{"id":10296,"date":"2025-05-22T13:21:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=10296"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T05:21:14","slug":"7-outdoor-living-trends-for-summer-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/7-outdoor-living-trends-for-summer-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Outdoor living trends for summer 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Century Communities, Inc. \u2014 a top national homebuilder, industry leader in online home sales, and featured on America’s Most Trustworthy Companies and World’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Newsweek \u2014 revealed its list of top outdoor living trends for summer 2025, drawing from the company’s expertise in designing quality new homes that thoughtfully connect indoor and outdoor living spaces.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Inside and out, our goal is to create elegant spaces that cater to the evolving lifestyles of our homeowners,” said Kieran Hardesty, Vice President of Architecture at Century Communities. “Many of our floor plans incorporate features that promote a strong balance between indoor and outdoor living, providing functional layouts that our homeowners can enjoy throughout the year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer 2025 Outdoor Living Trends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Seamless Indoor-Outdoor Flow<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This evergreen trend rightly tops the list, with a perpetual demand for floor plans and d\u00e9cor that seamlessly transition from interior living spaces to outdoor sanctuaries. Whether incorporating multi-slide glass doors (available on select company floor plans) to furnishing your patio space so that it mirrors interior colors, textures and arrangements, this is one outdoor living trend that will never go out of style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Extended Dining Areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether installing a full-fledged second kitchen outside or creating dedicated space for dining and entertaining al fresco, using your outdoor living space to extend and enhance the dining experience is another timeless trend that many homebuyers will have on their new home wish list this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Embracing Bold Designs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The outdoor living space is an opportunity to add a little extra flair to your home’s aesthetic, bringing the party outside with vibrant colors and dynamic patterns. You can even have fun complementing colors from your garden and landscaping!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Outdoor Rugs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s easy to pigeonhole rugs as for indoors only, but they add a touch of style and help define living zones just as well outdoors. Plus, they’re one more tool in your design kit that you can complement with furniture and d\u00e9cor to create a cohesive and inviting outdoor aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Firepits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There’s nothing like comfortable seating around a firepit to turn your outdoor living space into a year-round hangout. And there are no shortage of options\u2014from rustic pit designs to fire pit tables, chimineas and more\u2014to give your space just the right vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Raised Garden Beds<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Raised garden beds provide an elegant and practical aesthetic that pair easily with the rest of your outdoor living design. And even if you’re not a green thumb, you can always fill them with low-maintenance perennials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Outdoor-Themed Neighborhoods<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget about outdoor living amenities beyond your property line. This could be anything from pools and sports courts to trails and dog parks. These days a significant number of homebuyers prioritize outdoor living in both their home and the surrounding community, with 34,000 homebuyers in 2024 purchasing in amenitized planned communities\u2014like Sunterra<\/a> in Katy, TX and Cadence<\/a> in Henderson, NV\u2014according to John Burns Research & Consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a list of top outdoor living trends for summer 2025, drawing from the company’s expertise in designing quality new homes that thoughtfully connect indoor and outdoor living spaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2433],"tags":[1431,1268,1384,1234,1243],"class_list":["post-10296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","tag-home","tag-home-care","tag-home-comfort","tag-home-decor","tag-home-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10298,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10296\/revisions\/10298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}