We have fully embraced the trend of outdoor living spaces! Why not after all, what else can you do to your home that adds instant square footage without a 6 month building project. Having just "retired" from a 16 year real estate career, I saw home buyers gobble up homes with outdoor living space. This IS Colorado after all, we do have an average of 300 sunny days a year. Many people are just like us and jumped right in to designing their outdoor living space years ago and just like us they too brushed off Winter's dust, started looking at their space and thought "hmmm this is starting to look a little shabby, I think we need to remodel". That brings me to our household's latest project...the outdoor living space spruce up :)!
Our own deck has just gone through a face lift, let's face it...it was looking a little saggy :). Now I am looking to spruce up some of the the things that make our deck and patio our Summertime retreat. This is not a "Yard Crashers" makeover, but just a few things to help make the space pop. Yesterday we made our first trip to Ikea and purchased new curtains for our Pergola, today I found this picture on one of my favorite sites, Marthastewart.com, and I just HAD to share.
Ryan and I LOVE lanterns! The warm light, the outdoorsy and sometimes rustic feel. We even love them when the candles start to melt and drip all over our guests during our wedding! We have quite a few lanterns left from said wedding that will be gracing our newly refinished Pergola this year (with glass votive holders inside now :)). If you are looking for a great way to add a little something extra to your space this year, maybe try setting your sights a little higher and hang a few lanterns! I have seen some great ones at many local retailers lately!
