Pamper yourself in the comfort of your backyard without leaving the house. Turn your empty backyard into an outdoor living space, for a weekend oasis that provides relaxation and enjoyment.

Landscaping and interior designers both have been excited about the concept of the outdoor living area. The idea is to create spaces perfect for leisure and enjoying pleasant weather and nights spent with loved ones.

To get the look for your outdoor space, extend your patio area out past its current boundaries. You can implement circular cutouts for trees, shrubs, or attractive flower beds, lined with concrete pavers. For the ideal outdoor hosting spot, add a dry stone fire pit or an outdoor kitchen with a stone counter top and grill.

And create interesting patio walkways by using your paving stones to frame flowers, moss, and more.

Manufactured concrete stones come in interesting colors and unique textures that allow you to put your personal stamp on your paver patio. Colors are not nearly as hard to work with as they may appear to be. With the help of a landscape designer or experienced contractor, color combos will allow you to create a patio surface that packs a stunning punch.

Concrete paver patios don’t have to be boring. There’s a world of creativity that goes into a spectacular project. With the inspiration packed into one-of-a-kind paver designs, you’ll be left with a unique, patio design that matches your personality.

And if you want to make the most of your outdoor spaces, you can think about how to make them more suitable for a range of weather conditions, whether it’s the most beautiful summer’s day or the middle of winter.

Adding any kind of cover to your space will help to make it more suitable for rain and snow, and provide you with shade when the sun is out too. You might also think about adding some things to keep the space warm, such as a fireplace or some outdoor heaters.

If your main concern is the water, permeable interlocking concrete pavers (PICP) are a system of concrete pavers with layers of varying-sized stone – or aggregate – underneath that filter and direct storm-water to underground aquifers. These pavers mimic the way natural land absorbs water; any rain that falls on the patio or walkway seeps back into the ground, reducing the burden on storm drains

Permeable pavers hit the market decades ago, but have been used mostly in commercial applications up until recently.

The main benefit of installing a hardscape patio is lasting beauty. But precisely because it’s going to be there for a very long time, it’s important that you put a good bit of thought into the design. You want to make sure that space will reflect your personality, as well as suit your functional needs.

Magazines and websites are full of articles that talk about unplugging for a day or a weekend. Making it a reality, however, is a different story. Find a date and mark it down on a calendar.

Making memories in your outdoor living space is a fabulous way of enjoying life’s simplicity and creating the life you love with the people that mean the most: family.