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The outdoor living room is complete!

13 years ago

We just finished the revamp of our outdoor living room and I thought I'd share some photos. I was inspired by several folks on this forum and Houzz - thanks to all for the input!

Here's the before - the deck area was covered by a pergola with a huge vine growing over the top of the deck. I generally love vines, but this thing was massive and sucked out all of the sunlight and it just felt really dark. One of the first things we did when we moved it was to tear it down.

Once the vine came down, we had to demolish the pergola it was resting on.

Then we had to tackle the deck, which was painted grey and sun-stained:

When we sanded the deck we discovered it was a beautiful redwood. We decided to skip a stain and just applied a clear coat and sealant. I love how it blends in with our hardwoods - it makes the room seem like an extension of our house.

After the deck was finished, we enhanced the seating on the bench, made the railing kid-safe, added curtains, an outdoor rug, some pops of color (yes, turquoise and orange- my favorite colors!), outdoor speakers and some planters (still need to fill with succulents). Here's the end result:





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And now we're ready for a party! Cheers!

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