lucy
Oldies but Goodies
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Post by lucy on Jan 20, 2015 12:28:03 GMT -5
I have the world's uglist patio....and it's one i actually designed.
The back of our brick ranch house, we have a rectangle concrete pad. There are 2 sets of french doors that open to the patio (bedroom, and kitchen doors), and then we have a small screened sunroom on the short end of the concrete pad.
Where most back yard patio's line the house on one side, and the yard on the other.....ours goes from the house, to the blacktop of the drive way. And, having teenagers that drive, and their friends....we have lots of cars out back. The yard is off to the side.
We never sit on the patio..mostly just go in and out, even tho i have a couple of nice picnic tables.
I think this year I will spend the money, and try to get some giant potted plants, hanging ferns, etc...to make this space more friendly.
any ideas?
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BC
Oldies but Goodies
"For all Your goodness I will keep on singing, ten thousand reasons for my heart to find."
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Post by BC on Jan 20, 2015 14:15:27 GMT -5
I don't remember it being ugly. Could you get a nice outdoor living set (with the dark wicker and pretty outdoor cushions). That way you could enclose the actual sitting area within the seating, and some large potted plants or something? Then have the walking area, along the outdoor perimeter of the seating area? I want to get one of those outdoor wicker sets, (w/ the dark wicker, for some reason, I've never cared for white wicker) for, both, my front porch and my back porch. (They're so expensive though. I keep thinking that I'll get some on post seasonal sales, but, I never seem to.)
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