Yard Makeover – Finis! (Almost)

I’d promised to post pictures of the last bit once it was finished and all the furniture in place.  The table took longer to receive than anticipated, but finally it’s come together.  Here’s the before picture, just to remind where we started:

Additional starting point pics can be found here.
And this is what we have today.  From the kitchen door:
Ground level:
Yes, those chairs look quite similar to the ones you see in Parisian sidewalk cafes. 
I couldn’t resist. 😉 But they’re comfortable, and allow us to easily fit six around the table.  There’s an electric fan over the table to cool the patio on warm days, and we hung random lanterns for fun and a bit of ambience in the evenings.
The baker’s rack in the corner is great for setting out food buffet-style (our default setting when entertaining). 
Here’s the seating area. 
We’d purchased a firepit for the center, but le monsieur decided he’d rather have a place to put up his feet, so we replaced it with that ottoman/coffee table.  (Doesn’t quite match the chairs, but close enough.)
Fountain/hammock area.  You can see how much the plants have filled in since early June.
All Yard Makeover posts can be found here.  It’s good to be (almost) finished*, and we’ve really been enjoying our revamped outdoor spaces. 
*The last thing, replacing the gate between the driveway and back yard, is finally in progress. We’re working with a wrought iron artisan on a custom design.
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20 Comments

  1. It’s gorgeous. And thanks to le monsieurs ottoman, I’ll be quite happy in your reading area when I visit, thank you very much — I love to put my feet up as well.
    😉

  2. Love the way your “green rooms” have come together. The fountain lovely, and the hammock tempting.

    It’s gray and rainy here today, so no lounging on the deck — though I do love to camp out on the glider!

  3. This is probably a reflection of how bad my yard is, but your “Before” doesn’t look too shabby…until you see the “After!”

    Everything has come together so well. Love that there’s both a table seating area and a cozy hang out zone — plus all the other areas on which to feast one’s eyes.

    ps Belated congrats on the cherry tomatoes! Mr Vix optimistically planted after several years off, but we have greenery but de nada for fruit, sigh. ENVIOUS! Enjoy them in your now-fab yard.

  4. You have extended your inside outside as well. Lots of room, separate sections for different activities. I hope you enjoy your fresh new surroundings: )

  5. A lovely job well done Pseu. Thank you so much for the final pictures. My DH has been looking forward to seeing them as much as I have been.

  6. Your lovely yard makes me yearn to live in So Cal again. I love those woven chairs! Looking forward to seeing the driveway gate when it’s installed.

    Have a wonderful rest of the summer!