Outdoor Living Designed to Match Your Personality

Did you know that the space outside your home is just as important to your wellbeing as the inside of your home? Life is simply better when the environment around your home suits you, your lifestyle and your personality. Knowing your outdoor living personality, in fact, can help you identify your priorities and guide your homebuying decisions. Although we’re all individuals, most people can recognize themselves in one of five distinct types: The Entertainer, The Peace-Seeker, The Fitness Buff, The Gardener/Nature Lover and The Activity Coordinator. Let’s take a closer look.

The Entertainer

LOVES TO HOST

If you love to host, look for a new home that offers multiple outdoor entertainment features, such as an outdoor kitchen with a grill, pizza oven and/or a mini bar. You might be interested in multiple gathering spaces, too — one for smaller, more intimate groups and one for bigger get-togethers. As for landscaping, keep things simple with a lawn that’s friendly to foot traffic and/or hardscaping that’s both attractive and easy to hose off and keep clean. Note: Being an Entertainer doesn’t mean you have to have all of these features in your home. Many amenity centers offer poolside cabanas, dining spaces and even kitchens for your next fun event.

The Free Your Mind Flex Space

This flex space is all about freedom. A space where you can escape to and free your mind of any daily stressors that may be throwing off your groove. Home gyms are probably the most popular way to use this kind of space, affording you the freedom to sweat it out whenever motivation strikes. Other great examples include anything from an art studio to a reading room. If it leaves you feeling recharged and inspired, it’s a free your mind flex space.

The Future Focused Flex Space

One of the best perks of buying a new home is the ability to build another home within your home. Generational suites and ensuites are flex spaces that not only come in handy today but can also prepare you for all kinds of lifestyle changes in the future. Planning to have live-in parents or in-laws for some time? This area offers privacy for both parties. Kids coming home from college soon? Now both of you can maintain a level of personal space. And because generational suites often feature a private kitchenette, these are perfect rental spaces when you’re in need of a little extra income.

The Fun Flex Space

Flex spaces don’t always have to be about productivity—they can also be designed for pure enjoyment. Creating a space where the whole family can have fun is an important part of building a dream home. An ultra-plush movie room complete with an oversized screen and booming surround sound is a great place to start any weekend. Fun touches like an old-fashioned popcorn machine or tube lighting along the floor will make these moments even more memorable.