Help with not so great looking concrete wall
7 months ago
This is the first year with our pool. We dont want to pur a lot of money into this wall for the next couple of years. Suggestions on how to make it look better?
Cheapest would be to paint but what color? Gray? Trying to make it look the best we can for cheap until we can afford to do something more permanant
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7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoFaux greenery. It looks great, and you might keep it forever.
https://www.99acres.com/articles/artificial-grass-wall-design-ideas.html
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PRO7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoAs if it could be WORSE? : ) Find some talent at a community college art class......Burgers, weenies, beer, and cash.
It doesn't need to be serious, and better it shouldn't be!
Thank God.
Some nerve , right? hahhahahhaa only had a single "joe", so pardon the pool angle and the limits of colored pencils.
Maybe even you can do trees, extending the fence down...up to you.! looked better on paper
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7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoThere is a lot of hardscape and I’d aim to soften up the area in general. Suggest painting wall white, adding two large planters and soft solar lighting.
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