Outdoor Living

I remember walking into the house that we now own for the first time. I remember how bad it was and how much potential that we knew it could have. It looked small from the front and the way the rooms were laid out made the flow really cut up and awkward. But once we got outside and I saw the backyard and then the greenhouse I knew that this house was perfect for us. There is just so much wonderful outdoor space here. Since we moved in I have been struggling with how to decorate our outdoor/indoor space. It is completely enclosed space and there was potential to do so many wonderful things with it.


PRE- MOVE IN GREENHOUSE WAS DARK AND DIRTY


THE CEILING EXPECIALLY LOOKED TERRIBLE

First we had the old owner replace the ceiling wood beams since they were termite ridden and were deemed unsafe by the inspector. They also replaced the clear plastic ceiling tiles which gave the room a lot more light than the old dingy ones.

Then we rented a power washer from home depot and sprayed and cleaned all the cobwebs and dirt out, well Mr. Rogue did at least.


IT WAS REALLY HOT THAT DAY AND MR. ROGUE WAS NOT HAPPY

Then Ms. Sweetie and I painted all the old wood ceiling and window frames from the crummy brown to a deep brown/black. We also painted the benches in the same color.


SHE IS ON HER VACATION AND HELPING ME PAINT WHAT A DOLL

Then Mr. Rogue and I installed twinkle Lights on the ceiling.

And I found a great cheap table and some chairs on craigslist.


FINISHED GREENHOUSE BACK


FINISHED GREENHOUSE FRONT

I think this is going to go through several iterations of design until it is truly a gorgeous outdoor space but initially and with the limited budget I had this is what we were able to do.