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Saturday morning I got up and tackled the assembly of my privacy arbors. They were surprisingly simple. I love simple in assembly. I probably liked it because the directions were text based, rather than the photo directions that I usually encounter. My mom, sister-in-law, and niece showed up as I was finishing assembly so I finagled them into helping me install - which just consisted of lining up and pounding anchors in. Again, way easier than expected.
That did it for Saturday, since I headed out to Wisco for a family reunion.
I got up bright and early on Sunday morning to tackle more projects. I started with washing the plastic furniture pictured above. I was ready for my first foray into spray painting. Again, I was pleasantly surprised by the ease of the project. The biggest problem I encountered was the ant pile I stepped in while spray painting *shudder*. Plus the resulting yellow boogeys from spray painting.
But look! Success!
In between drying coats of spray paint, I went out to the Home Depot and got some new plants to replace the ones that died in the planters during our heat wave this summer. I love fall blooms. The colors...*swoon*
After the planting and spray painting, my dad came by and helped me get the patio cleaned up for sealing. But before we could do that, my aunt, uncle and cousin stopped by. Uncle Keith just happens to be an electrician....and he happened to hear about how I needed help changing my light fixture. How fortuitous!
Bye bye brassy light fixture with wonky sensor....hello pretty black fixture that matches the light post on the side of the house.
In addition to that lighting change, I also picked up some more solar garden lights and put three on each side of the patio. Love the resulting ambiance, even though I have no picture to show you.
Finally, my dad and I got down to the main event, sealing the patio. The sealer was a high gloss, to give the patio a wet look at all times. Imagine nail polish remover. Times 10,000. I had a headache the rest of the night that tylenol couldn't even kick.
But the result? Magnifico. Bellisima.
The end, patio! It's been great building with you. *MWAH*
It looks great! The work seems well worth it! If you're looking for that little something extra to spruce up the place you should visit The Sportsman's Guide. And take a look at their Lawn & Patio page here. They have all kinds of fun little stuff to tie your backyard together. I got a hammock from them which I love to doze in on summer afternoons =). I figured I'd pass along the info. Good luck, I can't wait to see more pictures!
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