The Platinum Blog
For most people, deciding to heat their pool is a decision made for the family as a means of providing enjoyment and extending the swimming season into the cooler months. But a heated pool also comes with additional perks such adding value to your property as well as several therapeutic health benefits.
When looking for the best pool shape and design for your Long Island, NY home, the two most important aspects to consider are location and function. Besides what you're looking to get from the swimming pool, you also want to make sure you have your expectations set for what you want to do with the surrounding areas (for example, how much patio space will you really need?).
We are very selective in the products we recommend to our Long Island, NY clients. Unilock happens to be one of the select few we love. Unilock is a well-known supplier of natural stone and manufacturer of concrete products, particularly famous for their high quality and versatile pavers. They offer a stunning range of quality products, but their natural stone pavers, especially, are ideal for creating beautiful patios and outstanding walkways.
Breaking up your Long Island outdoor space is essential in order to avoid the monotony of a single large, uninteresting plain. Visually, a space divided into smaller sections is far more interesting and will draw the eye into it. Varied textures, different styles of pavers, boldly contrasting borders and retaining walls can break the surface up into a variety of outdoor spaces and can signify a difference in function of each space. Of course the importance of smaller, distinct spaces is not only aesthetic.
A largely popular landscape design feature for Long Island homeowners, the mighty outdoor fireplace offers both an aesthetic focal point as well as a functional addition. Here, we take a look at a few of the styles to choose from while highlighting some of the custom work that the design and build team at Platinum has completed.
Outdoor kitchens combine the luxury and comfort of a well-appointed indoor kitchen with the freedom of the great outdoors. Of course, there’s more to laying out the perfect outdoor kitchen than setting up a grill and plugging in the mini-fridge. To really get the most out of your future outdoor space, there are some important things to consider.
