I thought weekends were for relaxing and unwinding! That is what I thought until my hubby and I decided to tackle some outside projects we have been putting off doing. You see I have wanted an outdoor space, deck or patio, for some time. We were planning on building two new decks one on the front and a bigger one on the back. Well, that was until my hubby went to the doctor and found out that he has a hernia and may need surgery. Surgery means no traveling for several weeks which means no more extra money.
So we decided to work with what we have. What we have is an old patio that is about 12 x 24 and a decent front porch. We reworked the front porch, painted and added some new mouldings and such. It looks really good. I have a before pic and will take one when it is all done in a week or so.
Instead of a big back deck we made our outside area using the existing patio. We put up a gazebo and bought some wicker furniture and a wrought iron dining set. My hubby redid my garden area and around the drive way with those castle stones. It looks wonderful. All I want to do now is buy an outdoor rug for the sitting area. That means another trip to Lowes. I actually like it more than a deck.
It is funny we have been to Lowes so many times in the last four days that some of the cashiers remember us. We do have a problem of underestimating what we need at times and that can mean several trips to the store.
It has been a long, hard weekend and I am dog tired, but it has been well worth it. I can't wait to post the photos of the finished product.
1 comment:
Please do post the pics. I want to do something to my back yard, I need some inspiration. Thanks for coming by my blog.
Be blessed,
Chasity
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