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VERY nice!! -
What a difference. Great job! -
Looks great...job well done! I know you will have a great visit with your MIL and for years to come! -
Wow! That's awesome! -
love this!! u go girl!!!:) -
One of my next projects is a painted sisal rug for the patio. -
Thanks, all! We have a LOT of work to go in the backyard, including a non-working waterfall/water feature and a peeling stucco wall, but the pool is great! The people who owned this house before us did NO maintenance. I'll be looking for advice from all the great plant people here in the future because it's so barren right now, but this at least helped make it a little more attractive. -
love this!! I find it difficult to keep the patio clean due to wind & birds...and then there always is a swarm of flies in the center...we don't eat outdoors; any idea how to get rid of the flies? I have a couple fly strips that are round & they work, but are gross looking...but still have this constant swarm in the center....help?? -
Wow Leslie, quite a conversion! This has to make you feel really good, and now you can honestly enjoy the space. Nice work! -
Would you explain how you painted your rug? What kind is it, etc? Thanks. Great job! -
I love this and I sure get the mother in law rush! Here is what I did the last two weekends in front of my little condo. I am out there enjoying it daily now! I did all the work myself, ugh, my back ! I spent 90.00 on the wood for deck 76x80 at Home Depot and about 50.00 for the dirt, peat, manure for the raised flower bed. Another 20.00 for the table and chairs at a garage sale and 50.00 for the flowering pear tree and the bush. The small plants were moved here from my other gardens out back. -
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D P your patio is awesome! You should post it again to the main page so that more people will see it!
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I found the rug at Home Depot. They have them online and in stock and it's a thin outdoor carpet for under $20. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1... ...»
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DP, I love what you did! I'm a big believer in fixing things up on a budget and it just goes to show you don't have to spend a fortune, although it does take some work!
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wow! What a difference ! Lovely! Looks very inviting!Not bad for 100. Very nice in fact! -
Leslie and DP you both did great things on a limited budget. Way to go ladies!! -
DP I noticed you are from Michigan..and you have a pine tree in a planter. What do you do in t he winter? Do you put it in the garage or something?
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Not only have you addressed the aesthetics, but you have focused upon structure. Good girl; this will last quite some time for your enjoyment without having to go back and address maint. and/or correction. Kudos to you. Your MIL will love it.
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looks amazing! Great job! -
Were did you pick up a $19 outdoor rug from? Love the look and would like to paint one for my patio! -
Kendra, I picked it up at Home Depot. They have them in store and online. It's a very thin indoor/outdoor rug, but works great if you're gong for asethetics and not "comfort". The link for the rug is http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1v...
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Bernice, I bought that evergreen for 3.00 two years ago from the "almost dead area" at Home Depot and planted it in this planter for some green outside my living room slider over the winter. I just gave it water and sunlight and it filled in nicely quite quickly. It has stayed in the planter since. I move it around ( I am addicted to change and variety) so it gets sun in the summer to keep it healthy and have trimmed it once. Have a great weekend!
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Thanks so much for the info!
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Didn't do quite as well on the rug as you did. Found them on sale at Walmart for 34.00. Still better then the 70. original price. This is the time to buy furniture, outdoor rugs and yard art. Everyone is putting those things on sale as it is getting to hot to spend time working outside. August will be even better but the pickings will be slim.
