DESIGN + BUILD
Custom Outdoor
Living Spaces
Adding an outdoor living space is one of the most meaningful investments you can make in your home. Not just because it adds usable space, but because it creates a destination. A place where dinner stretches past sunset. Where the fire draws people in on fall evenings. Where mornings begin under a pergola rather than inside four walls.
At GreenRoots, we've been designing and building custom outdoor living spaces across Kennett Square, Chester County, and the surrounding communities since 2002. Every project begins with the same belief: your outdoor space should feel like a natural extension of your home, not an afterthought bolted onto the back of it. Every pergola, patio stone, and outdoor kitchen layout is considered in context, including how it connects to your home's interior, how light moves across the property throughout the day, and how you and your family actually want to live outside.
An outdoor room designed by GreenRoots is a true extension of your home. It's architecturally considered, beautifully finished, and built for how you actually want to use it. From intimate dining terraces to full-scale entertainment pavilions, we design outdoor living at every scale.
What We Design and Build
Outdoor Kitchens and Dining Areas: A well-designed outdoor kitchen does more than hold a grill. We design cooking and dining spaces with built-in counters, pizza ovens, wet bars, and custom cabinetry, all positioned to maintain conversation flow between whoever is cooking and whoever is relaxing. Utility access, drainage, prevailing winds, and the relationship to your indoor kitchen are all part of the design equation.
Pergolas, Pavilions, and Covered Structures: Shade structures define outdoor rooms the way walls define indoor ones. Whether it's a cedar pergola that filters afternoon light or a fully roofed pavilion with integrated lighting and ceiling fans, we design structures that anchor the space and make it usable across seasons. Our Chadds Ford pool house featured fully accordion doors that allow the entire structure to open for a seamless indoor-outdoor experience or close completely for four-season use.
Fire Features and Gathering Spaces: We design custom fire pits and fireplaces as the natural center of gravity for an outdoor space, the place where people instinctively gather. Our designs consider seating geometry, wind patterns, sight lines to the rest of the property, and materials that complement the surrounding hardscape.
Outdoor Rooms and Lounge Areas: We think of outdoor spaces the same way an architect thinks about interiors: as a series of rooms, each with a distinct purpose and mood. A conversation area near the pool. A quiet reading nook behind planted beds. A dining space positioned to catch evening light. Every element earns its place in the design.
One Team, From Concept to Completion
We don't hand you a plan and wish you luck finding a contractor. The same team that designs your space builds it. When our builders arrive on site, they carry the full context of the design intent, including the reason every stone was placed at that angle and the reason the pergola sits where it sits. At GreenRoots, that knowledge never gets lost in translation.
Serving Chester County and Northern Delaware
Our outdoor living portfolio spans communities throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware, including Kennett Square, West Chester, Chadds Ford, Chestnut Hill, Newtown Square, Villanova, and Garnet Valley in Pennsylvania, as well as Wilmington, Greenville, and Newark in Delaware.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does an outdoor living project typically take?
Scope drives timeline. A patio and fire pit can take four to six weeks. A full backyard transformation with a pool, pool house, and outdoor kitchen may span several months to over a year depending on permitting in your area.
Do you handle both design and construction?
Yes. GreenRoots is a full-service studio. We design, install, and manage every project in-house. The creative vision is never lost in translation because the designer and builder are on the same team.
Can you work with my existing landscape?
Both approaches work. Some clients come to us with a blank slate and want a complete master plan. Others have existing features they love and want to build around. Our site analysis identifies what to keep, what to enhance, and what to reimagine.
What's the first step?
Contact us for a personal consultation or call (484) 631-3852.