The 2024 Outdoor Living Trends, According to Fixr

05.06.2024 - 23:15 / thespruce.com / Christianna Silva

Summer is officially here. The flowers are blooming, the sun is blinding, and the hot dogs are ready to hit the barbeque. But this year, there are some new outdoor living trends folks are totally obsessed with, from making our living rooms match our porches to ensuring the sustainability of our gardens. 

To find out just what, exactly, we’ll be seeing outdoor this summer, Fixr surveyed 200 home construction experts, including architects, home builders, home remodelers, and landscaping specialists. Here’s what they had to say.

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We often see our outdoor spaces and our indoor spaces as two separate areas with their own aesthetics and design choices. But, in truth, our outdoor spaces simply become an extension of our indoor spaces once the warmer months hit.

We do similar activities in both spaces, like dining, hosting, reading, and more. Of course, there are some key differences that might make your design choices differ between the two spaces, but you should still have some sort of coherence between these two zones, according to more than 78 percent of experts surveyed by Fixr. Include similar color schemes and aesthetic choices to ensure that your inside life seamlessly transfers into your yard, porch, or balcony.

“After the pandemic, I've seen a definitive rise in the popularity of having a cohesive and finished outdoor space, designed in a way that it feels like an extension of the interior living area,” Rachel Street, President of Hestia Construction, told Fixr.

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The backyard, porch, and patio serve more than just one purpose. It might be where you garden, where you meditate, where you rest, and where you read, but it’s also likely where you host and where you