The Allure of Outdoor Living

Spring is here, and it's time to be outside enjoying the weather. Where better to do that than in your own outdoor living areas? At ideal-LIVING, we asked our developers and builders to provide us with some images of outdoor spaces to inspire you to create your ideal retreat for your new home.

home at Shepherd's Cove in West Virginia showcases a large stone fireplace for cooler evenings while enjoying an all natural outdoor living space.

Fairfield Glade in Cumberland County, TN is the perfect place to enjoy outdoor living yearround. Most of their homes are built with fabulous outdoor spaces to enjoy the four-season climate.

You can enjoy the outdoor fireplace with panoramic views of the Santa Catalina mountains at SaddleBrooke Two, outside of Tucson, AZ. This outdoor living room has all of the comforts of the indoors, including a television and paintings.

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Schell Brothers in Delaware offers spectacular outdoor living spaces with multiple levels. This area contains a grilling station, dining area, and sunken living space.

Logan Homes builds homes in the Wilmington, NC, and Beaufort, SC, areas. The four-season living room featured above offers a perfect space to live outdoors.

It's easy to commune with nature at Black Creek, a planned community just 10 minutes from Chattanooga, TN.

David Weekley Homes builds homes with outdoor living spaces like this one with a putting green in the backyard in Florida, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and Arizona.

At Compass Pointe in Wilmington, NC, outdoor entertaining is very easy. This home has a four-season room with a firepit out back. Residents didn't miss a beat when it came time to socialize outdoors during the past year.

Front porch living affords you the opporunity to see your neighbors as they walk past. Bill Clark Homes in Wilmington, NC, creates welcoming, open environments for homeowners in multiple communities.

Kolter Homes' Cresswind Communities offers 55+ homeowners the best in outdooor living spaces. The screened pool area with hot tub has a complete living and dining area, as well as a grilling station.