{"id":75111,"date":"2018-05-25T14:25:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T18:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/?p=75111"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:36:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:36:54","slug":"harness-the-power-of-outdoor-seating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/bhgrelife\/harness-the-power-of-outdoor-seating\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Pro Q&#038;A: Harness the Power of Outdoor Seating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Create an extension of your home in fresh air areas with advice from Dream Team member and outdoor pro, Carson Arthur. While landscaping and hardscaping may offer a balance between man\u2019s world and nature, a great outdoor space will increase the value of your home. Get inspired now!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Question: What&#8217;s the best backyard design to sell your home?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2013 Manuel M.<\/p>\n<p>Buyers today want useable space in their backyards. Patios, decks, and even gazebos all have great returns for one specific reason: they give buyers more square footage that has purpose! (And who doesn\u2019t want more living space?) I always ask homeowners, \u201cWhat don\u2019t you have in your house? Is your kitchen big enough? Do you have a dining room? What about a fireplace?\u201d If you can offset the shortcomings from the inside of your home with something that you KNOW you are going to use outdoors, then you have an instant selling feature and also a way to meet the needs of any buyer who has specific things they are hunting for. Skip the plants and gardens in the backyard and focus on seating areas with great furniture!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Carson Arthur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><button class=\"more-link\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1241,"featured_media":75141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,23],"tags":[1591,4241,111,1021],"class_list":["post-75111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ask-a-pro","category-outdoor-design","tag-ask-a-pro","tag-backyard-design","tag-carson-arthur","tag-outdoor-design","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ask a Pro: Harness the Power of Outdoor Seating - BHGRE\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Create an extension of your home in fresh air areas with advice from Dream Team member and outdoor pro, Carson Arthur. 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