Patio Makeover
Posted by Amy | Filed under Home & Decorating
Spring fever hit! No, truth be told I was procrastinating on doing real work and decided to spend the day outside instead.
We have two levels to our deck. I love to eat outside, but never want to carry all the food, drinks and kids downstairs where the table is. So I used all my muscles and carried the table upstairs to the top deck and put the chairs I had up there on the bottom level. This is what it looked like when I got the table up there…
After a quick run to Garden Ridge for buy one get one half off patio cushions…
Another before shot as I was moving old worn out furniture.
After…
The white flowers are $3.99 fake ones I found at Garden Ridge. Look real don’t they? I like to mix in some real plants with fake, because it never fails… that I forget to water them and they die. Eventually I will add more real ones, but for now these will do just fine.
I found this bamboo rug for $19. I needed it big time because our deck’s stain comes right off on your feet! Bad when you have little kids and white carpet!
So now we’ve been eating outside every night! Don’t know why I didn’t move things around years ago? A few nights ago we pretended we were on vacation. I was sitting outside in Italy, my son was at Lego Land, my daughter was in Paris and husband in Mexico on the beach (all of this according to my son)! ha. I’m glad we have good imaginations because it will be a while before we make it to any of those places:-) At least now I’m happy to have a nice place to pretend.
Have you completed any new spring projects? Please leave a comment and let me know what you’ve been up to. Add a link if you did a post about it.
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Tags: home decor, makeover, outdoor living, outside deck, patio, spring
March 26th, 2009 at 12:02 am
I NEED those cushions…and a Garden Ridge for that matter. : )
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March 26th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Look fabulous! Love the cushions and fake flowers.
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March 26th, 2009 at 12:29 am
What a lovely spot for a visit! I’ll have to bookmark so I can come back often. I love what you did with the patio. Great makeover! Must feel soooo good to have someplace so cheery to enjoy the out of doors.
Kristin
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March 26th, 2009 at 12:46 am
Your patio looks lovely. I love the cushions! I have been trying to get my garden started. The weather has still been pretty stinky so I haven’t gotten to as much as I would like to.
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March 26th, 2009 at 8:26 am
I really like your new cushions, they’re beautiful! Your patio looks so inviting.
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March 26th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Wow! That looks lovely. I so wish I were able to move onto fun things like this; but instead, we are constantly working on/renovating the inside of our early 1900s house/hospital. You can read about it at http://melindabrookshire.blogspot.com
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March 26th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
Gosh, this looks soooo lovely. I can’t wait to spruce up my porch this year. I’m concentrating on my “curb appeal” this summer. Thanks for the inspiration!
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March 26th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Wow, that looks so pretty! That’s exactly what I want my deck to look like. It’s a blank slate right now, so thanks for the great ideas!
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March 26th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Looks very pretty. Very inspiring…we love to eat outside too…especially in the Springtime.
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March 26th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Your patio looks great!!!
I so wish I had a bigger patio!
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March 26th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Your patio looks beautiful. I work at a school and have Spring Break for almost 3 weeks. I am hoping to clean out my whole storage shed (just condense, get rid of what I don’t need, etc). If I have extra time, I would like to do the same for my mom (I’m not sure she will ever get to it).
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March 26th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Fabulous! love the cushions- I have started on my patio yet- that is next week- let you know how it turns out =}
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March 26th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Hi Amy,
This is my first visit to your space. I think we got connected through the UBP, I am also new to twitter. I am in Michigan and yesterday I was at Garden Ridge and saw these cute cushions, they look fab! Enjoy the warm weather for me it is still heavy coats up here. Take care, Cathy
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March 26th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Hi Amy,
Great job, your patio looks so fresh and inviting!!
Karen
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March 27th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Love that patio set and love the cushions too! I like the way those bamboo rugs (and shades too!) give a “natural” look to everything.
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March 27th, 2009 at 7:52 am
What a great makeover! I love it!
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March 27th, 2009 at 8:17 am
Your outdoor area is so pretty! What a total transformation. Love the damask chair covers! Everything looks great, even the fake flowers!
~Misti
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Those cushions make such a big difference. They make your furniture look so luxe. I’m sure eating out on the patio will be such a treat!
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Oh I LOVE those cushions!! I wish I had a patio!!
~TidyMom
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:51 am
That patio looks VERY FASHIONABLE!!! You should come play on my site one day… fashion can be anything YOU think is fashionable not just close… I do have more fashionable patios linked today!
Those flowers do look REAL!
ENJOY your day!
Fifi
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March 27th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Wow, that black and white damask print looks so much more put together than the stripes…pretty!!
Your deck looks so inviting.
I have been working on our entry way and hallway…I posted about it as well.
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March 27th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Lovely make-over…I really enjoyed hearing about your sons imagination! Thanks for sharing!
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March 27th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
So jealous! My deck is still covered in snow here in Alaska!
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March 28th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Love those black and white cushions! Great makeover, Amy.
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March 28th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
How fresh and pretty!
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March 29th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
It looks great Amy! Love your new cushions. Great makeover!!
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June 11th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Wonderful makeover! I love the cushions and need a Garden Ridge here, too!
I love to eat outside too.
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November 26th, 2009 at 4:28 am
Yeah Look very nice and Lovely. I would like to have one set in the corner of my house.
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