5 benefits of outdoor living
Outdoor living spaces are not only aesthetically pleasing but are great to incorporate into your day-to-day living. Your garden is filled with a great range of stimuli that deserve to be experienced. Here are some of the health, social and financial benefits of utilising your outdoor living space.
1. Reduces stress
Your outdoor living provides a space for you to get away from work and the pressures of life and take in your surroundings. Outdoor spaces are therapeutic for stressed people as you focus in on your senses and enjoy the moment. Throughout history gardens and the outdoors have been used to relieve stress and heal. Sitting outdoors provides the perfect environment to contemplate decisions and reflect on your life. Allow your outdoor space to be a getaway when you need a moment to breathe.
2. Good for children
A study published in the journal of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found time spent near green places can improve learners’ cognitive development. Memory and attention were found to improve if green spaces were near pupils. Spending too much time indoors and in front of screens is bad for children as it can affect their weight, psychological health and sleep.
3. House extension
If you feel like your house is too small and you need an extra room, then it is time to invest in an outdoor living space. Utilise what you already have in your backyard and then buy key furniture pieces to make it a space that you love to spend time in.
4. Entertaining
Outdoor areas are great for gathering guests for special events. Decorate your outdoor living area with chairs and pillows to create a lovely space to entertain. Outdoor entertaining feels less restricted than indoor, allowing you to enjoy the fresh air and garden surrounds. Adults can enjoy chatting while the children can play games outside. It is quite an ideal situation.
5. Investment
If you look to sell your house in the future, outdoor living areas will increase the value of your home. A house with maintained gardens and outdoor living areas can often increase the value of the house by thousands of dollars compared to a house without an outdoor area. Your outdoor space will be a hidden gem that will pleasantly surprise potential buyers and it might even be the draw card that makes them choose your house.
How does outdoor living benefit your lifestyle? Let us know in the comments below.