The Home Depot Patio Challenge: The "Before"

I should really title this post The Home Depot Patio Challenge: The Worst "Before's" In The Entire Group Participating  The Home Depot Patio Challenge: I Am So Thankful And Blessed I Was Chosen Because We Really, Really Needed This!

Here are the BEFORE pictures with my notes about our problem areas/things we need to tackle:

Yikes! You can see we have a lot to do! But this is something we've been putting of for a while (3 years to be exact!). As you can see, my husband loves to BBQ, and it will be so great to finally enjoy our patio when we have people over for his famous BBQ's!  I can't wait!

As for my inspiration, I really love patios/outdoor spaces that don't feel perfect. I love patios that look worn and a little rustic. So that's definitely the vibe that I'm hoping to achieve.

 

 

 

All of the above inspiration pictures are from The Home Depot Patio Challenge Pinterest board. There are some really great bloggers participating, and I cannot wait to see what everyone does!!! 

I'll keep you updated on my progress :)