UncategorizedHome Depot Patio Style Challenge February 20, 2014 You guys…I am so excited to announce that I’ll be participating in this year’s Home Depot Patio Style Challenge! I absolutely love The Home Depot’s Apron Blog. It’s always filled with such creativity and inspiration and their style challenges are my favorite! Last year, I was so inspired by all of the amazing patios that the bloggers came up with. It introduced me to some new ladies that I absolutely love now like Kristin from The Hunted Interior. {via} And Brittany from Brittany Makes. {via} How inspiring and awesome are their spaces? And I loved my good friend Whitney’s deck. {via} All of the bloggers last year did an amazing job and I’m so excited to learn from them and create my own. I’m working now on our plan and I’m gathering inspiration images and sources. You know I’ll share lots of inspiration and sneak peeks along the way! But for starters and for any newbies around here, let’s remember where we started. When we moved into our house one year ago (almost to the day), the backyard looked like this: Dirt. Nasty stairs. No charm. Ugh. But I had a dream. Our master addition was coming straight off of where the stairs are in the picture above. So, that left us this lovely little side yard to the right. We really wanted to do a covered patio, but that just wasn’t in the cards for this house…too expensive for now. So, we went with the cheapest option, but an option I’ve grown to majorly love: chipped granite. The picture above was taken on my birthday last year. Chris had been working on the patio some, but I came home and the chiminea was in place and lights were overhead. It was starting to become the magical, cozy outdoor area I had dreamed of. We had very little money for decorative things and furniture at this point, so we had a very tiny budget for outfitting this patio so we could enjoy it. Chris had made the picnic table and I surrounded it with thrift store chairs. My budget for each was $5 or less. For the sitting area, I painted an old wicker settee that a friend was getting rid of and used two plastic Adirondack chairs. I really loved how it turned out, but we knew some of these things were temporary and we’d love to replace them with some legit outdoor furniture…when the budget allowed. They haven’t held up great, but the goal was just making it usable as cheaply and quickly as possible. In comes Home Depot Patio Style Challenge. Wahoo! Some of the things from our current patio will be staying, but lots will be changed and added. For starters, we’ll be adding mulch and lots of plants to the area between the patio and the fence. And of course, there are some really exciting DIY’s ahead! The vision is just beginning to take shape in my head and I cannot wait to start sharing my ideas with you! *** And just a quick reminder, if you haven’t voted for Apartment Therapy’s Homies Awards, head on over! There are some amazing blogs there 🙂
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says February 20, 2014 at 5:59 pm Congratulations, that is awesome news!! You’ve got a great space to work with and I can’t wait to see what you do! Reply
Lindsay says February 20, 2014 at 7:52 pm Thanks, Elizabeth! I can’t wait to see it start really coming together 🙂 Reply
Trina @ Let's Just Build a House says February 20, 2014 at 7:23 pm what a fun opportunity! I’m excited to see what everyone does this year. Love that HD! Reply
Lindsay says February 20, 2014 at 7:52 pm Thanks, Trina! I’m so excited about it. Aren’t their Style challenges awesome? I’ve always loved following them. Reply
Sarah says February 20, 2014 at 9:44 pm How is it we always seem to be working on the same projects at the same time!?! I love it! I’m currently hoarding away outdoor furniature off of craigslist to be used in the spring after we figure out what to do for a patio. Bricks? Gravel? Terra Cotta (we got some for free!)? We still haven’t decided. 🙂 I’m so excited to see what you come up with! Reply
Beth of designPOST interiors says February 20, 2014 at 10:01 pm That’s awesome news! I loved your fall table so I will be on pins and needles for this reveal! So fun! Reply
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says February 20, 2014 at 10:50 pm I can’t believe you’ve only been in the house for a year…you’ve done so much! Excited to see your transformation, you already have a good start to add to! Reply
caroline [the diy nurse] says February 21, 2014 at 1:16 am So excited to see what you come up with- it looks great already! Reply
Julia@Cuckoo4Design says February 21, 2014 at 12:05 pm So exciting and I agree all the projects are always so inspiring! Can’t wait to see yours! Reply
Ocean State Home says February 21, 2014 at 12:09 pm That dolly – what a find! I like the blue on the wicker settee. You don’t see that color used outside often but I like the look. It will be interesting to see what you come up with your patio design.. Reply
lori says February 22, 2014 at 4:06 am Lindsay, I’m Lori, a fellow design blogger {just starting out} and I love reading your blog and seeing your work. Good luck with this great opportunity. It has inspired me to redo our old swing set area to a patio/hang out/sitting place. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Reply
Anneke at This, That and Life says February 24, 2014 at 2:44 am I am SO happy for you Lindsay! This is going to be so fun for you guys!!! Reply
Kristin @ bliss-athome.com says February 24, 2014 at 2:30 pm Ohhhh! How exciting!!!! I want to this challenge sooooo bad! Maybe one day. Can’t wait to see what you do! xo Kristin Reply
Bethany @ Dwellings by DeVore says February 24, 2014 at 6:46 pm So excited for this and for you!! Reply
Shavonda@AHomeFullOfColor says February 26, 2014 at 7:37 am Yay!! So exciting! I cant wait to see you space. Its gonna be awesome! Reply
deck builder says February 28, 2014 at 1:46 pm Nice patio! It’s always fun to do an outdoor DIY project! Reply