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When adding features to your yard, it’s important to not only install what you love, but to think about adding something that adds value as well. The Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey ranks outdoor features that are rising in popularity:
- Outdoor lighting: (98.3% of architects rated this as very popular) Lighting can be a low cost upgrade as well with both solar and LED lighting available.
- Terraces, patios, and decks: (97.7%) These features are desirable and can add value to your home because it’s like adding another room to your house.
- Low maintenance landscaping: (95.4%) Well done landscaping can add up to 28% to the value of your home and really increases the curb appeal.
- Fire pits and fireplaces: (95.4%) Building your own fire pit can be a low cost and easy DIY project.
- Built-in seating: (89.6%) Adding seating to outdoor areas such as patios and decks adds functionality to the space and is almost like adding square footage.
- Fencing: (88.5%)
- Native plants: (84.5%)
- Drip-water efficient irrigation: (84.5%)
- Pergolas: (82.8%)
- Water features: (81.6%)
These are less popular outdoor features so make sure if you install these, you are really going to love them:
- Geo-thermal heated pools: (27.2%)
- Outdoor cooling systems: (37.2%)
- Movie/TV theaters: (42.3%)
- Shower/bath: (46.8%)
- Gazebos: (48.5%)
- Turf lawns: (54%)