Paid Advertising | The Real Estate Collection, Windermere Lakefront | January 2024
You heard it as a child: “Put that down and go outside! Get some fresh air!” How often, though, did the story end where you had to be dragged back inside, since you and your friends were running, jumping, acting, and laughing up and down your neighborhood streets?
These memories are refreshing and innocent, perhaps since something has changed. Life feels busier now; our minds are fuller, often with anxieties and worry. In fact, we look back to our childhood and dream, “If only I could go back.”
Here is the good news: You can and should go back… outside. And it starts with reclaiming your outdoor spaces by making them an extension of your living room.
Outdoor Living
With January being the coldest month averaging at 71°F, the high is in the 70s five months out of the year. This is why outdoor spaces and lanais are so popular in Florida. Windermere lakefront properties are special, however, because your patio door opens to stunning lake views, wildlife and nature. For Windermere lakefront owners, this space, and the water itself, is an extension of their living room.
Even if there is no room for a pool, an extended, roofed patio (lanai) is a space for peaceful, solitary moments and parties alike. Both sunny and rainy days are spent outside, where neighbors live, grow, mourn, and rejoice together.
Crafting a Space for Community
If you could craft your outdoor space any way you like, what would it look like? For Windermere lakefront homeowners, the lake is the crown jewel and starting point. But think about the outdoor spaces beyond your lanai door. Do you see a pool there? Are there large couches and seating arrangements around the firepit? What environment do you want your children or grandchildren to experience? Do you see a 75” OLED TV hanging on the wall, or will outside be a “device-free zone,” where phones are replaced with smores, music, and storytelling?
What you give your attention to is a vote for the person you are choosing to become. And if that attention is given to the people we care for and new neighbors we meet, there is something refreshing, meaningful, and life-giving about such a choice. It is reminiscent of something perhaps we left behind, which all started with the familiar refrain: “Go outside and get some fresh air.”
If you’re looking to buy lakefront property in Windermere, choose the experience of The Real Estate Collection. In 2007, Kari Fleck, Windermere lakefront resident since 1993, established the enterprise, leveraging three decades of real estate expertise, prominently featuring Windermere waterfront properties. The Real Estate Collection is your premier brokerage with an unmistakable mission: to deliver value that transcends the industry standard.
The Real Estate Collection, Windermere Lakefront | windermerelakefront.com | 407.656.7814 | 100 W Plant Street, Winter Garden, FL 34787
