How to Create Your Dream Outdoor Living Space
We are all looking for inspiration to tweak our own homes. I know I am always on the hunt to small detail-oriented things and also the overall picture. We love hanging out outdoors. We are mainly inside the workshop or sitting at our computers, so creating a dreamy outdoor living space to relax and get some fresh air is wonderful.
In all transparency, this isn’t our back patio space. This is actually Dylan’s parents! For some background context, we have used his parent’s garage at one house and most recently, their detached garage for our shop. Since we have gotten married and moved into our own house, we moved the shop with us. To give back for all those years of allowing us to use their space, we wanted to create a dreamy outdoor living space they both can enjoy.
Dylan’s mom is always rearranging and talking about what she would love to do to this back patio. His Dad has already started with the amazing tongue and groove ceiling and beams. Let’s keep that momentum!
The goal here is to get rid of all the pine straw outside the patio and the flower beds, add better seating, a place for a grill, a new dining table, privacy off to the side, and a bonus would be adding a fire pit.
Before we get started here all the links to everything we used:
Edging: https://homedepot.sjv.io/KevVVx
Landscape Fabric: https://homedepot.sjv.io/2rLOPO
NexGrill Daytona: https://homedepot.sjv.io/gbe9zB
Fire Pit: https://homedepot.sjv.io/vn9XLe
Conversation Set: https://homedepot.sjv.io/P0vooY
Dining Table: https://homedepot.sjv.io/Eagkn4
Sectional: https://homedepot.sjv.io/6bQvar
Roll Down Shades: https://homedepot.sjv.io/qnL11y
Marble Chips: https://homedepot.sjv.io/doPxxK
Earthgro Black Mulch: https://homedepot.sjv.io/NKvggK
Smart Strip Lights: https://homedepot.sjv.io/mgJeeX
Bistro Lights: https://homedepot.sjv.io/x9jBB5
Paint: https://homedepot.sjv.io/QOvBB3
The first thing we did was take everything off the concrete and power-washed the ground and brick to prep for paint later. Then, we scooped up all the old pine straw because we will be laying gravel down instead. We marked off this area into the shape we wanted with a shovel and started grading the dirt away from the house slightly.
We used this heavy-duty landscaping fabric that we HIGHLY recommend! We will never ever buy actual fabric material weed barrier. All I’ll say is that it doesn’t work. Once, that was all laid out and pinned down, it was all hands on deck to move 2 pallets worth of this marble chip to the area. Who needs a gym workout?!
While Dylan moved the rocks around to make them even, I moved onto putting Earthgro Black Mulch in the flower beds. This stuff is amazing because it helps to keep weeds out! Brb while I go get some for our house.
Dylan and his Dad built a little privacy wall to go on the patio. This will be in the middle of two roll up shades, so you always have the option to keep things private or open!
The last major thing left to do is paint this brick wall! The color is Alabaster from Sherwin Williams, which matches the rest of the house.
The final thing to do is obviously everyone’s favorite part, putting furniture in place!!
