It took a while for the summer weather to hit our area, but now that it's here, we are loving it and now that Memorial Day weekend has hit and much of the area is on a "summer hours" schedule so we are trying to eliminate house work/to do lists after work and enjoy the season.
A few happenings from the start of the season...
We've really been working on our landscaping. Derek pulled up a bunch of the plain, old bushes out front and we went to a couple local nurseries to get some flowers to plant along our walkway as well as some potted items for out front, the deck and our lower patio area. We got most of the walkway area done over the weekend (we finished mulching last night), got the new potted plants setup on the deck and are working on the lower area this week.
Before, during and almost finished (we're finishing mulching tonight) photos below...
Our deck area is our favorite place to be once the summer months hit - we've had it uncovered since early spring but just recently got around to getting the cushions/pillows out, the flowers mentioned above and our table setup. The table is perfect for us because it's setup for us to eat outside each night but if we have people over we can quickly get it folded up and put away for more space.
To kick off the new season we wanted to have a nice deck night for just the two of us and now that we've done that we are hooked - I see many more nights "in" on the deck this year as opposed to going out as much. We opted for a shrimp broil - new to both of us and it was delicious - definitely a new favorite around here and we're already hoping to do it again soon. At Wegman's we picked up a pre packaged set with shrimp, sausage, corn and mini potatoes - we opted to save the potatoes for another dinner this week and splurged on some potato skins.
I can see why your deck area is your favorite place to be during the warmer months, I'd be out there all the time! I love all the Lilly! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
ReplyDeleteYour deck really is the perfect space - I'd spent all my time out there too! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteYour deck area is so adorable and perfect for relaxing in the warmer weather. It's always fun sprucing up the garden with some pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a great back porch! I love your Lilly pillows!
ReplyDeleteI love your patio furniture! It looks so inviting and comfortable. We need to start working on landscaping but truthfully? I don't even know where to start.
ReplyDeleteLove your outdoor space!! And I know that we've talked about this before, but that trex decking is the best!! :-) Your landscaping looks great too. :-)
ReplyDeleteI still can't get over how much I love your patio set, and you add the perfect splashes of Lilly! So pretty <3
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I love your outdoor space and shrimp boil is delicious! I'm still in search of patio furniture for my small apartment deck.Jess at Just Jess
ReplyDeleteLove your Lilly pillows! I would spend all of my time relaxing on your deck! Great job making it look comfortable and inviting!
ReplyDeleteSarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts
Love your deck!!
ReplyDeleteI love your deck with the pops of pink and that shrimp broil looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour yard & deck both look fantastic --- I love the sitting area you've created; it is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI would totally hang out on your deck area every night too. It's so pretty and bright!
ReplyDeleteYour deck looks beautiful but super cozy and comfy to hang out on!
ReplyDeleteI love your desk setup, especially the furniture!
ReplyDeleteLove your new flowers - so pretty! As always, I'm obsessed with your deck area - so adorable and cozy!
ReplyDeleteI love your patio. So much beautiful furniture and those plates are amazing.
ReplyDeleteYour landscaping looks SO good so far! We are working on ours, too, so I love seeing what everybody else is doing. And, your deck is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteI am loving your patio set! And nice work on the landscaping! We just tackled part of ours this weekend and it was a lot of work, but so worth it.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder y'all live on your deck during the summer! Everything looks so beautiful! I especially love all of the color too!
ReplyDeleteYour new landscaping looking great! We totally ripped out everything and started from scratch this spring. It's a lot of work!! I'm obsessing over your patio furniture. It is SO cute and looks really comfy!
ReplyDeleteAshley
acutelifestyle.blogspot.com
Your deck looks awesome and so does the landscaping. I love eating out at home, so fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYour deck area looks so nice and cozy! You are always so festive, love it!
ReplyDeleteOMG that outdoor couch (and the pillows, of course!)... I'm in loveeeee. I cannot wait till they start building our townhouse- which should be any day now- so we can decorate our rooftop patio like this!
ReplyDeletexo, Kristina
Medicine & Manicures
Love your set up outside!!! Especially love all the Lilly and seeing the behind the scenes on Snapchat :). Cheers to a great summer!
ReplyDeleteErin, Attention to Darling
www.attentiontodarling.com
Lovely, just lovely! This goes great with my summer theme on next week's Tuesday Talk so I'll be featuring your post at www.grammietime2.blogspot.com See you then! Enjoy that beautiful patio!
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