Front yards are getting more attention nowadays by the homeowners in Fairfax County. Front yards are no more just used for showcasing the house from the street but also as a spot to mingle with neighbors and relax.
A new article at realtor.com says front yards and porches are among the hottest outdoor trends of the season In Fairfax County.
“People are rediscovering the joys of using the front yard and porch as an extended living room,” Pablo Solomon, a designer in Austin, Texas, told realtor.com. “This gives the homeowner actual benefit from the front yard other than just showcasing the house from the street. And by having neighbors enjoying their front yard, it creates more of a sense of community.”
Spruce up the front yard of your home in Fairfax County with rocking chairs or a swing, designers suggest. Also, display colorful planters and hanging plants and fill window boxes with bright flowers.
Plus, beyond just tucking a private entertainment space into a backyard, homeowners in Fairfax County are bringing more mingling spots to the front of the house. Some homeowners are adding a lounging area with a fire pit to the front of their home, for example.
“After spending so many hours at work disconnected from nature and often only interacting with people over the internet, the trend is to grab as much of real life and life friendships as possible,” Solomon told realtor.com.
Over recent years, builders have been taking note of consumers’ increasing desire to have a front porch again and are including it in more home blueprints in Fairfax County. The front porch was once a mainstay in home design in the early 1900s, but over the years, it was replaced by garage-facing homes. The entertainment focus of the front porch was then shifted to the backyard, out of the desire for greater privacy, too.
But the front porch is reemerging in Fairfax County. Younger generations are finding new uses for it too, even holding neighborhood events like “Porchfest” right from their front lawns.
