Deck 2014

School is out for summer!
Whoo hoo.
I don't know why but I change my accent color on the deck every summer.

This year I was inspired by and smitten with these darling metal pots from Ikea.

I was in the mood for some blue and white. The amazing thing about this is that I bought them in February.

Okay, maybe not "amazing", but I've been known to change my mind many times in four months.

On the same trip, I picked up the floral pillow.

The other pillows were recycled from two years ago.

That scheme was red, white and blue.
Last year was green.

Our new addition is a 10 ft. cantilevered umbrella.

We've been in desperate need for some shade in the backyard since we enclosed the garden room.

We didn't want to build a structure. It would have been so much work. Besides, Bill had a hard time figuring out a layout that didn't show a big post through the living room window.

This was cheaper and we can move it as we need it.

I can lounge here in the morning with my coffee.

I also pulled up the brick path that sank into our sandy soil.

I tamed the jungle of Trumpet Vine and Nandina.

It was so over grown, I was sure I'd meet a snake back in there.

I'm seriously contemplating how we can bring some water to our yard. A dip in an above ground pool would have been nice because after all the yard work, I could hardly walk.

You can check out my Keep Cool board on Pinterest for homemade pools and red neck hot tubs.

Keep cool!