November 02, 2015
Sometimes the best part of a home isn’t on the inside. The most relaxing activities happen outdoors – think barbequing in the summer or jumping in piles of leaves with your kids in the fall. (Although who says you can't keep grilling in November?)
The homes up for sale below all stand out for what they have outside: incredible patios so you can eat, play and party al fresco. Because sometimes you need to get out of the house to realize how great your house is.
1. A cozy backyard of your own in Center City, $725,000
(Photo courtesy of Zillow)
This tasteful and elegant four-bedroom townhouse on Saint Albans Street features a historic garden courtyard originally built in the 1870s. If you’d like a little haven that you don’t have to share with your neighbors, though, step out to the backyard patio – a perfect little oasis in middle of the city.
See the full listing here.
2. Fall in love-love in Bryn Mawr, $795,000
(Photo courtesy of Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty)
You know you’re on the Main Line when the real estate listing brags about how you can see the 14th hole of the Radnor Valley Country Club from your backyard. If golf isn’t your sport of choice, you can enjoy this home’s private tennis courts or the raised patio, where a gas line is conveniently connected to the barbeque.
See the full listing here.
3. Travel back to the '20s in New Hope, $2,495,000
(Photo courtesy of Zillow)
This home captures the chic style of the Roaring Twenties. It was designed by William Bottomley, architect of Manhattan’s famed River House, and one of its best features is the view of the river you get from the bluestone patios and the wisteria-covered arbors.
See the listing here.
4. A green retreat in Buckingham, $550,000
(Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s International Realty)
The greenery surrounding this Bucks County home is simply gorgeous, and there’s no better place to see it in the two-level private patio. (Although the six-foot windows in the kitchen are also nice if you must stay indoors.) Who wouldn’t want to take dinner outside if you were surrounded with such stunning scenery?
See the full listing here.
