5 Entertainment Features to Enhance Your Inground Pool in the Shelby Township and Washington Township, MI, Areas
The addition of an inground pool to your Shelby Township and Washington Township, MI, will expand how you use your outdoor space, but it could be even better if the area around it encourages fun even when you are not swimming. Here are five ideas for entertainment-centric features that could be included in your pool area.
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Pergola
A pergola is a partially shaded addition that will bring an entertainment vibe to your pool area. This covered area can be a prime spot for your outdoor dining table where you can enjoy barbecues with friends and family and cocktails by the pool. You can make this area even more entertainment-friendly by adding some twinkle lights to the pergola beams, along with creeping vines.
Pool Patio
You may be primarily focused on fantasizing about all the time you and anyone who visits will be spending in the water, but what happens when it’s time for a rest? With a paver patio built next to your inground pool, you can expand your entertaining space from water to land. You can have an additional pool patio built onto the deck you have in place or redo your entire pool area to include a new paver patio. Add lounge chairs, tables and chairs, and umbrellas to your new pool patio for a vacation vibe.
Fire Pit
Once the sun goes down, you may not be ready to retreat inside your home. You could keep enjoying the fresh, evening air poolside as you stay warm by the fire crackling in your fire pit. A fire pit isn’t just an excellent warming feature, but it can also be an ideal way to bring the ambience to your outdoor gathering area by the pool. You can set up chairs around the fire pit or add a retaining wall to the area for extra seating and windproof capabilities.
Outdoor Kitchen
When you entertain friends and family at your pool, people are likely to get hungry throughout the day. With an outdoor kitchen in your entertaining space, you can keep your guests company while cooking up wood fired pizzas or barbecue items, such as hot dogs, hamburgers, and ribs. Your new outdoor kitchen will also be an exciting focal point of this entertainment area in your yard and give your outdoor space an intriguing, upscale look with its elegant stone construction and eye-catching features.
Outdoor Lighting
You’ll likely want to use your inground pool at various times throughout the day. For evening swims, you could make sure you have the right amount of lighting by having outdoor light fixtures added to the area. Your landscape contractor can add light fixtures to your surrounding garden areas or improve your retaining wall structures by adding outdoor lights to them. You may also want the landscape contractor to add outdoor lights to the boundary of your pool patio for optimal lighting all around. Also, make sure your guests can reach your pool area at night by adding walkway lighting and outdoor light fixtures to any stairs that lead out to the pool.
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When Russell Sheridan founded Legacy Landscape in 2013, he committed to completing every project to perfection and exceeding customer expectations. We continue that mission today, taking pride in designing and building luxurious landscapes where our customers can create special moments with loved ones.
