Home July 25, 2018
Our Back Patio Makeover Just In Time For Summer Entertaining
Summer is the perfect time for warm weather get-togethers with friends and family. There’s something about gathering in our own backyard that always creates the fondest memories. Over the past few months our back patio has been under construction, leaving us longing to have people over for a true outdoor entertaining experience. You might remember when I shared the “before” of it in this post. We’d been wanting to re-do this space, which flows right off of our kitchen, ever since we purchased our house almost two years ago! And now the wait is finally over! We are so incredibly excited to share our brand new, beautiful patio landscape with you – a dream vision created by our talented landscape architect, Glen, masonry wizard, Bill, and the yard and garden experts at Lowe’s. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the end results! What was once a dismal cement and dirt space is now a lush garden patio oasis, complete with everything we need for al fresco dining and stylish entertaining just steps from our kitchen.
When Thomas and I entertain outdoors, it almost always includes grilling, which is definitely Thomas’s favorite form of cooking. When we’re home, he’s out on the grill almost every single night. When designing the patio, the location of Thomas’ grills was specifically chosen to be in the main entertaining space – a spot where he could easily transport hot food right off of the grill and onto the plates of our guests. Thomas loves his charcoal grill, but worked with Lowe’s to upgrade his gas grill for this new project. He got this new, sleek stainless steel Weber that fits neatly in the space we had designed. Three burners and warming racks meant Thomas no longer had to run back and forth to the kitchen to cook, and he now has everything he needs for grilling in one place. He can relax and sip a beer or glass of wine with guests while grilling at the same time.
From the beginning, we knew we wanted our backyard space to feel like a natural extension of our home. The new garden terrace is viewable from throughout the house, pulling in all the lush new foliage and garden decor details. We can open-up our glass double french doors and ‘voila’ – our kitchen becomes a part of our patio! Large coral stone and white-washed brick created an inviting step down to the porch. Lowe’s offers a great selection of outdoor patio furniture and decor, and we were able to find some perfect pieces for entertaining. We added a beautiful new teak table that easily seats six or eight with the built-in extension, and two sets of roomy chairs, transformed to a shade of white with Krylon spray paint for just the right look. Navy seat cushions and natural decor brought the color scheme together and made the green garden really pop. Pots filled with delicate blue and white flowers were dotted along the table and patio area, including on the bar cart and teak bench we pulled from our front porch, previously shared in this post.
The table was set with my favorite blue and white dishes to add just the right finishing touch, and an assortment of candles were placed around the patio. Later in the evening, everything really came to life when we turned on the twinkling lights we had strung above the terrace and began to play some of our favorite music. The ambiance was magical, and the urge to dance was hard to resist. Loud chatter and contagious laughter grew into the night, one of my favorite parts of entertaining outdoors and a perfect sign that new memories were in the making.
To recreate our backyard makeover, or for more ideas on how to create an outdoor oasis of your own, visit Lowe’s.
Thank you to Lowe’s for sponsoring this post.
You have beautiful yard to do family gatherings!! fanfiction
The result looks amazing! Since there’s such great weather in Charleston, I’m sure you are going to make the most of you outdoor area. I wish I didn’t live in a flat to have something like that.
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A very beautiful space for entertaining and gathering, building precious memories. … love ♥️it! 🌷👍🏻🌷
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It looks amazing!
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Your backyard is too cute! Such a perfect summer spot <3
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Looks perfect <3
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Your back patio looks absolutely amazing now! Perfect for entertaining on!
Happy Wednesday!
Michael
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You guys did such a great job with the patio – the lights, those chairs, just everything is beautiful!
xo Sam
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Your outdoor space looks incredible! This is definitely how I would like mine to be! And I love your blue dishes!
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It looks stunning! Outside entertaining is one of my favorite parts of summer. I have such fond childhood memories of sitting at an outdoor picnic table eating dinner with all of our family. Congratulations on getting the space put together and having it looks so wknderful! xAllie
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I adore the wood furnishings and the decor in various shades of blue. Such a lovely space! I’m sure you both will spend lots of time out there.
Happy Wednesday💙
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Wow! This is absolutely stunning! Congrats on finally having your patio back. When can we come over for a cook out?:)
Your backyard space looks fantastic! I’m loving the garden decor! ❤
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The space looks great! So perfect for entertaining!
xo Laura Leigh
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It looks amazing! I love how peaceful it looks and the blue and white is the perfect color combination! xo Bryn
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Your back patio is like a dream! It’s an inspiration for my future back patio in my next home. Glad it’s documented for future reference :)
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The dreamiest backyard space! I had to pin a photo for inspiration as my husband and I are trying to find patio furniture for our new house.
It’s all beautiful! Where did you find the cute scalloped chargers?
It looks beautiful! I love the entire setup from the plants to the lights.
Kathrin | Polar Bear Style
Gorgeous! Style inspiration! Do you have sources for the table settings?
Just wondering where your bamboo cutlery is from?
L O V E your outdoor space! Would you be willing to share the paint colors for your home exterior (the color of the blue exterior shutters and the color of the white siding), or is that information coming in a future post? So pretty!!
Where did you find the dishes and placemats?
I love the look! I’m remodeling our patio. Recovering all the seats cushions and making throw pillows to match. I upcycled a beautiful old farmstyle Pottery Barn table….. But I need cute blue and white dishes…where did you find them?
Great post! Your backyard patio is gorgeous, and I love the blue and white color combo. But my favorite part is definitely the hanging lights. It just looks so magical. By the way, I hope you’ll post some grill recipes.
Tabitha
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Such a beautiful back patio!! Gorgeous!
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Your patio looks gorgeous! Especially right off of the kitchen
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So much backyard inspo!!!
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Beautiful patio! I love that you used spray paint to do your chairs, how easy! I might need to get some to touch up some of our outdoor furniture, thanks for the ideas.
Where are the placemats from?
Where are the plates from?
The patio is gorgeous! Where did you get the placemats from?
Hi Sanjana,
I bought them from a local boutique called Out of Hand. x Julia
It looks so nice!
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Looks so gorgeous!!! Okay.. have to ask who makes Thomas’s shoes, my husband needs these!!!
Thank my love xox
Your backyard is so dreamy! The post might have felt a little warmer and more real with some people in the photos; these photos feel very staged and a bit awkward.
Stunning! I’m obsessed with your whole house reno – the bits you’ve shared, and the glimpses here and there on instagram are dreamy. I’m with some of the other commenters above, any chance of getting the source of those fantastic scalloped placemats/chargers? They’re almost exactly what I’ve been searching for.
Also, I know it’s completely silly and insignificant, but my grandma (and Miss Manners) didn’t drill it into my head when I was child for me not to share the knowledge – when setting a table the knife blades need to face in towards the plates! ;)
It looks beautiful! And Thomas looks great in a beard!
The patio is sooo beautiful! <3 :) Love the makeover!
XO, Elizabeth T.
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I love your patio, but I love your home too! Where are your patio doors from?
Ah this has come out SO beautifully!! I’ll bring over the peaches for grilling next time :) x
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This outdoor place is so dreamy!! I just love it, it looks so relaxing, and even more magical at night time once the lights are on!
This is SO cute! I want a house to have a cute back patio!
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Wow your patios looks so beautiful! Such a nice place for family gatherings!
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It’s SO cute!! We love the blue touches & also that you two wore blue for the photoshoot. Seriously the cutest!!
We’ve been trying to make our patio / balcony look great for as small as they are & this inspires us to have a full-on outdoor space someday!
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So pretty!
Hi Julia, a beautiful space again! Might it be possible to know the approximate square footage of your house? Trying to visualize what might be possible with our own eventual renovations.
Thank you!
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