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Large natural pool fountain idea with a rectangular backyard brick structure.

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Phoenix Siding Exterior Huge mountain style multicolored two-story mixed siding exterior home photo with a mixed material roof

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Phoenix Patio Example of a huge mountain style backyard concrete paver patio design with a fire pit and a roof extension

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Phoenix Natural Pool fountain - huge transitional backyard brick and rectangular natural pool fountain idea

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Exterior - Siding Huge mountain style multicolored two-story mixed siding exterior home photo with a mixed material roof

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Large natural pool fountain idea with a rectangular backyard brick structure.

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Personalized designs and seamless indoor-outdoor connections will be the main priorities in 2024. Innovative trends are changing our perception of and use of outdoor areas, which is leading to some interesting advances in the realm of patio design. With cutting-edge technological integration, eco-friendly materials, and adaptable layouts, the newest 2024 patio trends are sure to take your outdoor living to the next level. These trends provide unlimited inspiration for designing the ideal outdoor paradise, whether your vision is of a space for rest or a vibrant gathering place. Explore all possibilities to create inviting and functional outdoor spaces for any lifestyle with these 2024 patio trends! BBQ Bill's designs and installs cantilever pergola, louvered and alumawood outdoor patio covers for any backyard.

2024 Patio Trends: Blending Indoor And Outdoor Spaces

According to Houzz, the demand for outdoor spaces has increased by 50% since 2020, signaling the growing popularity of seamless indoor-outdoor living. This reflects homeowners’ increasing desire to create a harmonious living environment by integrating the natural beauty and open feel of the outdoors with the comfort and aesthetics of indoor places.

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New 2024 Patio Cover Trend: The K-BANA™ Manual Roof

The preference towards blending interior and exterior areas emphasizes the significance of design components that establish a coherent whole. A smooth indoor-outdoor transition requires extending flooring materials from interior to outdoor spaces, utilizing complementary or comparable color schemes, and incorporating natural components like stone and wood.

Like Azenco Outdoor’s K-BANA™ Manual louvered Roof, you may match the manual louvered pergola’s floor color to your patio’s. These architectural choices create a harmonious transition between indoor and outdoor surroundings and improve the visual appeal of living areas.

Additional Features That Makes The Difference

The practicality of these spaces is also greatly improved with the addition of features like  BBQ island kitchen, fire features, fire bars, fireplaces, fire pits, fire grills, fire rings, pizza ovens, BBQ grills, griddles, smokers, cookers, rotisserie, refrigerators, heaters, sinks, patio covers, outdoor accessories and cozy seating. With the addition of these options, living space is expanded beyond the typical boundaries of the house, offering new opportunities for entertainment, relaxation, and taking in the scenery. Retractable screens increase the adaptability of your pergola and make it easier for homeowners to adapt to shifting weather patterns and personal preferences.

Architectural features like motorized louvers enable seamless interaction. Simple transitions between natural light are made possible by Azenco Outdoor’s R-BLADE™ motorized louvered pergola, allowing dynamic interactions between interior and outdoor areas.

Embracing Multifunctionality And Customization In Patio Design

A statistic from the National Association of Realtors (2023) shows how the world of home design is always changing: 64% of homeowners currently want their patio to serve several purposes, a percentage that is predicted to increase by 5% in 2024.

Multifunctional patios are becoming the heart of the home, hosting everything from quiet, sunny meditation sessions to outdoor offices and mostly lively evening soirees under the stars.

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Customization is at the heart of outdoor living, a trend shaped by modern homeowners’ interests and lifestyles. Based to the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), 75% of millennials have expressed an interest in outdoor kitchens in 2023. The number of entertainment areas has risen by 40% since 2021, suggesting an increase in interest for personalized patio spaces that expand beyond functionality.

Pergola Customization

Patio customization possibilities are endless and adaptable to a wide range of design preferences. Azenco Outdoor’s R-SHADE™ insulated roof pergola provides architectural elegance and shade, while the R-BLADE™ louvered pergola offers a breezy feel. From integrated fire pits to comfy seating areas, each feature can be customized to meet the homeowner’s needs, transforming the patio into a real extension of the home’s living space.

The distinction between indoors and the outdoors is fading away as personalization and customization become more and more significant. Today’s homeowners seek solutions that represent their aesthetic preferences while also meeting the necessities of their specific lives. The opportunity to customize their outdoor buildings and furniture so that each space is not only functional but also a true statement of personal style and vision.

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Smart Solutions: Technology Enhances The Patio Experience

With 82% of homeowners interested in outdoor innovation (NKBA, 2023) and a $154.4 billion worldwide smart house industry (Statista, 2023), smart solutions are becoming a growing trend in patio design. From motorized louvers to integrated LED lighting, technological advancements are transforming the way we interact with and enjoy outdoor areas.

Home Automation Extends To Outdoor Spaces

Outdoor automation takes the lead, providing both convenience and efficiency. Motorized louvers offer personalized shading solutions, allowing homeowners to control sunlight exposure and ventilation to their liking. Integrated LED lighting not only lights the patio area but also provides energy-efficient solutions that help to save costs and promote sustainability.

With the development of smart controls and voice-activated assistants, it is now possible to operate patio amenities such as lighting or heating and cooling elements with simple voice requests or at the touch of a button, adding ease and refinement to outdoor living areas. Smart solutions allow homeowners to take their patio experience to the next level by providing the ideal environment for entertaining guests.

Future-Proofing Your Patio Investment: Durability And Adaptability

Durability and adaptability are crucial factors for homeowners wanting to invest in their outdoor areas in the fast-growing outdoor living product industry, which is estimated to reach $26.8 billion by 2027 (Freedonia Group, 2022). As the business expands, the demand for long-lasting, adaptable patio structures increases. These 2024 patio trends are demonstrated by Azenco Outdoor’s durable, weather-resistant aluminum pergola structures, which not only provide greater longevity but also have a modular design that allows for future customization.

The growing patio trends such as versatility, customization, and smart technology are key. Having spaces that adapt easily to our needs, whether for a peaceful retreat or lively social gatherings is becoming a must-have. With smart tech integration, convenience is at every homeowner fingertips, making outdoor living both sophisticated and sustainable.

Selecting Knowledgeable Professionals

However, creating this desired area requires choosing the proper partner for the job. That’s where BBQ Bill's broad construction network comes in, giving you access to qualified contractors who can bring these ideas to life in your own house. They recognize the value of designing long-lasting, adaptable environments that reflect your taste. So, when contemplating these ideas for your patio, remember the importance of hiring a reputable contractor who can ensure your outdoor space is not only built for today but also for the future.

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Conclusion: 2024 Patio Trends

transforming your outdoor space into a haven of comfort and style hinges on selecting a partner that matches your vision and standards. Azenco Outdoor stands out as that ideal partner, offering a widespread network of skilled dealers ready to update your dream patio. Their commitment to crafting durable, flexible covered living spaces tailored to your preferences ensures not just an aesthetic upgrade but a long-term investment in your home’s value and your quality of life. Embrace the opportunity to work with pergola contractors who understand the essence of quality and innovation. Reach out to us today, and take the first step towards creating an outdoor area that perfectly embodies your idea of outdoor living, ensuring it thrives for years to come.

BBQ BILL'S STORY

Outdoor Living Store in Las Vegas

For more than 30 years, outdoor barbecues and kitchen solutions have been the name of the game at BBQ Bill’s. We are your premier barbecue store in Las Vegas, NV, that can help you create the ideal outdoor cooking and living space based on your style and budget.

We design and install custom outdoor kitchens, BBQ island kitchen, fire features, fire bars, fireplaces, fire pits, fire grills, fire rings, pizza ovens, BBQ grills, griddles, smokers, cookers, rotisserie, refrigerators, heaters, sinks, patio covers, outdoor accessories and build as construction contractors.

Our experienced barbecue experts will create a masterpiece that perfectly matches your vision for function and beauty. We have access to thousands of quality items and install only superior-quality products from some of the best names in the business, including Alfa, Alfresco, Amore, Aspire, Blaze, Bonfire, Coyote, DCS, Delta Heat, Fontana Forni, Gozney, Green Mountain, Hestan, Lynx, Memphis, Pit Boss, Summerset, Twin Eagle, Viking, Wolf.  

We service Las Vegas, Henderson, Mesquite, North Las Vegas, Blue Diamond, Enterprise, Goodsprings, Moapa Valley, Mount Charleston, Nelson, Paradise, Spring Valley, Summerlin South, Sunrise Manor, Whitney, Winchester, Arden, Jean, Logandale, Overton, Primm, Sloan, Vegas Creek, Boulder City, and Pahrump. Contact us today to let us help you build the outdoor barbecue and kitchen space of your dreams.

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Master Bath Bathroom in Phoenix Bathroom - huge cottage master multicolored tile and marble tile marble floor and white floor bathroom idea with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white walls, a vessel sink, marble countertops, a hinged shower door and multicolored countertops

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Mediterranean Closet - Walk-In Walk-in closet - huge mediterranean gender-neutral carpeted and gray floor walk-in closet idea with glass-front cabinets and white cabinets

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Phoenix Decking Patio Inspiration for a large mediterranean backyard patio fountain remodel with decking and a gazebo

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Phoenix Bathroom Bathroom - huge cottage master multicolored tile and marble tile marble floor and white floor bathroom idea with furniture-like cabinets, brown cabinets, a one-piece toilet, white walls, a vessel sink, marble countertops, a hinged shower door and multicolored countertops

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Powder Room Bathroom in Phoenix Image of a traditional powder room

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Walk-In Closet in Phoenix Inspiration for a huge mediterranean gender-neutral carpeted and gray floor walk-in closet remodel with glass-front cabinets and white cabinets

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5 Useful Tips For Remodeling in Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ

The home is where the heart is! Well, this statement holds for all homeowners, especially those occupying the same property for decades. What's moré? There are instances of a home being owned by generations. Times do change, and the amenities and design trends vary considerably. Moreover, the homeowner may require additional space as the family grows or may want to rent out a portion that needs to be self-sufficient. The right way to have the property altered as per one's requirement is to consider remodeling in Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ.

The task may be an enormous one, or the alterations may be minor. Whatever may be the necessity, it is advisable to consider the following tips to transform the old property into a brand new one that appears perfectly suited to modern times:

1. Research- Sure, hiring a general contractor is the norm, but one cannot follow the words of just one contractor blindly. It thus makes sense to research extensively and contemplate the features that would work admirably. Finding the right furniture items as well as artwork can be done single-handedly as well. There is no need o panic about the expense involved. The homeowner can source things most cost-effectively and ensure perfect aesthetic appeal without going overboard.

2. Scope- It is also vital to consult the contractor and lay down the rules. A deadline may be set so that one has a fair idea about the completion of the project. The things that need to be done first must also be clear for all concerned. Finally, it would help to sign a contract with the contractor where the dos and don'ts are listed perfectly.

3. Paint- Combinations- It would certainly not do to leave everything to the contractor. One of the last things to do is to repaint the concerned walls so that the entire property appears fresh and untouched. While it is simple to understand the magic of a lick of paint, a wrong choice can have disastrous effects. Opting for the latest trends in color may be counterproductive, especially when one is eager to paint only the portion that has been remodeled. The homeowner may go with a neutral choice and stick to a black & white palette for a dramatic effect. Otherwise, a contrasting hue may give the entire home a new, pleasing, captivating look.

4. Spacious- Admittedly, not all homes boast vast spaces. It would be a good idea to resort to a few tricks, thus making a small space seem bigger. Using white or light colors on the ceiling and walls is a unique way of doing it, as is the intricate use of mirrors.

5. Kitchen- Cutting the clutter is all-important concerning the kitchen. There are multiple ways of making the kitchen look appealing by concealing the old cookware and dinner plates. Appropriate cabinetry and a dedicated place for kitchen appliances make it functional and attractive.

First-time property investors may be eager to contact new home builders in Paradise Valley and Phoenix, AZ, to own a home that fits their purpose to a T.

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I'd like to get this blog started by sharing an aesthetic that I absolutely love, especially in the setting of a game, and one of my favorite games, My Time at Sandrock, which follows it. It's a "post-post-apocalyptic" setting, in which the apocalypse has happened, the world was destroyed or became uninhabitable, but by the time the game (or other media) takes place, people are beginning to get on their feet again. I don't know if there's a specific name for this. I've seen "reclaimed by nature", but while that's often a part of these settings, that the ruins of the world before the apocalypse have been filled with plant and animal life over time, it's not always the case. "Hope punk" is probably the closest.

I'll probably come back to this idea a few times, but for now I'd like to talk about how well I think My Time at Sandrock embodies this aesthetic.

For anyone who hasn't played or heard about the My Time series, they're super chill singleplayer (for now) RPGs where you play as the "builder" for one of the "Alliance of Free Cities" (Portia and Sandrock, in their respective games). They have a vibe very similar to Stardew Valley, where the game is based around days in the calendar year, but you can work at your own pace, build your workshop as you like, complete quests to improve the town, and socialize and form relationships with the NPCs. My Time at Sandrock is one of my favorite games of all time. It's currently my banner image, and I met one of my now best friends during the multiplayer closed beta.

My Time at Sandrock takes place in a frontier town in the Eufala Desert. It's this world's equivalent of a gold rush town, where people flocked to dig up relics and technology from the Old World (the game's term for the civilization who lived before, and caused, the apocalypse). However, most of the town's already scarce natural resources were squandered during this time, and it fell on hard times. Your job as the new Builder is to help the town get back on its feet by helping to build buildings, explore the ruins, defend from monsters alongside the Civil Corps, with the end goal of achieving prosperity for the town, sustainably this time.

The town of Sandrock is built nearby a massive ancient ruin, resembling a shopping mall, called Paradise Lost (a name which I think is referencing the "Paradise Lost" step of the Hero's Journey). This ruin is presumably what a lot of the Ruin Divers were interested in. The game has a cute, cartoony style and I love wandering through the hazardous ruins, fighting cleaning and construction robots, and wondering what they were building before the world was shrouded in darkness.

So, how did that happen?

300ish years before the game takes place, was an era described as the Age of Corruption, when technology had peaked, humans lived the high life, and robots did most physical labor. However, before long was the Day of Calamity, when the technology that the humans had built for war caused chaos and darkness across the world.

For 200 years, humans lived in darkness, mainly underground, under nuclear winter conditions while monsters owned the land above. Finally, a man named Peach built a machine to blow through the clouds, allow sunlight to reach the land, and allow humans to come out from underground and begin to rebuild civilization. This event is commemorated as the Day of the Bright Sun.

The series doesn't give much detail beyond this, but I don't think it should, unless it's the focus of a future game. It's just enough to give context to the settings, as most of their worldbuilding happens in the present, not in the past. Both games take place in a world 100 years and two or three generations after the Day of the Bright Sun. Civilization is being rebuilt, people are prospering, and there is even a religion called the Church of the Light formed around non-violence, cooperation, and opposing the use of Old World technology, as they believe it's dangerous and fear the same end as the Old World had.

Sandrock, though, has gone through this pattern again, in its own way. In their rush to strike it rich on Old World technology, the ruin divers and the city used up all of their natural resources, resulting in the trees all being chopped down, the town's oasis drying up, and the only thing left being the ruins themselves. You, as the town's new builder, are put in the empowering position of lifting up Sandrock from this situation and restoring it to its former glory.

This is the part that I love so much about My Time at Sandrock. The prospect of rebuilding an entire civilization is difficult to achieve as one character. Games like Civilization, RimWorld, and Terra Nil tackle this by making the player essentially omnipotent, giving them control over the whole developing civilization at once (or in Terra Nil's case, with wildly advanced technology). But Sandrock does this differently: By re-creating the reconstruction effort on a smaller scale, with just one town, and placing the player not at the top, in charge of everything, but as the one doing the grunt work to build bridges, buildings, lifts, farms, train tracks, and much more (though some of this has been in the pre-release multiplayer story mode). You slowly get to see this charming frontier town rise back up from the desert. Over the course of the game, you even get things like tourists appearing once you repair the train tracks. It's an absolute joy to watch your hard work come to fruition, and see the town overcome its own mini-apocalypse.

Thanks for reading! This is a topic I've wanted to share for a long time, and I'm glad I finally had the time to do it. I'd highly recommend My Time at Sandrock, especially if you're a fan of games like Stardew Valley, or aesthetics like the one I talked about here It's a super chill game, and I love playing it to relax after a long day of work or college lectures. And, if you want someone to play multiplayer Sandrock with, feel free to message me!

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This rewriting of the H-3's history—[the interstate highway in O'ahu]—parallels the U.S. colonial administration's triumphant narrative about Kennon Road [in the Philippines]. The transportation and tourism agencies of the state publicized the H-3's completion as the victory of modernity, engineering technology, and democracy. Building the H-3 allows access to a "stunning" experience of the land, making this identification with the transcendent democratically available: "Indeed, without the freeway, no one — except for the few who had the ability to hike the rugged terrain — would have had an opportunity to see this scenery." The "small group" of "some" Native Hawaiians is reduced to insignificance next to the feat of engineering and modern design that supposedly serves the rest of the "citizens of Hawai'i" by giving them an uplifting experience of mobility. The H-3 was increasingly and consistently identified as a roadway that inspired feelings of the scenic sublime. Persisting against the "mountain of obstacles," its designers and builders are finally "heroic," producing a "highway that celebrates and preserves its lush natural surroundings." This epic masculine achievement outlines a gendered understanding of technological discipline dealt upon the literal and figurative mountain of obstacles understood as irrational, feminine, and nonmodern. Finally disciplined by the completion of the interstate, the narrative continues, the natural surroundings of the tropics are showcased as a picturesque landscape, to be equally experienced and seen by everyone, uncluttered by trivialities of historical occupation, overthrow, and colonialism. The languages and "techno-logics" of tourism, military efficiency, and modern engineering are instrumental to the H-3's production as a site where tourists and residents can access an experience that exceeds and transcends the particularity of Native Hawaiians. This discourse of the technological sublime is politically indispensable to the state because it abstracts the material conditions of the H-3's production, making land once again alienable from indigenous life. [...] Just as tourism infused the dominant script of the H-3 in the late twentieth century, what was disavowed during the litigious and combative construction of the highway reemerged as the original author of the road: the military. Although military security logics had initially spurred the construction of the H-3 through massive federal appropriations, and even though its presence was understood to be the trigger for the entire H-3 project, the military lay low during the long construction process. After the road's completion, the more controversial aspects of the militarily driven project and process were initially elided through the surfeit of tourist narratives about its democratized benefits. Once the highway was deemed a success, however, narratives about the advantages of military engineering and a militarized state economy were validated and reinforced. These articulations are so ingrained that even some of the protestors concur: "We never would have seen that valley without the military." That military-sponsored technology allows democratic access to this dramatic, transcendental experience is crucial. Indeed, the engineering innovation cited by the state was more aggressively linked to military modernity. Emphasizing the H-3's engineering design reinserted a consciousness of how the militarization of Hawai'i benefits and informs the construction of the interstate, deflecting critiques of Hawai'i's extensive military occupation. The speed and almost-flightlike feelings of travel that it manufactures not only distance its users further from the more distressing relations of paradise but also detach violence from the military project of securing paradise. In the end, the H-3's conversion into a tourist attraction transforms the military-as-occupant into a beneficial guest that continues to contribute to the hard, constructive work of securing Hawai'i as a modern, multi-cultural paradise.

from Securing Paradise: Tourism and Militarism in Hawai‘i and the Philippines, Vernadette Vicuña Gonzalez