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Behind the scenes of my Patio Style Challenge

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Like I mentioned last Wednesday, this will be a post today about some of the DIYs I did for my Home Depot Patio Style Challenge. If you missed it, you can check out the reveal by clicking HERE and HERE.

But before I get started I want to send you over to Domino for a Mother’s day special where I talk about my mother and grand-mother’s design influence on me. Click HERE to read it.

blue oriental rug

 

Now lets talk about my patio again, shall we?

Not only was my yard a mess until I was finally able to stage some pretty pictures but my house was too. And I want to show you the truth behind it all. It seriously is all in taking pictures from the right angles to hide the truth.

I had plants and decor stacked in my living room and dining room. It seriously stressed me out to have such a mess.

messy house

Painting the aluminum flashing on the floor and the rest stacked everywhere.

And here is a true yard photo:

messy house

In the first left photo you can see why I needed the flashing and that is to hide the collapsable metal structure of the tent.

In all the photos in my Home Depot post, I didn’t show any of these though, this is what you got to see:

stylish black and white cabana patio - Cuckoo4Design

stylish black and white cabana patio - Cuckoo4Design stylish black and white cabana patio - Cuckoo4Design

Lots of angles with plants to hide the truth! Oh and you can find the patio set HERE.

And let me talk about the pillows I made from this Waverly Lotus Lake Porcelain fabric. I love them so so much.
The problem was that the fabric is a little on the thin side so I backed it with thick fabric. I actually took an Ikea Gurli pillow apart and layered the Waverly fabric over it. By taking an existing cheap white pillow, I didn’t have to worry about buying the zipper or measuring a pillow size.

I wanted to add a little extra detail to it, so I made custom black and white striped piping from a fabric scrap that I had left over. I don’t have a tutorial though because it just so happens that I have awesome blog friends with great tutorials. So if you want to make your own piping just hop on over to my friend Jennifer (click HERE) to follow her great piping tutorial.
custom black and white striped welting

 

I did as she instructed as you can see in the photo above. It wasn’t all that difficult to do. Sewing is definitely not my favorite thing to do.

stylish black and white cabana patio - Cuckoo4Design Waverly Lotus Lake Porcelain Fabric

Such a small detail that makes a huge difference though. Don’t you think so?

I also painted some existing old flower pots that I had left and the cats were in serious inspection mode:

projects_Patio_Style_Challenge_5

Like I mentioned in my Home Depot post, all it was is metal spray primer, black spray paint and electrical tape detail for the stripe.

And the painted and duct taped aluminum flashing made all the difference to hide the metal structure of the tent.

projects Patio Style Challenge

stylish black and white cabana patio - Cuckoo4Design

And here is another awful after.

horrible_afterSo silly.

Oh and you can buy the tent HERE and the star lantern HERE.

I have the feeling that I will do an updated post when all our plants are finally grown in again. We were actually mulching all weekend and the yard looks a million times better already. The power of mulch!

Tschüß

(Youleeya)

black and white striped pillow piping DIY idea

 

 

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  1. Corinna - For My Love Of says

    April 27, 2015 at 4:50 am

    Nice hack with the pillows! you did such a wonderful job of hiding the bad weather.

  2. Krystine www.KrystineEdwards.com/blog says

    April 27, 2015 at 4:55 am

    These projects are a lot of work, but you did a wonderful job!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:03 am

      Thank you Krystine

  3. [email protected]iggerthanthethreeofus says

    April 27, 2015 at 5:35 am

    Love those pillows!! Seriously, that whole area is just awesome. Would love to see some pulled back photos of the whole space later this summer!!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:03 am

      I’ll have to get the entire area for sure when my plants are fully grown. It looks so much better.

  4. Kristen says

    April 27, 2015 at 5:38 am

    Despite the weather, the space is awesome! I love the pillow detail!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:04 am

      Thank you Kristen.

  5. cassie @ primitive & proper says

    April 27, 2015 at 6:37 am

    you amaze me- all of the obstacles you had and you nailed it anyhow!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:05 am

      Smoke and mirrors 😉 but thank you

  6. Claire Brody says

    April 27, 2015 at 7:26 am

    Julia, your patio was beautiful!!! I loved the orange! Thanks for showing a behind the scenes look – I always love seeing the process of creating something beautiful!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:05 am

      Thank you Claire!

  7. [email protected] says

    April 27, 2015 at 8:35 am

    You totally pulled it off!! That tent looks like a million bucks!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:06 am

      Thank you Emily

  8. [email protected] Chronicles of Home says

    April 27, 2015 at 11:22 am

    That’s what my behind-the-scenes looked like too! Except it also included stomach bug aftermath. Ugh. Thanks for the link, my friend!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:06 am

      Yuck the stomach bug. I was a little sick myself but thankfully it was just me.

  9. Michelle ford Bennett says

    April 28, 2015 at 5:27 am

    Great job! So nice to see how you did it. Looking forward to more pics!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:10 am

      Thanks Michelle

  10. [email protected] says

    April 28, 2015 at 6:21 am

    I knew you were having weather troubles and I was super impressed with how you pulled this off. Tricky blogger photos for the win!

    • Julia says

      April 28, 2015 at 8:10 am

      Thanks Michelle, I was tricky for sure.

  11. Gretchen says

    April 29, 2015 at 8:26 am

    Love those pillows–I didn’t notice them before, I don’t think. I’m a big fan of koi 🙂

    • Julia says

      April 29, 2015 at 2:07 pm

      I love Koi too. My neighbors have a bunch and they are so pretty to look at and kind of tame.

  12. CoCo says

    May 1, 2015 at 4:56 am

    Julia, you are so talented! Seriously it doesn’t even look like the same patio! I can’t believe all the weather troubles you had either. That’s totally the pits but you pulled it off and it’s amazing. Love the koi pillows and all the extra touches you added to make it special – CoCo

  13. garden says

    July 20, 2016 at 5:11 am

    Excellent blog! Do you have any tips and hints for aspiring writers?
    I’m hoping to start my own website soon but I’m a little
    lost on everything. Would you advise starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid
    option? There are so many choices out there that I’m completely confused
    .. Any suggestions? Kudos!

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