Costco Has the Patio Furniture Out — Is It Time to Build the Outdoor Space You've Always Wanted?

A Colorado Rite of Spring

It happens every year. You're making your Costco run — picking up olive oil and a flat of sparkling water — and then you turn a corner and there it is. The outdoor furniture. The BBQs. The patio sets stacked halfway to the ceiling.

And something in you shifts.

Suddenly you're not thinking about olive oil. You're thinking about long evenings on the back deck. The smell of something on the grill. The hot tub on a night when it drops to 45 degrees and the stars are doing what Colorado stars do.

Is it technically still winter? Maybe. There's probably another snowstorm in the forecast — this is the Front Range, after all. But Costco has made its intentions clear, and honestly? So have we.

The Outdoor Space Most Homes Are Missing

We talk a lot about what happens inside a custom home — the kitchen, the great room, the primary suite. But for most of our clients in Boulder and across the Front Range, the outdoor living space is every bit as important.

Colorado gives you 300+ days of sunshine a year. Even the cold months come with crisp, clear days that beg you to be outside. And yet so many homes treat the backyard as an afterthought — a flat patch of lawn, a concrete pad, maybe a builder-grade deck that wobbles when you step on it.

That's not what we build.

What a Sopris Homes Outdoor Space Looks Like

When we design an outdoor living area, we think about it the same way we think about any room in the house: What's the purpose? How will people actually use it? What makes it feel like it belongs here — in Colorado, on this specific piece of land, with this specific view?

For many of our builds, that means a thoughtfully designed back deck that flows naturally from the interior. Wide plank decking. Comfortable furniture that actually invites you to sit. A fireplace or fire pit that extends the season well into fall — and honestly, into winter if you're willing to bundle up.

A hot tub, positioned for privacy but open enough to the sky that you can watch the stars. Perennial landscaping that looks intentional in every season. Outdoor lighting that makes the whole thing feel magical at night.

All of it connected. All of it considered. All of it designed around the way you want to live.

Why Now Is the Right Time to Start

Here's the thing about custom homes: the time between 'I want this' and 'I'm sitting on this deck with a cold drink' is longer than most people realize. Design, permitting, and construction take time — which means the clients who start conversations in spring are the ones enjoying their new outdoor spaces by the following summer.

If you've been thinking about building on the Front Range — or adding a meaningful outdoor living space to a new custom home in Boulder, Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette, or anywhere in between — right now is exactly the right time to start that conversation.

Mother Nature will be ready when you are. Let's make sure your home is too.

Let's Build Something You'll Actually Use

Sopris Homes designs and builds custom homes across the Boulder and Front Range area, with a deep appreciation for Colorado's outdoor lifestyle. If you're dreaming about a back deck, an outdoor fireplace, or a hot tub with a mountain view, we'd love to be part of that conversation.

Reach out today and let's start designing the outdoor space you've been thinking about every time you walk past the patio section at Costco.