Do you want your outdoor living space to stand out and express your personality? An artistic combination of design elements and unexpected personal touches can create a unique look that you can admire every time you step outside or return home after a long day. Here’s how to achieve a personalized patio or driveway with custom masonry in Port Washington, NY.
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Before looking into your custom masonry options, you could start by exploring a basic design theme and choosing your pavers so that they harmonize with your home and the landscape.
Colors
Begin by choosing colors that tie your outdoor living space in with your home’s dominant colors. This can set the foundation for a unique space that is harmonious yet completely “you.”
If your home has a brick facade, for example, you may want to avoid using the same color on your patio because the look could be overwhelming and your outdoor space wouldn’t have its own character. Instead, choose lighter or darker colors that complement the “brick red” of the home, such as sandstone, bluestone, granite, or flagstone. You could choose among natural stone or concrete pavers that replicate the look of natural stone. Concrete pavers come in a huge variety of colors including blended colors, so can be easier to find the perfect color match to your vision.
For a personalized look, you wouldn’t stop at one field color. Create an amazing space by having your landscapers randomly blend two or three colors of the same type of stone (or concrete paver) on site. This gives you the opportunity to pick up more than one color in your home or landscape, especially if you’re having a tough time making the final color decision.
Once you’ve chosen the color for your main field, you can create either subtle or dramatic accents using other colors for a personal touch—perhaps a color found in your landscape or on your home. As a general rule, stick to no more than two accent colors to keep your outdoor living space from looking overly busy.
Shapes and Patterns
Both natural stone and concrete pavers come in a variety of shapes. Some, like trendy plank-like shapes, offer relatively limited laying patterns, and some pavers are available in random bundles of three different shapes/sizes. Either way, you can add your own flair by opting for different orientations—for example, the main patio field pavers can be aligned at a 45-degree angle to the house, and clearly defined areas such as a dining area or fire pit lounge can be oriented parallel to the house.
Repeating patterns would give your outdoor living space a flow and cohesiveness, but changing up the alignment can work wonders to give the space a fresh look.
Textures
Another way to create a dramatic one-of-a-kind outdoor space is to mix textures. This is most commonly done when adding a border or accent. In general, you may want smoother textures where you’ll be placing furniture and more pronounced textures for accents, borders, or inlays.
Custom Touches
You can achieve a truly custom-designed space with the use of inlays such as your family initials, family crest, a symbol, or free-form artistic flair. This is where you can have some real fun in the final design you choose. Swirls, waves, and geometric shapes can be used to draw attention to the space and add personality. This really says “welcome home.”
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