Welcome to our backyard!
This is one of my favorite spots! See the chair on the left? Tim made it just for me as a Mother’s Day gift a couple years ago. I love to sit in this chair with a good book…it’s so big and comfy!
What about that chair on the right? Well, that was made by A.J. as a Father’s Day gift for Tim a few years ago. He made it with his Grandpa...wasn’t that sweet?
I’ve been working on my backyard plants and adding new flowers here and there. So, I thought I would share a bit of our colorful yard with everyone.
There’s nothing like a splash of colorful flowers to brighten your mood!
Tim built this wonderful deck years ago and has done so much to improve our backyard. He even built a cool Tiki Bar in the corner of our yard! Tim has all the photos of it on his blog…Remodeling Guy! {You’ve got to see them!} It’s a great part of our backyard!
I’ll tell you something funny about one of the pink pots above…yes, I spray painted them…but that’s not the whole story.
I was spray painting my clay pots because I”m cheap like that to make them all bright and pretty. I love my spray paint!
I was running out of pots for the flowers I bought. I usually have tons of clay pots, but they all have some type of vegetable growing in them right now. {I had more seeds than garden!}
Tim thought I should just spray the pot it came in…Hmmmm!
I grabbed my can of spray paint and a Sea Grape leaf. {I’m sure paper would work as well!}
What did I have to lose if it didn’t work out? So…I sprayed.
Ta Da! I couldn’t believe how good it turned out! You would really have to check it out up close to know it wasn’t a nicer pot.
That works for me!
I even painted a coconut…I must be nuts…maybe it’s the fumes!
Don’t be afraid to add a splash of color to your backyard or porch with spray paint! You can always spray over it if it doesn’t work out!
I hope everyone has been enjoying the outdoors lately! What’ve you been up to around the house? Was spray paint involved? 🙂
~Kim
Great idea!!! I painted some old flower pots with acrylic paint, but spry, why didn’t I think of that! 🙂
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I love your colorful backyard! I’m going to have to experiment with painting some of my plain pots, thanks for the inspiration!
Looks great Kim!
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I want to be in one of those fun Adirondack chairs with a book & a huge glass of sweet iced tea!!!!
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Love color. My bright purple and lilac flowers look wonderful next to my bright red chair!
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Love the painted pots! I just moved my front grasses & half of the Susans to the back & was thinking of putting in some pots this year until things grow in….I think I’ll try your method instead of buying more pots 🙂
So beautiful and happy!
Makes me want a to be back there in your hammock under the Palm trees!!
xoxo
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Fun and colorful back yard! Love your use of color!
What a cheerful and colorful backyard!! Those chairs look so inviting 😉
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WOW. What a beautiful backyard. You seem to have the landscaping knack!
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Oh Kim, I LOVE all the color!! And that Tiki bar…well, if we lived close, I’d be hanging out there aaaall the time, tee hee 😉
Now, we are moving in just a little over a week and my husband asks if I want to leave the Adirondack chairs and I’m like’ whaaaa, no way…are you crazy!?! Because I had the same idea as you! They are white now…but I want to paint them bright colors and make our backyard all funky too! Although, I have a feeling I’ll have to do it one day while he’s gone, hahaha (sssshhh don’t tell him 😉 I know he’ll love it, but he doesn’t!
Thanks for sharing the color…and the pot that you spray painted looks great, ya can’t even tell it isn’t a nice one, tee hee.
Jamie 🙂
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I had never thought about painting the plastic container the plant comes in…Awesome! I love the colors too.
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