I know the groundhog said there were six more weeks of winter, but it has seriously felt like spring here all week and it’s been amazing! Since the weather has been so nice we’ve been spending more time in our backyard and I realized I haven’t shared the few new changes we’ve made back there at the end of summer.

umbrella // fire pit // pillow // rug // egg chair // seating furniture 

We have a pretty large patio space and have had a nice sized seating area out there – below is what it looked like last summer. Towards the end of summer (blame COVID) we decided to have a built-in bar/bbq built on the of the house. We shifted our dining table so the area wouldn’t be too crowded….

lounge chairs // round rug // striped umbrella // dining table // chairs // bench 

barstools 

A couple of months ago Jeff and I were lounging playing with the kids in the backyard and both decided we wanted to make a few changes. Our outdoor dining table had been with us since we lived in our rental house and gotten a lot of use/weather over time. We decided a new table was the perfect place to start.

Luckily our plans happened to align with a big sale at World Market and we snagged everything for a major deal. I highly recommend scouting out sales before you make big furniture purchases. Lots of times they coincide with holidays, so keep that in mind.

I was immediately drawn to the white-washed wood tables and quickly decided on this one. We knew we wanted a large enough table to seat our families when they come over. We purchased these chairs and this bench. At first we didn’t know if the bench was the right decision but have been so happy with it. But my favorite part of the table is the umbrella… I had been eying this umbrella for awhile and knew it would look perfect in our backyard. It brings in a fun boho element.

We have a pretty big backyard and outdoor patio with different areas for seating and lounging. Last year we purchased these lounge chairs during a sale on Wayfair and have been so happy with them.

Our next area to tackle is our outdoor living room. A few years back Jeff purchased a lot of cushions and decided to build the couch, love seat and chair. He did an amazing job and we’ve loved having that outdoor area but felt like we needed more to fill up the space. We purchased these end tables also during the Memorial Day sale.

Next up we’re looking for an outdoor rug (I have my eye on a few here and here), mounting our TV and finishing up lighting and Jeff is going to built out our fire table (it wasn’t big enough for his liking).

Happy first day of summer!

Now that I’m home every day and the weather is so nice I’ve been spending a lot more time in our backyard. Last year when we were doing our big home renovation we did a little updating to the backyard (see pictures below) and since then we’ve purchased a few things to utilize the space. We really lucked out with the size and have a lot of room to work with. That said there are still some things on our wish list and hopefully we’ll get them checked off before summer.

We are so excited to have a big backyard but since we’ve moved in it’s been a work in progress. We have all kinds of visions and ideas on how to transform the space… a big thing for us is outdoor living. Because we’re in southern California we have pretty good weather all year round and want to be able to really enjoy that. We’re taking ideas from our favorite place The Parker Palm Springs and trying to make them our own. I keep finding things I want to add, or find more affordable versions of so I’m pulling them all out for some #backyardgoals.

Hope you have a great Monday – thanks for reading!

Our new house has a pretty large outdoor patio that I can’t wait to start using! Currently it’s housing our belongings that haven’t found a place in our home as well as some that need to make their way to a storage unit. In the meantime I’m lusting after fun, colorful chairs like these Acapulco style chairs from CB2.

 

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