Category: Backyard

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 8

Week 8 and I feel like it’s just the beginning! Here she is in ALL her INCOMPLETE GLORY! I have more than a few things left to finish. But I figure, the path to a perfect backyard is an evolution and 8 weeks isn’t nearly enough time. Besides, it’s looking 1000% better than what I started with!

I hope you’re sitting down for the before and after comparison! Yikes! Am I right?! Brace yourself, because here comes the next one!


I’m still waiting on 3 more stepping stones (because I had NO IDEA how many I needed and had to order more), I have to sew the cushions, I still have a couple of bamboo trees to plant, and I can’t for the life of me decided on pathway lighting, but we’ve come a l-o-o-o-o-o-ng way, baby! I can’t believe it’s the same backyard, can you?!

I’m so totally excited about these stepping stones! They really tie the two separate patio spaces together.

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all 20 Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 6

Current situation with the Indian York sandstone pavers…

Here we are, looking pretty fabulous so far.

This is my rudimentary plan

I’m not 100% sure about the gray areas (which are meant to denote pebbles).

And these beauties are my ammonite fossil stepping stones made by a UK sculptor, Andrew Mckeown.

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all 20 Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 5

This week things are really happening.

The landscapers tore out the grass and dug out enough dirt for a 2-tiered step into the dining room. Now we have a gravel pit instead of a mud pit.

Yes, it looks as bad as it sounds (see below).

On a good note, this gave me time over the weekend to plant my window boxes and hanging planters and make ALL THE MESS I wanted without having to clean up the soil.

And since we had some major moss growing on the fence, which we stained 3 years ago, I decided to go ahead and re-stain that this weekend too while we’re at it.

And I finally found my stepping stones; not the round ones I had hoped for, but I think they’re not too shabby during the COVID-driven materials scarcity.

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all 20 Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 4

What?! Its Week 4 of the One Room Challenge already?

On a good note, FINALLY there’s some movement.

There’s been A LOT of garden clearing happening to prepare for the landscapers, who are arriving tomorrow. 

And my outdoor fabric from My Fabrics (to make new covers for to this thrifted and upcycled seating situation from Gumtree ) is on its way from Germany. Just feast your eyes on the pattern and color joy, will you! It even has the illusion of texture to add some more depth to it.

Although, due to Brexit, we now have new shipping rules to contend with. I had to order my 10 meters of fabric in two parts (WTH?!) because of the exorbitant shipping costs to EU vendors, which translates to higher shipping costs for UK residents. Thanks Brexit!

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all 20 Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 3

Well, we’re into week 3, but it’s sllow-going atm, because we just finished getting quotes and trying to find enough of the tiles I want has been insane! Let’s pray it goes through as planned and we get it done by June 27!! 😳 No pressure!!😅

I put my inspo board and layouts together and we have finalized the contractor to do the work.

In the meantime, I ordered the fabric for my DIY cushion recover.

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 2

Since I’m going to be working on my backyard makeover coincides with the One Room Challenge, I decided to throw caution to the wind and join along.

Everybody else is 1.5 weeks into this thing, so let’s see if I can catch up — real quick like!! LOL

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.

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One Room Challenge | SP 2021 | Wk 1

Backyard Boujie

Well, here we are again…

I’m joining the One Room Challenge again this spring, because, let’s face it…

My backyard does NOT look like this anymore and a I need a good swift kick in the pants to revamp this before July.

So, let’s get started, shall we?!

 

But first… What is THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, you ask?

Currently in its 18th season, the ORC is only THE BEST place for interiors-related inspiration, ideas, and encouragement! As a widely anticipated biannual event–every April and October–each round, 20 design influencers are selected as Featured Designers to transform a space.

Also, anyone with a blog or Instagram account can join the challenge as a Guest Participant (me) by linking their own room transformations up during the 6 weeks. Since 2020, because of The Rona, it’s actually 8 weeks, which should give me plenty of time, right? Uhhhh, sure, yeah, let’s go with that. Each Thursday, we report back to the powers that be, flooding the internet and social media with the latest and greatest news, updates, and trials and tribulations of our room transformations.

So, thank you to Linda Weinstein, the creator/owner of the ORC who started all of this fabulousness, and BETTER HOMES & GARDENS, ORC’s official media partner, for the support and holding us accountable!

You can get more info about the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE, all Featured Designers, and a record-level 500+ Guest Participants (including me) by clicking here.