My Deck This Summer

Hey my friend!  We spent a lot of time getting our two tiered deck cleaned up and ready for the summer months last weekend.  We have a small upper deck right off of our kitchen, and then a large lower deck underneath of that.  It is a great space for entertaining, and it gets a lot of shade from a huge tree right next to it.  I thought I would share what it is looking like right now.  There are still some flowers I need to plant in containers out here. 

We had a huge farewell party on Memorial Day for Our Swedish Daughter, and at the spur of the moment we decided to buy a small café table and chairs for the top deck.  We have been wanting one since we moved in here, and I just love the one we found!

I like these chairs better than the one’s that came with the table, and the table goes perfectly with them!  I love this weather proof wicker material.  I have had these chairs for several years and they still look brand new!   

Here is a close up of the new chairs. 

Do you remember when I painted this deck last summer?  Well, here it is one year later. 

And again, here it is now.  Not too bad for the horrible winter we had!  I am thinking next summer I will give it a fresh coat of white.  It shouldn’t be too difficult to just take a small brush and go over each square.  I may even do it this year if I get the time.  But I am very happy with how it is holding up. 

The space down here is fabulous, and if I had I had a bigger budget, I could do so much down here. 

These two chairs were a curbside find.  They need a fresh coat of paint.  But I didn’t have time to get to them before the party.  I did buy these new cushions for them.  I want to buy some outdoor pillows to prop up in them to make the backs more comfy. 

I bought some wrought iron brackets and had LC hang my ferns on these wooden posts.  I love ferns, and they do  not do well in front of our house, so we put them back here instead. You can read about how I spray painted these chairs here.

Great view, don’t you agree!

Do you remember these chairs that I found along the curb last summer, along with the one’s above?  I spray painted these red last summer.  These chairs are gliders, and are very comfy. They are holding up fairly well, but could use a touch up.  I did purchase two new cushions for them.  I decided to go with something completely neutral.  I just feel better about neutral because I know it will will match anything I decide to put out here.  Plus, the red is already a pop of color.  I don’t want to choose cushions to match my table and chairs, because they are going to need replaced in the next couple of years, so I figured tan will match anything I choose in years to come. 

These chairs are behind my table and chairs.  You can see Mr. 6 Year Old’s sandbox is also down here.  It is nice because it doesn’t get grass in it when he plays in it.  And it is pretty private back here.