We’ve been slowly fixing up our home in Florida each time we go to, and on my final keep earlier this month I gave the patio seating space a makeover. Anybody who’s lived in Florida is conversant in the climate patterns there: winters are sunny and gentle, spring is perfection, summers are sizzling and humid, and it rains a ton within the fall. I didn’t wish to sort out this undertaking in excessive warmth and humidity so I deliberate this out of doors replace throughout the very best time of 12 months for it, and gave this nook of our terrace a makeover whereas temperatures had been within the mid 70s.

I wrote about pale pebble panorama design concepts final 12 months in anticipation of simply this type of makeover. These sorts of low upkeep rock beds with tropical plantings are frequent within the space, additionally they complement the type of our older residence so I refreshed our sitting space landscaping in an analogous type.

Right here’s what the patio appeared like after I began, you may see there wasn’t a lot that was thrilling occurring in that nook. I additionally didn’t just like the shade of cornflower blue the patio had been painted earlier than so I made a decision to vary that too.

This makeover required I dig out and haul away the outdated rock earlier than I changed the brand new. It was plenty of handbook labor for me however with the assistance of a shovel and wheelbarrow I used to be in a position to take away the dingy outdated rocks and blackened edging blocks and begin contemporary.

After 95% of the outdated rock was gone we introduced in some sand to help new 24″ pavers I purchased for a trio of potted vegetation to fill the area with greenery. I used further sand to cowl a lot of the current panorama sheeting, hoping that can maintain it in place.

We purchased 15 baggage of white rock from Lowe’s and layered over the the sand for a brisker look. The final a part of the makeover was to color the patio. I energy washed it, then used a cleansing answer to clean and clear the floor.

I allowed the patio to dry a full 24 hours then painted the patio with Valspar Porch & Patio paint within the coloration Seaside Dune. I painted the sides first then all the patio with a curler on a pole. I used one gallon for every coat permitting it to dry a full 24 hours between coats.

I’m so proud of the contemporary new patio area. That is the place I drink espresso each morning now. 🙂

We solely have the 2 classic patio chairs and desk for now, however I’ll be purchasing for an outside couch set to finish the area.

I’m additionally eager about portray a sample on the patio as an alternative of utilizing out of doors rugs because it’s plain to me, it wants one thing extra. Extra progress on this area to return this summer time!

Anybody else trying ahead to extra time open air in hotter climate? Spring is coming quickly, time to begin planning!