We started working on our back patio about two years ago when we decided we needed to make it a place that we actually enjoyed being.
We had several issues going against us and it's taken us some time to come up with solutions for all of them and cultivate our dream space.
The main issues:
1. Our patio area isn't completely covered. Meaning parts of it still gets rain/full sun and the full impact of Arkansas weather. We needed things that could 'weather' all of that pretty well.
2. We have two outdoor dogs that were constantly bringing mud, dirt, hair and all that fun stuff up into that area. It was constantly dirty & dusty and it made my head spin.
3. We live on a sloped lot. BONUS with there being virtually no trees so leaves weren't a huge issue. But water, dust, and any yard debris inevitably ends up on the patio. Cue head spinning again.
So. We had to come up with some creative solutions. The main one being how to create a more closed off space without spending wayyy too much money and still keeping it aesthetically pleasing.
I don't have the best before/after photos because I was a horrible blogger during the process but let's use this one to show the crazy transformation it went through:
I'm sure I purposefully didn't take pictures of the yard side before because it was such a disaster but the top gives you a good idea of what we were working with.
