Outdoor Courtyard Refresh – Life On Virginia Highway

Sharing our outdoor courtyard makeover particulars! Contains a tour of this outside patio space along with all the details on the furnishing and vegetation we used for this convenient makeover!

Happy Friday! I needed to pop in with a straightforward submit in the meanwhile to share among the many updates we’ve made to our outdoor courtyard over the previous couple of months. Although I shared a very rather a lot unfinished take a look on the space in our summer season season dwelling tour (and a few peeks in Weekend Recap posts) I needed to share some additional photographs now that it’s far more accomplished!

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Sooner than we bounce into the entire courtyard particulars, I needed to quickly level out that the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview merely launched for these of you which of them are ! It’s possible you’ll actually favorite devices in the meanwhile so that they’re capable of go when the sale goes reside! Alright – once more to the courtyard!

Courtyard Background Information

For many who aren’t accustomed to the format of our residence, I assumed I’d give a quick refresher. Our courtyard is certainly one among many predominant causes we bought this residence (practically eight years prior to now!). I house is principally an angular C-shape. Throughout the image beneath, in the event you occur to walk in our dwelling, our office is to the speedy correct (on the left on this image). Then as you stroll down the hallway a bit extra you’ll see the courtyard on the proper (moreover on the left on this image). Even extra you’ll enter our kitchen/lounge/consuming room. The outside courtyard is principally surrounded by our office, the hallway, and our consuming room.

Although I take most of my inside photographs in the middle of the day when the sunshine is the brightest, I typically must attend until 7 or 8 PM to {{photograph}} the courtyard. So proper right here’s the view from the hallway inside the evenings after we tend to utilize our courtyard basically essentially the most!

Outdoor Courtyard Tour & Makeover

No matter an unlimited storm taking out half of thought of one among our birch bushes a variety of years prior to now, they’ve really started to fill in as soon as extra correctly. As dirty as they’re, they provide rather a lot privateness (and added coloration) to this little spot!

Throughout the few years after we bought the house, we used it regularly! You may even see my very first “makeover” in this submit. I even wrote a “love letter” to our courtyard after our first full summer season season within the residence. We spent so many nights out proper right here throughout the hearth pit with household and pals. Sadly, as quickly as we constructed the pool, we found ourselves using this space a lot much less and fewer.

Now that we’re dwelling virtually 24-hours a day, this spring I decided I really wished carry this space to life as soon as extra! When you’ve been in your personal residence for virtually 4 months straight, it is advisable to get a bit creative to make points further thrilling. Kurtis was skeptical. He moreover solely agreed to utilize the world if I eradicated the outside rug that was beforehand proper right here. It’s not a superb large space (I needed to make use of my wide-angle lens for a lot of of these photographs), so it makes updates fairly manageable!

The entire makeover started after we bought these outside chairs (full set obtainable proper right here). It’s possible you’ll study further about our plans on this submit on fire pit tables. The chairs have been wildly trendy this summer season season and principally promote out as soon as extra inside an hour any time there is a re-stock. In precise reality, there was a major re-stock last evening time they often’re already all gone as soon as extra. Nevertheless I’m hopeful which suggests they actually have further in inventory to launch shortly (I’ve seen they drip them out over only a few days, susceptible to deal with transport). And among the finest half is – I first purchased our outdated set and fireside desk and it paid for a set and a half of the chairs! Which positively helped make this a far more fairly priced makeover.

I’ve large long-term plans for this space that embrace a rather a lot greater remodel. You may even see my outside courtyard ideas for some inspiration. Although our privateness wall has started to warp a bit (it’s virtually 12 years outdated) it’s nonetheless getting by. So, the massive makeover will attainable be a variety of years down the freeway, if ever!

It’s possible you’ll even see a peek of my image gallery wall in our upstairs hallway from this view!

As quickly because the chairs had been in place, I wasn’t sure what I needed for surfaces. I found some outside espresso tables and aspect tables I beloved, nevertheless many had been backordered lots of the summer season season. Since the chairs swivel and rock, we had only a few spills pretty early on with none taller surfaces to set glasses. I in the long run ordered these concrete aspect tables on account of that they had been heavy duty and can ship pretty quickly. I didn’t love the tip on them after they arrived (it’s further of a painted concrete look) nevertheless now that they’re outdoors, I actually love them. They’re a bit further fashionable than I would often go for, nevertheless I type of love them paired with the chairs! They actually remind me numerous this Serena & Lily aspect desk for decrease than half the worth!

We try to return out to “Sarah’s Bistro” not lower than as quickly as each week, if no extra ceaselessly. We’ll typically come out for a drink sooner than dinner or just to speak. Kurtis has moreover come out proper right here typically on the weekends for his morning espresso. It’s possible you’ll as properly see I picked up some gadgets from my outside consuming requirements submit!

We’ve found these cane-wrapped consuming glasses are a incredible decision for out of doors. Although they’re actually glass, the cane helps with any condensation and slippage. I actually bought mine at Pottery Barn, nevertheless I see that Serena & Lily moreover carries the exact same items as successfully. And I’ve had these floral block print napkins for years and I’m so glad to see they launched them once more in stock! I might have to get a inexperienced set subsequent time they go on sale!

We might lastly add a hearth pit or espresso desk to the world nevertheless I didn’t want to rush that decision. So we’re persevering with to reside with it like this and will switch forward subsequent summer season season or after I uncover one factor I really love! Speaking of, I really love our shatterproof string lights! Although we haven’t had numerous violent storms this summer season season like we often do, it gives rather a lot peace of ideas to know the hail can’t break these unhealthy boys!

And we’re capable of’t neglect about my planters! I imagine the courtyard is the place my love of planters really began a couple of years prior to now. This 12 months, I used a hibiscus topiary, impatiens and sweet potato vines.

The hibiscus are so beautiful after they’re blooming! They add such a satisfying pop of coloration!

I actually like that we’ve fall once more in love as soon as extra with this spot. And Kurtis was positively correct on the ‘no rug’ protection. Given that space is fairly enclosed and doesn’t get rather a lot breeze, it has the pliability to dry out rather a lot further with no rug down. The underside seems to be like a bit sparse for now, nevertheless only a few of you really helpful painting a rug or pattern on the concrete. I ought to do that in some unspecified time sooner or later on account of I actually like that idea! It is likely to be dependent upon if we ever add a espresso desk or fire pit down the freeway.

We’re so excited to have this little spot updated and helpful as soon as extra!

And I imagine the cats are way more excited than us to have this space all cleaned up and used. We often enable them to out proper right here with us and it’s positively their glad place too! “Sarah’s Bistro” is definitely the most popular new spot in town 😉

Although I’ve included sources alongside one of the best ways, proper right here’s a grasp take a look in any respect the items in a single spot! Merely click on on any of the pictures beneath to review further about each merchandise from our outdoor courtyard refresh!

Additional Outdoor Inspiration

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