Patio progress

I'm in love...with my patio. Is that possible?

I'm just so happy with how it's all turning out, and I really enjoy having a space to be outside especially with this nice weather we've been having.

I've made quite a bit of progress. Here's a list of all my outdoor projects:

• Spray painted my old wrought iron bistro set - the chairs are now green, and the table stayed the same dark gray, but now looks cleaner 
• Got some striped seat cushions for the now green chairs
• Bought some fun orange chairs on sale at Target
• My mom purchased a green patio umbrella and a round glass table for me (thanks, Mom!)
• Put together a fountain from Home Depot for ahh-mbiance
• Bought a fire pit and started a collection of fire wood and presto logs to get me through the summer
• Hung some ceramic candle lanterns from a couple of posts I got at Home Depot
• Filled in the flower beds with new dirt
• Laid out rope lighting along the perimeter of my patio
• Spray painted a pot shaped like a chicken bright orange (to be fittingly filled with hens and chicks)
• Got a pink plastic flamingo, Dad would be proud

potted plant from my coworker and the chicken

 

lit up at night

Here are some things still left on the to-do list:

• Stake down my rope lighting (My mom had the clever idea to clip off the ends of wire hangars and use those. She even drove me to the cleaners where they gave me a ton...for free!)
• Replace the plum tree I had removed with something a little less ginormous and messy 
• Fill in the flower beds with plants and flowers (Clint will gladly have input for this part)
• String up the twinkly lights I got from Target
• Have my fence looked at to either be repaired or replaced entirely

So far it's been a lot of fun having a new space to decorate...uncharted territory for a new Pinterest board!