They will be squashed together and used as a coffee table in the seating area. I love their beachy-distressed look!
We've hung cafe lights and I can not tell you how adorable they look at night. Sort of like this;
via Apartment Therapy
I purchased these Imperial Trellis knock off indoor-outdoor pillows from Target online recently, but am still waiting for them to arrive;
available here
I finally figured out what I am going to do with my old surfboard that is collecting dust in the garage. . . I'm going to hang it on the wall, on the patio!
We have purchased and potted several plants for the space, including some Japanase maples and my favorite, succulents!
via Flickr
I found an outdoor rug at Big Lots yesterday that was only $39.99. It looks a lot like this more expensive version;
available here
Here's what my honey got for Father's Day. . .
. . . A pair of stone foo dog statues. I think they will be happy living on the patio perched next to a Japanese maple tree!
When it's not a million degrees outside I have been enjoying our newly habitable patio. It was formally just an ugly slab of bare concrete that we never used, but now I spend more time out there than in the actual living room! I'll be back soon to show you some photos of the actual, finished space.
What about you. . .Have you been doing any outdoor living lately?!