Before
05/24/2008: The project began with DC cleaning and stripping the cement patio.
After
06/15/2008: The project is 100% complete and utilizes mostly reclaimed, reused, and/or repurposed articles from the late 1940s - 1950s.
I am absolutely delighted with this space. It's been a whole heap o' work - this is true. But both my husband and I are thrilled with the result.
Updates: 07/07/2008
Over the holiday weekend, 07/04-06/2008, DC helped our neighbor install his privacy fence. The look from his side is rather like a compound. But that's him. This fencing that he chose, which fronts his side, is very basic and very rustic. The back, which faces our yard, ended up looking very much like an unfinished barn.
This did not make me happy at all. We worked way too hard on this space to have the backside of his fence making our area look like a stalag. To counteract this look and to give our side a more finished appearance we installed sections of pressure treated latice down the length of his fence.
Our patio, partitioned from the neighbor's with the ugliest fence. Finished w/ lattice work.
I also planted little pots of ivy in the hopes that it will grow and eventually cover the wall.
I planted ivy-lets in the hopes that they will soon cover the offending wall.
There are 5 pots in total, stategically placed. I have my fingers crossed on this one peeps.
I've established a photo album and diary of the project that was previously featured on CasaSugar.
Please click here if the iFrame is not showing: http://teamsugar.com/group/429878/albums/1660692
Velvet
Armani Jeans
Lee
I think that painting on the screen is beautiful!
1Love those seat cushions. Gorgeous!
2Haze it's fabulous!!! Your screen came out magnificently!!! I love the pop that it adds! The design is gorgeous and the colors just beautiful, so vibrant!
I hope you enjoy many good times in your new outdoor living space! Raise a glass for me out there one day for me, will you
(or a cup of tea is good too lol). Wish I could do it myself though, it's a beautiful space
and you should be so proud!
Great job!
3Kim
Haze, it looks amazing! Sit out on your lovely patio and enjoy the warm summer nights with a pomegranate martini on me!
Cheers to you and your husband - fabulous work!!
4Haze, it's ablsolutely charming!!! That screen should be handed down for generations!
5Great job!
6Awesome job!!
7It turned out so great! I love that you reused old furniture and the screen was a great choice!
8Thanks so much, Ladies.
9I am stoked - 100% stoked - and so very proud of it. My husband is too. He's going around telling everyone about it - emailing photos and such to people that we know but who are at a distance.
Haze you and hubby amaze me. I love the patio. It is beautiful.
10very pretty
11Beautiful!!!
12love it!
13Thanks so much! I really appreciate all of the encouragement and support that you guys have given us over the course of this project.
14What a cool project! You guys are very talented. I'm sure you'll have an awesome summer on your new patio!
15Okay, pardon the pun.... I'm floored!
What an AWESOME job!!!! I think it's amazing that you planned it, took the time to do it "right", and your hunny helped. It's just a wonderful bonding experience, and it is so inspiring.
16good idea with the fridge full of dishes etc!
17Thanks again, Ladies.
18tdsollog: Double Dutch thankies to you. It's funny but as much as my husband and I really do love each other, it's next to impossible to find a job that we can work on together. This was the exception and far from the rule. I think it was because we each had our own things to do and so we stayed out of each other's way. We each have our own way of doing things and they are quite divergent from each other. Of course you know that we're both always right and there is not too much of a middle ground.
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