My guest post at Coco & Kelley....

For those of you who never saw my redesigned patio & how I put it together, check out the guest post I did for Coco & Kelley. I explain some of it there....and remember, before re-designing a space, always draw it out & plan a few different versions. Then, pick the best one! Here's my re-designed patio below. Over at Coco & Kelley, Cassie is doing style escapes week, highlighting several outdoor spaces.....take a look here.

My Backyard Patio...re-done!

It took a total of 7 hours to complete this project, but we are finally done...for now. In the near future I'd like to add a cover so the rain won't wet this little area up. Then eventually replace the entire thing, and get all new materials/wood. The sun has hit it for so long now, it's wearing away! (To see the BEFORE photos of what the patio used to look like, click here).

*Click on the photos for larger images*

Anyhow, this space is much more inviting now & that was my goal. Could I have made it better? Sure, but I was trying to stay within my budget of $550 and that's what I did. Eventually, I'll also replace the 2 (old chairs) on the side, with a 2-seater metal bench & cushion...but for now I'll just sit at my bistro & have some breakfast & coffee with my guy on the weekends.

Hope this post inspires you to re-do or update your own patio for the Summer!

Quick glimpse of the patio re-do...

Final result photos coming soon!

ABOVE: Painted a few of the terra cotta pots a gold color.

   

ABOVE: Bistro set- white- BELOW: Painted Light lime Green

BELOW: Spray painting more accessories and pots.

BELOW: Adding the Corrugated Steel and removing the ugly, old trellis.

BELOW: Corrugated steel installed. It was getting dark out, so we brought in some extra lighting. Painting finally! ! I had Home Depot mix some Behr Paint to create this Turquoise color.

  

My Patio Re-do....

I was so inspired by these pics in Sunset Magazine I felt like re-doing my own patio. I wanted to do it all on a relatively small budget.

So far, I bought:

• A white bistro table with 2 bistro chairs = $100 (may paint it, melon, turquoise or lime green)
• A few potted plants, which seems to have taken over most of my budget. Pots are not cheap! The nicer the color, the more $$ you will need to dish out.
• Outside area rug = $95
• 3 Hanging white lanterns = $36
  

The most labor intensive part will be covering that UGLY trellis white wood! In order to give the patio area a more modern edge, I decided I would try this corrugated steel look - similar to the red one in the Sunset Mag photos. So, the question is, what color should I paint the corrugated metal sheets??? I created a few quick mock-ups of what it may look like after painted. What color do you like or think I should go for? I'm leaning towards the blue-ish tone or green.

*Photos above via Sunset Magazine*

Below is my plan:

When all the plants are in their places & the new bistro table is set up, the metal sheets are installed & hopefully painted....I'll post the photos. We are hoping this will be done no later than Saturday!