Creating Backyard Appeal

Creating Backyard Appeal TO get her Lloyd Harbor colonial ready to put on the market next week, at $2. "There is an evolution under way just as there is inside the house," as kitchens and entertaining spaces merge, he added. "You want to be able to sit there, watch TV, be warmed by the fire," even in a wet bathing suit, Mr. Greg Darvin, the owner of Pristine Pools, said that on the East End, "outdoor space is what sells or rents a home. "The spaces are being planned out and designed to accommodate the furniture. Matt Baglietto, the outdoor living department manager for Martin Viette Nurseries, a garden center in East Norwich, said customers were splurging on higher-end outdoor furniture "that is just as nice as their indoor furniture. These well-appointed "yards on steroids" are a magnet for spring- and summertime buyers. During spring and summer on Long Island, as buyers think about relaxing, entertaining, barbecuing and "staycations," backyard appeal is as important as curb appeal in selling a house. Farther down Ms. A sectional sofa in all-weather wicker provides a spot to relax and watch the big television, even when it is pouring. "You can park yourself there for the day," she said. Hauser said, citing a listing in Lloyd Neck with multiple levels of patios, and a large pool with a grotto, a swim-up bar and a built-in barbecue. People like to be outside. According to Mark McAteer, an owner of the Laurel Group, a landscape designer in Huntington and Water Mill, "Indoor-outdoor living is a phrase we are using a lot. Even those with small yards are jumping on the outdoor-living-room trend, creating relaxing spaces to lounge in, Mr. Deborah Hauser, an associate broker with Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty, said that "every inch of your backyard is now manicured and used. In top-tier new construction, Ms. On the patio, the outdoor fireplace shares a chimney with the indoor fireplace. In the Hamptons , said Gary DePersia, a senior vice president of the Corcoran Group, "half the experience is what happens outside the home," starting with the screened-in porch. If two houses are next to each other and one has that extra living space, it adds some sort of inherent value. "They are so excited to have this extra living space. "It's all about entertaining," she said. Outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, and anything that inspires "socializing," is popular, said Susan Tamberino, the owner of Samhal Interiors in Cold Spring Harbor. D'Agostino said. Flowers atop a surrounding concrete balustrade add color and glamour. Complete with a kitchen and a raised bar counter, it provides a kind of outdoor great room. "We head out in the morning, have our coffee, breakfast and don't come back to the house until the sun is setting. "When you have an attractive, resortlike area in contrast to a rectangular pool set in a lawn," Mr. Creating Backyard Appeal Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 02/06/2012