I mentioned a few weeks ago when I shared all about our new windows that we were getting ready to replace our back patio. Like pretty much everything else with the house, the patio is in really rough shape. We have so many plans for the backyard, but before we can start on any of them, or the mountain of landscaping we have to do, the patio needs to be the first thing we change before moving forward. Even though we've repainted the house, installed a new roof, soffit, gutters and windows, we still have so much to do... as you can see! Replacing our back patio is the first step to really being able to start working on the back of the house. Here's what our existing patio ...
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New Outdoor Patio Furniture
Our outdoor patio was needing a little bit of a refresh. The hard winter months had left it feeling sad, depressed and ready for a tiny makeover, which I was happy to give, considering our patio is one of the first things you can see when you walk through our home... specifically because the back wall of our house is filled with large doors. For a few months there, we didn't have the prettiest set up out there. I had pushed everything to one corner to make it easier for snow shoveling, and it just sat there looking depressed. That wasn't anything a little makeover couldn't fix though... You may remember the outdoor furniture that I transformed last summer, it was such a big makeover, but ...
Fence Picket Outdoor Table Top
I have a confession, and it's kind of funny.... We have a lovely patio area... but no patio table. Ha! When we built our home we added a big patio off the back. One that overlooks incredible mountain and farm views. It's lovely out there, especially when we're entirely surrounded by corn. But until a few weeks ago, it sat empty. Well, not entirely. We do have a grill and two chaise lounges that I swiped off the side of road pre-blogging. (Anthony should have known then...) But other than that, it was empty. And what's a patio without a patio table? It's like macaroni without cheese. It's just wrong. Luckily, a while back I scored a round metal patio table for free. It was ...
Split Stump Side Table- $30 Thursday
Happy $30 Thursday to ya! April, Jen and I have some fabulous projects in store for you today! Oh how we LOVE $30 Thursday! Here's mine! A while back, I had a great idea pop into my head... an outdoor side table made from a split stump! Bingo! And it was pretty simple to make! Here's what I did: First, I started with a regular ol' stump. My sweet uncle volunteered to chop it up for me while I was at work, so I don't have a picture of this step. Just imagine a stump being chopped into several pieces... Once the stump was chopped up, I started putting it back together. Yes, yes, I know that sounds weird. Let's chop it up just to put it back together. I'm ...
$30 Thursday: DIY Wire Garden Globes {Set of 3}
Welcome to the second edition of $30 Thursday! April and I have teamed up again to bring you two more projects that can be made for $30 or less! Love it! Remember April? Be sure to click over and see her project too! Alrighty- let's do this! I've had my eye on wire garden globes for forever... I almost bought a few of them several different times but kept holding back knowing that I could get more bang for my buck if I made them myself. I'm so happy I waited! I love how mine turned out! At first I struggled with the best {and cheapest} way to make them. I wanted to use a thick wire so that they were a bit more "chunky", but the thicker wire didn't want to bend like ...
Landscaping Love: Part 1
I feel like I have a lot of posts that begin with "Part". Perhaps that's because we have so many projects going on, or so many different things to get done before something is considered complete. In a way, it's a beautiful thing. It means that we're making progress and I love progress. Today's topic is something that the hubby and I have REALLY wanted to get started. In every way, this is part of a new series. Landscaping. It makes such a huge difference to a home and it's something that we have ZERO of. Well, if you consider random rock landscaping then we have boat loads! Seriously. The whole rock thing is a little annoying to us, because, well, we don't have enough dirt to start a ...
Style Board Series: Master Patio
I can honestly say that the master patio style board has been one of the funnest to create thus far. I've had a difficult time choosing a couple of the items, just because there are so many awesome things to pick from. Luckily, our patio is quite large and because of that I am able to divide it into two different sections, if you will. On the side of the master bedroom I am planning on expanding the stamped concrete with stone pavers. As an added bonus to the property that we bought, the previous owner left behind a ton of stone pavers, which threw me for a loop in the beginning. I had no clue how we could reuse them, but I was adamant that we keep them. I have found a new place for several ...
