Outdoor bliss

A beautiful outdoor living area is essential to ensure you can make the most of your home.

To inspire you, here we look through some of our showhome outdoor living areas that are all about summer fun with family and friends.

Picture perfect – Queenstown

This Queenstown showhome offers a unique outdoor living area complete with the stunning backdrop of The Remarkables’.

Accessed from the main living area, the deck offers a special outdoor dining experience with the comfort of being covered and surrounded by the home. 

The outdoor concrete patio offers another space outside, this time out in the elements. 

The firepit gives you the option to enjoy the colder months outside or stay out late and enjoy the night sky with friends over a glass of wine.

Maturiki splendour – Whangarei

Whangarei’s latest showhome features a spacious alfresco accessed from the main living area and set beside a generous-sized garden – this outdoor lounge is the perfect spot for hosting family and friends, having drinks and firing up a summer barbecue. 

The large lawn garden is ideal for keeping the young ones entertained while the hanging chair is an ideal place for grown ups to keep an eye on things or to relax with a good book.

Greenhill tranquility – Hamilton

This modern home makes the most of its generous outdoor spaces, creating a highly attractive private area to enjoy, whether it's for outdoor dining, outdoor fun, or letting the children run wild. 

The deck is accessed from both the main living area and the master bedroom – so you can easily access the spa to relax and unwind after a long day. 

The inclusion of bark and stones in the landscaping ensures low maintenance living, allowing you to spend time to relax and enjoy your outdoor escape.

Kupe glamour – Coromandel

This expansive showhome in the Coromandel features outdoor living areas for all to enjoy. 

A large covered alfresco area  that is accessed from the open-plan living area. 

This space is ideal for hosting dinner parties and family gatherings year-round – providing cosy shelter when the weather isn’t playing its part. 

To the left is a large patio and a decent sized backyard for the children and dogs to roam in.

The entire al fresco setting is further enhanced by beautiful landscaping.

Williams Estate wonder – Wairarapa

Wairarapa’s new showhome reflects one of G.J. Gardner's most popular designs, the Snell – a spacious three-bedroom design which also includes a study and a media room. 

Another great addition to the design is the covered alfresco which is cornered between the master bedroom and the open-plan living and dining area. 

This offers a great spot for undercover, outside dining and is positioned next to a huge back garden for all the children to play and run around on. 

The patio extends out beyond the covered spaces, too, so you can still relax with a book and a wine in the sunshine if you prefer.

If you are interested in a home with relaxed, private, sheltered connections with New Zealand's beautiful outdoors then find your local G.J. Gardner's team here to get in touch and get your new home journey started today.

Story by: Trendsideas