make dishes 
using herbs and veggies you’ve grown in 
your garden, and an outdoor living room 
can help you bring the family together at 
the end of the school and workday.

3. MONOCHROMATIC COLORS 
WITH ACCENTS
While lighter, tone-on-tone color palettes 
remain popular, accent colors and acces-
sories are on the rise. Using cool, mono-
chromatic tones with choice accent colors 
can create a brighter or contrasting out-
door living space. Jetset, Belgard’s 2022 
Color of the Year, is a true blue that is the 
perfect pop of color to enhance any color 
palette. “Jetset is a much-needed dose 
of liveliness and joy,” said Joe Raboine, 
director of residential hardscapes at 
Belgard. “It represents the excitement of 
a new year and the readiness to do more, 
be more and live more.”

4. MODULAR DESIGN AND 
GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
Another popular trend is modular, geomet-
ric standard patterns composed of clean 
lines and simple formats. Simple patterns 
create a modern, uncluttered aesthetic that 
emphasizes furniture or other focal points 
in the space. Large format patterns and pav-
ers also lend themselves to this style, allow-
ing for more efficient installation.

5. ENTANGLED DESIGN
As people blend their outdoor spaces to 
serve as extensions of their homes, many 
are focusing on entangled design, which 
combines the surrounding landscape with 
the hardscape design. Fractured edges 
with no defined break, natural stone tran-
sitions and irregular edges blended with 
boulders, grass and aggregate create a 
more natural, organic look that enhances 
design continuity. To increase the depth 
of greens, grays and other neutral tones 
associated with entangled, biophilic 
design, consider using Jetset as the accent 
color for your outdoor spaces.
Feeling inspired but don’t know where 
to start? For more inspiration and a tem-
plated approach to design outdoor spaces 
that fit your needs and style, visit Belgard.
com/Rooms. 

Refresh Your Outdoor 
Space with These 5 Tips

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