Solution: This home in Apple Valley, Minnesota, has upper and lower patios that are unified by the colors and styles of their concrete pavers and the step units that connect the two levels. Large, light-colored pavers form the surfaces of the two patios and smaller dark pavers create their borders, while the connecting staircase is constructed of dark concrete step units.
Concrete Landscape Products Unify Upper and Lower Patios
This backyard getaway in Apple Valley, Minnesota, is split between upper and lower patios. Attractive complimentary concrete pavers and step units visually bring the two spaces together, yet give each one a distinctive look.
The upper "grill patio" is surfaced with speckled off-white Grand DISCOVER PAVERS® bordered by a band of dark-toned 8x16 ELEMENTS™ PAVERS. A few steps down from a wooden deck attached to the home and surrounded by greenery, this spacious patio is for cooking out and dining.
From there, a staircase composed of PASSAGEWAYS® STEP UNITS in the same dark tone as the 8x16 pavers leads down to the lower "play patio." Sporting the same Grand DISCOVER PAVERS as the grill patio, the play patio features a swimming pool and a lounge area for recreation. Here, the taupe pavers nicely complement the mid-century modern patio furniture.
Project Highlights
This project demonstrates that the color and style of concrete landscape products from County Materials can bring unity and sophistication to all types of patio projects. Using only two types of pavers and a set of step units, all in coordinating colors, two separate patio spaces can be visually related to one another while ensuring each retains its own character.
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