Patio Makeover

So... I finally finished the patio furniture! It took a little longer than I wanted and it's not perfect but I am very pleased with how it turned out! I first sprayed a deck cleaner on the the table and chairs. Then I scrubbed it with a brush and soap. I wiped on a pre-stain then put the redwood stain to finish it! I probably will end up putting a clear protectant coat on it but I need a break before then. Here are some photos of the transformation!

Before picture = gross old wooden patio furniture!

Mid transformation: Cleaned chair and a stained chair.

All done and ready for company to come over for a patio dinner! :)

I can't wait to hang our new patio lights, light the tiki torches and spend many warm summer nights outside!

And this is Romeo's happy face because Momma and Daddy will be outside more with him!

Weekend Recap

This weekend we had no real plans and it was so nice! Saturday, I worked for the few hours. Then I came home and took a long nap!

I have been wanting to makeover our back patio for some time now, and so I decided this weekend would be a good time to start!

I got this beautiful hanging plant at Westwood Garden.

Then I scrubbed down our patio furniture! I couldn't believe how gross it was!!

This is just a sneak peek because I actually didn't finish all the staining yet! The table and chairs started out as redwood so I just decided to stay with that.

FYI on staining furniture:

My mom and I had bought a can of stain over a year ago. I shook it up but didn't stir it. I painted 2 chairs and bench and just thought that it was light and I would have to put a 2nd coat on it. Well the fact is that if I had stirred it then I would have realized all the dark red stain was at the bottom! Uggh! And I wouldn't have had to go buy a second can and repaint everything again! So that's why I'm still not finished! I will upload lots of pics of the finished product! I can't wait to spend summer nights outside!

Also...I can't wait to go visit one of my very best friends from college tomorrow! She had her baby girl last Sunday and I'm literally dying to meet sweet baby Halle Kate!

Isn't she precious?! She weight 6 pounds 1 oz and was 19 inches long! I can't wait to love on this tiny girl!

Hope you had a great weekend!