How to makeover a small patio space?

You can make your own sitting areas for free with pallets or find patio furniture in good condition at yard sales. You just have to look. If it were me, I would make one for all the outside edge for the most seating spaces for the least space used. Here are some ideas for patio furniture. ttps://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/benches/repurposed-pallet-into-a-do-it-yourself-bench-2480037

Repurposed Pallet Into a Do-It-Yourself Bench

I have a small area at the back corner of my house that I turned into a small patio and garden area just for sitting. I tilled the soil and leveled it off then I chose different plants that love both full sun and partial shade as this is what this spot gets. I didn't use a big plants as it is so small. I then brought home an small (2 x 2') old iron patio table that someone had thrown away at the dumpster. I cleaned it up, spray painted it black and put in a marine grade plywood top that I pained red wood. Finally, Walmart had plastic patio chairs on sale so I bought two of those. The table and chairs sit in the rear corner next to the house where there is some shade and I have a block walk way to it. I covered the rest of the dirt with mulch (found on sale) and I now have a small patio. I sometimes put potted flowers around it too for added color and interest. Works great, little and private and only cost me about $30.00.

I don't know what you have or how skilled you are. Do a little at a time to make the expense manageable. Start with the seating and go from there. Here are some ideas for small patios that might give you ideas.

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/16-ways-to-get-more-from-your-small-backyard-stsetivw-vs~27949082

Maybe a small firepit?

https://www.hgtv.com/design/outdoor-design/outdoor-spaces/fire-pits-and-fireplaces/30-cool-fire-pit-ideas-pictures?nl=HGI_120818_tri3img_fire-pits&bid=15308259&c32=34f734160258928cff58dc4eaefa189d13fe6293&ssid=2016_HGTV_Dream_Home_2016_Wildfire&sni_by=1954&sni_gn=female

Or a water feature?

https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Garden-Fountain-Out-of-Well-Anythi/

What kind of space are you starting from? Concrete, dirt, grass?

if concrete, clean it, decide if you want a sunning area, shade, block an ugly view? A pretty colored market umbrella will give you shade, you can put a small table under it a couple of chairs, and an outdoor ottoman to kick your feet up, for weekend coffee in the morning, glass of wine in the evenings.

Lounge chair, for sunning,. World Market colorful outdoor rug, fairy lights, good sized colorful pots of flowers. Collect these items slowly, check out Facebook marketplace clearance, sales, estate, moving,garage sales. Ross,Home Goods, etc. have excellent prices on garden pottery , chimes, ...(Seasonal), easy plants to grow in the pots are millionbells, geraniums, hydrangeas, potato vines. All except the potato vinescome back every year. We all want nice things immediately, but go slow, and look out for great deals, if they don’t match in color spray paint is your friend.heres some photos of plants , always brings joy to see them blooming.

Laurie, do you belong to a church? If you haven’t the means to get to one, find one you think you’d like, call the pastor, priest...and see if he can accommodate a ride for you. You can make new friends, and be part of that “ family” . In time they will help you.

Being disabled, I guess you couldn’t DIY anything, but when you do make friends you could , make a simple temporary awning, using a sheet , or painters drop cloth ( very inexpensive, and sturdy), and a couple of poles. Attach one end to roof line securely, and attach poles to each corner of fabric, and place at edge of your patio, into a couple of buckets of cement. There are small “ bistro” tables, or even a small side table.

Goodluck, God Bless on finding your new family.