Our Personal Outdoor Wonderland
When we first saw this house, one of the big selling features was the back yard. Not only did I love the pool (of course!) but the house also had a giant covered patio that I immediately envisioned hanging string lights on and enjoying year ’round. The first thing I bought for the house? String lights.
It did, however, take us four months to get them hung. But I played a handful of pity cards after I had surgery and Scott was kind enough to hang them for me, as well as rearrange the furniture. Here’s what we started with:
We used the six boxes of frosted bulb string lights from World Market to get the job done.
Scott screwed in small eye hooks into the ceiling to hold the lights up.
Ta da! 3 rows of string lights and some re-arranged furniture and it looks so much better! Since the patio is long we divided it into two areas—dining and relaxing. The doors by the dining area go into the living room and the door on the right goes into our bedroom. It’s so fun having the lights on at night and getting to see them from two parts of the house. I foresee lots of dinner parties here in the very near future!
Of course, when you add in the view from across the pool…it’s even better. Everything is better with string lights and a pool in your backyard! 🙂
Tania Griffis is an accomplished writer, blogger, and interior designer with a Journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. She started her popular blog, Run to Radiance, in 2011, demonstrating her design expertise through the personal remodeling of six houses to millions of readers across the globe.
Tania also owns The Creative Wheelhouse, a respected ghostwriting agency for bloggers, further showcasing her talent for creating engaging and informative content.
Beautiful!! You are seriously the best at decorating. I love those bird plates, where are they from?
Aww… Thank you so much Katie!! I love the bird plates too, we got them on our wedding registry actually <3
Love your outdoor space!!! Lights can make any yard look magical 🙂 And I love that pool area too!!! Totally jealous!
I agree, lights are so magical!!!
What a transformation! Your back patio looks picture perfect now…I am obsessed with those types of lights. Love how you have two little area…and LOVE your dining table chairs!
Thanks Emily. It’s always a fun challenge to decorate a large space, we are loving both areas so far! 🙂
We have an enclosed porch that has sliding doors – making a covered patio… we’ve been wanting to redo – I love the idea of the lights!!!
Go for it!! I can’t wait to see what y’all do 🙂
oh i love it! the lights are fabulous. we have a small outdoor space, but it isn’t covered which we are hoping for in our next house.
Thank you!!! We’ve had similar situations before with outdoor space, its fun to think about what you can do with the space you have. Dreaming of the next place is fun too <3
SUCH an awesome backyard! I love that you split the areas – dining and relaxing. It makes the space seem even more…luxurious. The lights are perfect.
We are loving it, I hope our friends think it’s luxurious too! 🙂
I love that we both did the same thing this week 🙂 Looks awesome!
Great minds think alike <3 haha, Thank you!!!
it is PERFECT! now when can my dog and i move in? we won’t take up much room! 😉
I’m sure our dogs would love the company 😉 Come on by and share a drink on the patio with us!
I love how you completely transformed this space. I love it!
what a gorgeous set-up! love the lights, but also love every other detail — including the tablescape. lovely like all your work!
I love it! We love our outside areas too, it’s so nice to sit outside and relax. After putting in a hard day a glass of wine on the patio is so good for me. LOL And I’m sure the pool helps out too!!! Enjoy it.
I would love to have an outdoor space like this it is beautiful. Love the night photo also!
What a gorgeous and relaxing space! I want to curl up there and read a book in peace. It just looks so charming 😀
Gorgeous! What an awesome space! I’m so jealous because here in Florida, it’s so gorgeous outside but we don’t have a good backyard space to hang out in! Can’t wait to buy a house with an awesome space like this!
I’ve wanted to hang a few strings of lights in our backyard for a party or something for a long time. I hadn’t thought of just having them up to enjoy all the time. What a great idea! Thanks. I also like how you decorated with herbs. That just makes sense to use herbs where people are eating.
Girl, you live in my dream house. You are so lucky.
Have a lovely Thursday.
What a gorgeous outdoor space! I love it so much that I’m featuring it Friday night at the Best of the Weekend Link Party! Thanks so much for linking up with us.
Looks beautiful, the perfect place to hang out!
Tania
Love the lights and your pretty plates!
It looks great! We recently bought a house and have the same love for the covered back patio area. We also have the string lights and haven’t yet hung them lol! I’m hoping to get them up this week though 🙂