Creating Your Dream Outdoor Entertaining
Designed for connection and relaxation, your outdoor area extends your living space beyond four walls.
Thanks to Perth’s lifestyle and climate, outdoor living isn’t occasional, it’s a natural extension of your home’s heart. A place to gather, entertain, and unwind, with many of us seeking to migrate outdoors on a regular basis.
A great home design considers both now and what’s next, ensuring every space remains functional as life grows and changes. A Dale Alcock home makes sense for all the days you call it home.
Read some of our top tips on creating your dream outdoor entertaining space, featuring three of our favourite display designs.
A natural extension of your home
Consider bringing your home’s interior style palette outdoors for flawless integration. This may include extending indoor tiling out into your alfresco or using the same granite from your kitchen to create an outdoor bench space. By making the alfresco look and feel like the inside of your home, you’re also more likely to enjoy it all year round.
Using natural textures such as stone or walnut wood throughout both zones will make it feel more cohesive and intentional. The Idaho design on display in Jandakot taps into this by carrying similar tones and textures throughout with furniture which can be easily adapted as time changes.
Additionally, large sliding glass doors to your alfresco can be fully opened to allow fresh air, sunlight, and a clear view of the outdoor space. With our Idaho design, a four-stacker glass door is included as standard.
Low maintenance for easy living
You want to spend time enjoying your outdoors, not maintaining it. Our team can advise on how to incorporate low-maintenance features such as upgrading to aggregate concrete (no weeding) and suggestions for durable plants (no pruning or excessive watering).
Small design choices for maximum impact include lighting, too. Well-considered lighting brings your spaces to life, shaping atmosphere and flow from inside to out. Planning for changing light conditions ensures comfort and balance year-round. Festoon lights create a relaxed, welcoming feel, perfect for outdoor areas with more than one zone.
Our Ferngrove display design demonstrates how we can tie together a covered alfresco and an outdoor dining space with lighting overhead. When you start designing these details, we’ll make sure you’ve got your external GPO’s in convenient locations to accommodate for lighting.
Please note: Some specification may vary in the South West. Please speak to a New Homes Consultant for more information
Connecting all the seasons
Your outdoor space shouldn’t be limited to the warmer months only. There’s different ways you can harness Perth’s climate than just a simple alfresco. Consider things such as a bifold servery window; which allows the space to feel naturally connected to the outdoors while remaining comfortably inside, making it easy to interact with family and friends while entertaining and preparing food. It also provides a clear view of the outdoor area, allowing you to keep an eye on the children too while working in the kitchen.
The Estilo display design showcases this indoor outdoor connection perfectly with its servery window directly into an expansive outdoor zone. When designing your dream home, our team can give you the option to work in a servery window to your kitchen design in addition to your sliding glass doors.
Additionally, fire pits adds warmth to your outdoor space and creates a comfortable place to gather after dark. In the Estilo design, a conversational fire pit zone was strategically placed separate to the main alfresco space, allowing extra space for loved ones to entertain in those cooler months. No need to wait months to enjoy your home.
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