It is finally getting hot here in Northern Cali! That means pool time and being outdoors is close in my future... just not in my own backyard! Unfortunately we do not have a pool or a backyard I enjoy spending that much time in, but fortunately we do have several "good friends" {and by good mean: I can invite myself over to their house anytime I want as long as I bring wine or cocktails - good} that have pools! But I am looking forward to the lot size of our new backyard in the new house. It is the 2nd largest lot in the development! Just over 1/4 of an acre! No pool is in the immediate further, but I have it on my 5 year wish list!
The hubs and I have been conceptually planning the outdoor space and he finally told me to sit down and draw something out for him. We both have the same vision for the space.. it is just fine tuning all of the details.
I sat down and pulled out the good old fashion trace paper to pen some ideas. It has changed so much from when I snapped this pic yesterday! HA... that is the meaning of conceptual! We are hoping to have 3 entertaining areas; an outdoor kitchen and bar, a dining deck, and a lounge and fire pit.
Here are some inspiration pins:
I love the spacing of the pavers and they way it is broken up. I would like to do this with rock in the kitchen area and grass in the lounge area.
For the fire pit area I am loving a pit that looks like a large bowl. It could be a coffee style table in the day time with glass and then remove it at night. I also love the wood seating in the last pic... hopeful we can make it round like the one above.
So in the meantime, till I have a space of my own, I have picked some of favorite outdoors items for this season.
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5 comments:
You must be getting so excited. 1/4 acre is a really nice size to get everything you want out of your back yard. Let me know when the pool is in and I'll bring the cocktails!
How exciting! I love your drawing, you're a girl after my heart! Exactly what I would do :)
This is going to look awesome! I'd love to have an outdoor kitchen and a room for a dining table outside.
So exciting to have a fresh pallette to work with! Cant wait to see how the yard comes together. In the meantime...come on over and we can lounge (and sip umbrella drinks) by my backyard pool!
Hi Tiffany -- It was so nice to meet you yesterday! I love your sense of style and design, and am pretty sure I just pinned every single one of the images in this post. :-) We are in big time outdoor planning mode for our newish house, so this is perfect timing for us!
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