10 Creative Deck Ideas for your Eagle County Home

Lights, Seating, Views and More

Here at Rocky Mountain Decks, we love designing and building beautiful decks and comfortable, inspiring and made to enjoy outdoor living spaces. We love beautiful outdoor spaces that will add new opportunities for you to creating awesome memories with your friends, family and guests.The good news is there is a whole lot you can do to turn your deck into your favorite place to spend time.

As Spring arrives, snow melts and the aspens start to bud is a great time to consider upgrades to your Eagle County outdoor living style.

We’ve put together a list of 10 things you can do to bring your Eagle County deck alive this year.

1. Add a Hot Tub or Pool to Your Deck

A huge number of homes in towns such as Vail don’t have backyards. No yard, no problem. You can modify your existing deck to support a hot tub that will be an instant attraction to your deck and make it a whole new living space.

2. Add Color to Your Wood Deck

Wood is not always the best choice of deck building materials. However, if you have a deck and it’s getting older, try painting the decking a different color. Make it pop and add warmth in just a few hours.

3. Maximize the Deck Views

Have a deck in Eagle County? Design and add seating and tables to frame the scene for our eyes to focus on amazing sunsets, snowcapped peaks or even downtown or along the Eagle River.

4. Create a Roof or Overhang

Look at adding a structure to create a sitting area that is protected. Small roofs and pergolas can all add roofs and provide shade and interest to your existing deck.

5. Take the Inside Outside

Nobody likes to sit on a hard and uncomfortable wood bench or railing. Look at taking the inside outside with comfortable seating, benches, ultra-comfortable pillows and blankets and outdoor rugs.

6. Add a Hammock or Swing

Add a whimsical spirit to relaxing. Easily add a hammock or porch-style swing and let the days pass while you relax.

7. Open Up the View with New Deck Railings

Improve your railings to improve your views. Consider switching to alternative railing options to be sure views of Vail or Beaver Creek are not impeded. Take a look at railing options with thin balusters, wire or glass panels.

8. Add an Outdoor Fire Pit

Nothing beats an outdoor fire in the mountains. As the sunsets, create a cozy deck space by installing a fire pit on your deck. Add some seating, pillows and a throw and you have to be dragged back inside.

9. Deck Lighting

Add deck lighting on steps, balusters and railings which allows you to spend more time and enjoy your deck even more with an illuminated and inviting space.

10. Add Built in Benches

If you don’t want to have to keep moving seats consider adding a bench that creates structures and seating along the perimeter of the deck.

We are Deck Builders serving Vail, Edwards, Eagle, Avon and more! Are your ready for a new deck, then you’re in the right place. Rocky Mountain Decks is one of Eagle County’s premier deck designers and deck builders.

Deck Lighting: Illuminating Your Outdoor Living Space

Add Beauty, Safety, Comfort And Value

We love decks! One of the best ways to make your home more beautiful, functional ad inviting is by adding a beautiful deck. There is no doubt that a new deck or remodeling your deck is an exciting way to upgrade your home’s outdoor living space.

Have you thought of adding deck lighting? If not, it’s a great way to help your yard and deck look even more beautiful. Furthermore, you will be able to spend more time and enjoy your deck even more with an illuminated and inviting space.

A number of manufatures provide awesome lighting solutions including Trex, Timbertech, By adding lighting to your deck you will get a huge overall difference in functionality and appearance of your outdoor living space.

Photo Credit: Trex.com

Benefits of Deck Lighting

Whether you are getting a new deck, or interested in adding lighting to your existing deck, there are many ways that deck lighting can enhance your outdoor space. Here are some of the benefits of adding deck lighting.

Home Safety and Security

Although there are many benefits, one of the best is certainly is that deck lighting instantly provides enhanced safety and security. No matter if you are going up or down the stairs or simply just moving around a deck filled with furniture after dark, the last thing you want to happen is an injury. Integrated lighting in the steps, railing and other locations makes navigating through your deck much easier. Additionally, outdoor deck lighting can help reduce home threats from invaders as home that are well lit are less likely to be targeted for burglary or theft.

Deck Aesthetics

Adding outdoor deck lighting adds instant beauty to your deck. Deck lighting will dramatically add to the overall aesthetics of your deck, while enhancing the ambiance of your outdoor living space. Deck lighting is a simple way to create the mood you want to set, whether that’s a romantic evening using your deck lighting to have a party go well into the night. Deck lighting will add value to your deck and home, while adding to your home’s curb appeal.

Deck Lighting is Great for Entertaining Guests

Here in the Rocky Mountains, we have great weather. Outdoor decks and patios truly are great spaces for entertaining guest throughout the year. By investing in lighting for your deck, you are enhancing your outdoor living space. When you have friend and family over, lighting will enhance the mood and make your home inviting.

Lighting Adds Comfort

When you add deck lighting, you’ll enjoy more time in your living space. From cool summer nights, to shorter fall days, deck lighting provides freedom that you and your family can enjoy, no matter the time of day. The ability to utilize your deck more automatically adds so much enjoyment to your home, you’ll instantly see the in investing in deck lighting.

Modern lighting solutions can be built into the design of a new deck or added to your existing deck. The newest deck lighting energy systems require low energy, come with great warranties and look awesome when combined with decks, railings, pergolas, and more.

Adding Deck Lighting to Your Deck

We listed just a few reasons of adding deck lighting, as you can see it comes with many benefits. If you are considering a new deck or patio, be sure to consider deck lighting, as you will significantly improve the project’s outcome. Looking for an awesome makeover or update, by adding lighting to existing deck, gazebo or patio, can be an awesome solution.

Looking for a Breckenridge deck builder to help with adding new deck lights, or build or refurbish an existing deck, pergola, patio or gazebo, contact us and see how we can help you.