Could someone please help me with my back porch?
I haven’t posted in a long time, but I’d love some suggestions please. We have got this big back porch and it needs some love! I have tried, but still needs more. We have a new rug, chairs, & Fire table! As you can see my husband loves to cook so we have several grills at one end. I feel like the middle and the right side needs something! I just don’t know what to do.
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jck910
3 years agoIMO both the grills and fire table belong out from under the roof. Move what you have out into the yard and get some comfy seating for under cover
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3 years agoThank you both so much for the response! Yes we both agree about the grills. We had thought about adding an area for the grills out in the yard. Like more of a patio w pergola or roof if some sort. We had comfortable rocking chairs but I moved them to the front porch.
I live in southern Illinois and we sit outside a lot and we’re sick of the cushions always being damp. That’s why we got furniture without cushions.
Yes I agree we need landscaping around the back. We have a lot of landscaping in the front. We have 3 dogs and they run around the backyard and in and out of our lake usually on weekends. I’ve just never done anything out back yet. I’m not sure of what kind of edging I’d want to use. I’m not real big on the retaining wall blocks. Here is the view from the back porch. I’ve got 3 small raise garden beds.
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