The Adjacent Big Affair {Patio Project-The Before}

After completing the large Master Bedroom makeover a few months ago, it was fourth dimension to start thinking most our side yesteryear side project. When purchasing our abode a fiddling over 8 years ago, the lot was definitely i of the biggest selling factors for us.  It's a large lot compared to other homes inwards the neighborhood, together with since we're inwards the dorsum of the neighborhood, there's no i behind us.  The yard is a blank slate loaded amongst potential, but nosotros haven't done much to it yet.  So, nosotros began to brainstorm most what nosotros could do...

I've shared the patio amongst you lot inwards the past.  There is a wonderful brick patio that is partially covered amongst roof together with partially covered amongst a pergola together with huge wisteria.  

Patio Tour

Black together with White Striped Rug

Looks pretty from a distance, but closed up, in that place was problem a-brewin'.  The pergola was warping together with non attached correctly.  The wisteria offers swell shade, but was rattling invasive together with would popular upwardly everywhere inwards the yard together with flowerbed. The brick edge was firstly to come upwardly loose.

 As nosotros began dreaming most the dorsum yard together with how nosotros would similar to purpose it, nosotros knew some changes would live inwards order.  So, knowing that nosotros needed to address some issues, nosotros came upwardly amongst a programme to create a fabulous outdoor living area. 

Using some ideas from her porch every bit inspiration, the amazing Emily of Eleven Gables came over together with helped me figure out a pattern that would work.  I'll part the programme for where we're headed inwards a follow-up post, but here's some inspiration that we're drawing from.

Eleven Gables

Dixie Delights

At Home Arkansas via Pinterest

This epitome actually doesn't convey whatever elements that our novel infinite volition have, it's merely i of my all fourth dimension favorite patios together with then I wanted to include it!  Hmmm, come upwardly to mean value of it, mayhap I could mash those gingham panels inwards somewhere.

Southern Hospitality

In training for operate to begin,  we completely cleared everything away.  

Yes, that 2x4 is belongings upwardly business office of the pergola nosotros were concerned about.  Classy, right?

That's a built inwards grill at the terminate that we've used in i lawsuit inwards our 8 years of living here.  It does construct a fabulous spray epitome stand, though!  ;)  We've ever been express to what grill nosotros purchased according to what would tally inwards that fiddling topographic point where nosotros could tuck away a gas grill.

All of the beds are out of control.  We knew that modify was coming together with then we've done nix amongst them this year.  

Coming upwardly I'll part our makeover plans amongst you lot together with plough over you lot an update.  My Instagram friends got a fiddling sneak peek of what was happening over the weekend... together with then exciting!

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