I think it was raining that day so Homer was too chicken to go out there. Why are dogs so afraid of the rain? Or is it just my dogs? Anyway, the whole yard was covered in sports turf and there was a 2ft brick border with rocks filling it to the walls. BORING. We originally created the yard for the dogs so it wasn't a big deal, but I soon realized that I love sitting outside on nice days (and Vegas has a lot of them & I'm also probably the only one who'll say that) so adding a patio area/grill area/game area was on my list of to-do's for the house. Ryan will say that to-do list is never-ending, and he may be right.
The time has come and we finished all the major work, with the exception of furniture (which I'm building and will have a post up soon!) and a fire pit. We bought grade A turf this time and I must say it makes a world of difference. It looks like real grass and the pups love it. Its so much more plush and nicer to walk on. Proof: picture below.
We also didn't have any sort of patio area so I bricked an entire 10x11ft patio myself. It was A LOT of work but well worth it. We removed all the old turf so that's why everything is all black from the sand/rubber. Also, the first picture is of it wet from filling the cracks with sand and watering it. Because everyone knows you have to water your brick so it grows...
Now there's turf on one side and a patio on the other, and the walkway you ask? Well, we struggled a solution for that because no one had rocks we liked, either that or the super nice ones were going to be crazy expensive. That will come in another post because this one is already so long. But just giving you an idea of what we were juggling, I pulled a few inspiration pics from none other than Pinterest. Duh.
I really love the river rock look but the decomposed granite style was what we ended up going with. I don't have a picture just yet because we just finished that portion (takes days with tamping and watering and more tamping and more watering) but I'll get that up tomorrow. So far, the backyard looks AMAZING with designated areas. And.........
Here's a sneak peak into my current project of building my own outdoor furniture.
Yes, I built that! On my own! And no, it will not break when you sit on it. I'll go into detail once it's done, but basically made of 2x4s, stain (which I only did the outsides because cushions are going on top), and a few handy tools you can get at your local hardware store. It took me only a day to build (few hours) and 2 coats of gel stain baby! Stay tuned, DIY how-to coming soon.
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