If you have just redesigned your front patios then you will have made a renovation to your home that sits proudly out at the front of your home and welcomes people into a building that appears well maintained and modern. This is one of the great benefits of making your patios look their best – these are at the front of the home and so they make a good impression and also impress the people who are driving past them.

    When you get patios remodeled then this will usually mean that you have had new tiles put in, but there will be more than that. Likewise you will have new grout in meaning that even the minute spaces between tiles looks new, and you will have your walls etc repainted. You might also have more added to your patios, whether this be a gate or a raised section for flowers or something else.

    In short though patios look great once they've been remodeled, and they also provide you with somewhere you can sit outside and relax without getting mud and grass on your shoes and while enjoying a different vibe to the one in the back garden. To really make the most of this spot though then you should also make some other changes to it.

    First of all consider lighting for your new patios. Lighting will enable you to read outside and it will also mean you can water plants etc in the evening (especially pleasant in the summer when it's still warm) and do other things out there. The best lighting will be serene and not too bright, and using solar lights too can create a great luminescent glow for your front patios that won't cost you a penny meaning that you can keep them running all night.

    On top of this you need to create somewhere to sit and this is what will allow you to use this as another little quiet spot for rest and relaxation. Using a bench or a set of garden chairs and a table will mean you can sit outside with a glass of wine or a cup of tea and enjoy the sun setting or watching the world go by during the day. To make this even better you should also consider using some kind of shelter out here. This then means that when its raining you can still sit outside and read but you can at the same time listen to the light patter of rain above you which some people find very relaxing. To further add to this relaxed atmosphere then why not bring a fountain out here too which will trickle quietly and reflect and refract light to create dancing shadows.

    How you have the patios installed initially can also help you to get more from them. For instance consider asking for under-floor heating. This will heat the patios from underneath which makes them warm on your feet, but which also prevents damage from ice such as pot holes.