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28 Mar 2019
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Latest Outdoor Kitchen Trends

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Summer may seem far off but enjoying a backyard kitchen in the warm weather is just around the corner. The new year offers the latest outdoor kitchen trends that can be utilized to enhance your existing outdoor kitchen or become part of planning a new one.

In past years, trends aimed more towards making your outdoor kitchen an extension of your indoor one, with the grill being the main focal point. In 2019, we’re seeing a slight twist on that. Outdoor kitchens will be more ‘outdoor’ in appearance and overall aesthetic, and the grill is no longer the focus.

Stainless steel cabinets, LED lighting, smokers, built-in seating and intertwining decks and porches are just some of the big trends for 2019. Pizza ovens are becoming more popular too, as are multiple cooking surfaces, including gas burners, charcoal grills and wood-burning or gas ovens.

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Create the Outdoor Kitchen You Want

The only limitation to designing or transforming your outdoor kitchen is your own imagination. Green Scene Landscaping can help complete the outdoor kitchen of your dreams with an endless array of possibilities and combination of features.

Create the perfect bar space for entertaining family and friends with an eating area or island that can be custom designed to suit any sized kitchen and maximize space and flow. Does your family like taco Tuesdays or make your pizza Wednesdays? If they do, adding a serving station to your new kitchen will allow for a fun and interactive dinner.

The outdoor kitchen that you choose can be fitted with all of the appliances of your indoor kitchen using Green Scene Landscaping’s outdoor kitchen service. You can make it as much of a full kitchen as you like, complete with sinks, cupboards and a food refrigerator. And for the wine drinkers, consider adding a wine fridge into the mix.

To find out more about the latest outdoor kitchen trends or for a consultation for all of their services, contact the professionals at Green Scene Landscaping today.

13 Feb 2018
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Landscaping to Increase the Value of Your Home

Landscaping to increase the value of your home.

If you’re selling the house this year, your home will compete with hundreds more in your price range.

Landscaping is one of the best ways to separate your house from the pack. Choose the right project(s) to complete early this spring and see the impact on your home’s value and desirability instantly.

The landscaping projects below:

  • Help your home stand out in the crowded spring and summer real estate market.
  • Drive up your potential asking price (some estimates say as high as 25% of the home’s total value).
  • Give you a return on investment up to 100% and sometimes more!

So before you put your house on the market, think about this.

A custom outdoor fireplace

Backyard FireplaceBuyers look for unique and functional features to set one home apart from another.

A custom outdoor fireplace does just that.

It gives buyers a central outdoor space to host family and friends almost year round.

An outdoor natural stone fireplace is low maintenance and eye catching, and could be the factor pushing your buyer to a bigger offer.

A stone patio

A stone patio is easy to maintain and looks great.

Outdoor living space is often the factor leading a buyer to one house over another.

A stone patio provides a solid foundation for your hot tub, BBQ, patio furniture and more (or your buyer’s).

A large stone patio is more attractive than a small patio flanked by a patch of ragged grass. So consider what’s around your patio before settling on a size.

A spacious deck

backyard deck builder midssissaugaIf the stone look isn’t right for your home, a wood or composite deck gives your property that functional living space and wow factor.

A multi-tiered deck gives your home a special feature most of the others in your neighbourhood don’t have.

Buyers are willing to increase their offers to make sure they get this feature and don’t have to build it themselves.

Looking for something simpler but still effective?

You can add smaller landscaping elements to make the house stand out.

  • Get some trees! Some stats show houses with tree landscaping sell for 10-15% more than comparable alternatives.
  • Refresh your walkway. Update old brick walkways with new stone and small design elements (like pebble surrounds or perennials) for a serious bump in curb appeal.
  • Put a new layer of mulch in your flowerbeds. That rich dark colour makes your garden look super healthy.
  • Plant bushes around your deck or patio. Bushes give your outdoor living space a more defined border, which many families appreciate.
  • Fill in your flowerbeds. Sparse planting looks a little depressing (if your garden beds are sparse, you already know this). Fill in the spaces with local plants.

Ultimately, any landscaping improvements you make will attract more motivated buyers and bigger offers.

And if the landscaping makes you fall back in love with your home, there’s no reason you can’t pull down that For Sale sign and stick around a few more years. You’ll enjoy everything your improved backyard provides the family.

Call today for a quote on a handful of backyard landscaping options. Get your project started early this spring and make the most of the buzzing real estate market before it cools in the fall.

24 Nov 2017
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Why Winter is the Right Time for Your Interior Home Renovation

Get Better Value with a Winter Renovation

Most families choose to undertake home renovations in the spring or summer, and that’s just fine.

But an interior home renovation in the winter holds a lot of advantages over the summer. As a homeowner, you get:

  • Better scheduling.
  • Faster permits.
  • Great incentives.
  • …and more.

So before you shelf those renovation plans for the year, take a look at why winter renovations are actually better for most families than summer or spring renovations.

What kind of renovation are you planning?

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Some renovations will be great to complete before you hit the thick of the holiday entertaining season.

  • Feature walls.
  • A dramatic new mantle.
  • Full basement completing.

Your renovation might be quicker than you think.

Call to figure out a timeline with our team and see if your renovation can get done before your family arrives for holiday celebrations.

Better scheduling options for your winter interior renovation.

Most families get involved in interior renovations in the spring and summer, leaving contractor schedules wide open in the winter.

It’s a win for you, since the contractor is free to work comfortably around your schedule.

Chances are your contractor can pick up your project immediately and get to work within the week. The sooner the project starts, the sooner it ends – the sooner you have your new basement.

Taking a vacation? Come home to a renovated living space!

landscaping mississaugaIf your family plans to travel this winter, like many do, book a renovation while you’re away.

You’ll avoid the disruption to your daily life and won’t live through any of the stress most homeowners feel during any kind of home renovation.

Leave for your trip and come home to a fresh, new feature or living space. It’s the best way to get a home reno done.

Get those building permits fast.

Government agencies run into the same slowdowns as contractors during the winter.

With less work going on, they tend to get permits done quicker than usual.

The shortage of overall building projects in the winter means yours gets a bump right ot the front of the non-existent line!

It’s another factor helping move your renovation forward to completion before the holidays are upon us.

Get the end-of-season incentives and price reductions.

The end of the year usually brings the best price incentives for building products.

If you want to save money on your renovation (and really, who doesn’t?), this is a huge opportunity.

A handful of stone suppliers in the GTA are offering end of season clearance prices, up to 70% off stone products. If your project requires stone, now is the time!

The working conditions are right.

Dry air helps concrete and other building compounds dry quicker, speeding up your overall renovation timeline.

If the conditions outside are just right, it’s actually better to pour concrete footers for your large home addition this time of year. Frozen ground and dry air are perfect conditions for digging foundations and pouring footers.

Depending on your project, the cold, dry weather could really work for you.

There’s still time to get your interior renovation done before your holiday entertaining hits, and the possibility for money savings and flexible scheduling make the winter a prime time of year for interior home renovations.

Talk to one of our experienced project planners today and find out how a winter interior renovation can fit your budget and timeline!

05 Oct 2017
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Here’s Why Your Home Needs A Feature Wall

Have you been considering redecorating or starting a complete custom renovation in your home, but are weary because of the costs, time commitment, and mess?

Creating a feature wall in a room is a simple way to bring a fresh look and feel into a room without all the added expense and commitment of a full-blown reno.

What Is A Feature Wall?

A feature wall takes one of the four walls in a room and turns it into a focal point, or centerpiece of sorts.

In picking one wall and making it a different, stand-out colour, the entire mood and aesthetic of a room can be changed.

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A feature wall can also be used to highlight various areas in a room, such as:

  • Dining area
  • Fireplace or mantel
  • Office/desk space
  • Kids’ play area
  • Staircase
  • TV wall

Feature Wall Pros – The Great

  • Unite a room by bringing a statement piece of great design
  • Great for small spaces. Adding one wall with striking colour or texture can add the illusion of depth and space, when there isn’t any.
  • If you have an open floor plan, a feature wall can help divide and define a space.

Feature Wall Cons – The Not-So-Great

  • If feature walls are done in the wrong colour, texture, pattern, or material, they can be distracting and clash with your design, creating a sense of unease.
  • Depending on the colour or material you choose, your feature wall can date easily or quickly, so be prepared to update your feature wall.
  • In an already crowded or busy space, a feature wall will just add to the noise. Be sure to choose a room that is not cluttered.

How to Choose A Wall For A Feature Wall

Choosing a room and a wall for your feature is one of the toughest decisions.

It depends on where you want your feature wall. Do you want it in your bedroom? Living room? Dining room? Entryway?

Here are some ideas to get you thinking.

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Bedroom

  • Placing your feature wall on the wall behind your bed highlights the main function of the room, and creates a focal point of your space.
  • A feature wall in a child’s room is especially fun because you can create a mural or a chalkboard wall where they can let their creativity soar.

Living Room

  • A feature wall behind a fireplace or mantel is a popular choice because it turns your fireplace area into a work of art.
  • Using natural stone or brick in your living room will create a more homey and inviting feel.
  • Create a cozy seating area by adding a feature wall with warm tones and textures.

Dining Room

  • Placing a feature wall in your dining room will create depth and a more sophisticated look and feel

Entryway

  • Add a feature wall in your entryway in the space where you hang your coats, or on the staircase to divide up the space and create a welcoming environment.

Want A Feature Wall In Your Home? Let’s Get Started!

If you want to add a feature wall to your home, Green Scene Landscaping can help.

Give us a call today and ask a member of our team how we can bring a focal point into your home with a feature wall.

09 Feb 2016
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THE GTA HOME & RENO SHOW 2016

 

Join us at the 2016 GTA Home & Reno show.

SHOW FEATURES

Get a head start on your reno resolutions at the first home show of the year, where you will find GTA’s top contractors and suppliers, celebrity experts and local designers all under one roof.

SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY WILL BE ON THE CASALIFE MAINSTAGE SAT. FEB. 13 AT 1PM

Add the hashtag #ticketsGTAhome&renoshow for your chance to win tickets to the show.

 

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