Give some simple rattan patio chairs a colorful upgrade this summer! This patio chair upgrade is super easy with DecoArt Curb Appeal. A big thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this post. Is it feeling warm in your neck of the woods yet? The weather here has been absolutely beautiful, and we are trying to soak up as much outside time as possible before the heat of summer hits us full blast. Since the kids have been playing out front quite a bit, I have been needing a comfy spot to sit on the patio and keep an eye on them. I found a pair of rattan chairs I liked quite a bit, but wanted to give them a bit more personality and color. For this month's DecoArt project, I was asked to work with Americana Decor Curb Appeal, which is a great paint specifically designed for painting doors and ... [Read More]
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DIY Stained Concrete Planter
Add bright color to a Concrete Planter with color stain! This super simple DIY adds some extra color to your outdoor space. Thank you to DecoArt for sponsoring this post, which may also contain affiliate links. See my full disclosure policy here. The past couple of days have definitely felt like summer here, and it's making me want to get outside and and do a little refreshing of our outdoor space. I have started adding more plants to our decor (Guys. I have three plants in my home that I haven't killed in the few months that I've had them, so I think I'm doing pretty good!), and I wanted to add a few more decorative planters to the backyard. I found some awesome square and rectangular planters at Target that I really liked (you can see some similar ones here), and threw one in ... [Read More]
DIY Tissue Tassel String Lights
Today I'm excited to be joining with Porch.com and some of my favorite bloggers to bring you a collection of ideas for decorating with string lights. Sounds fun, yes? After I share my new DIY Tassel String Lights, you can find links to all the other ideas at the end of the post. String lights are kind of magical, don't you think? Last month my husband and I were lucky enough to be able to take a trip to Paris to celebrate our anniversary. On our last night, we found a little cafe near Sacre Coeur that was down a little lane off the main plaza. We sat on the patio under a gnarly, twisted tree that grew right in front of the cafe. Across the path a man played a guitar and sang. A couple strands of string lights were draped haphazardly across the tree branches, and it was simply perfect - ... [Read More]
DIY Recycled Tire Coffee Table
When we were working on putting together our Outdoor Living Room Update, we really needed some kind of coffee table or ottoman to make the space work. It's kind of magical out a pretty coffee table can transform a collection of chairs into a living space. I wasn't sure if we wanted to buy or DIY, but when I remembered the recycled tire tables and ottomans I had seen floating around Pinterest, I thought it would be a great outdoor solution, so we gave it a go. Luckily, my dad is a borderline hoarder collector who specializes in old broken down Nissans, so coming up with a tire to recycle was pretty easy. The finished table looks great in our space and was fairly easy to put together, so I'm calling it a WIN. It did not turn out exactly perfectly (you can see how the rope goes a ... [Read More]
Summer Outdoor Living Room Update
*I received World Market product for this post, but all opinions are completely my own. This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for supporting Persia Lou! Last fall we moved into a new home. One of the things we really love about this house is that it has a great outdoor space. Unfortunately, until now we hadn't done much with the space. But with the days getting longer and the nights getting warmer, it seemed like a good time to make our yard more inviting and enjoy some outdoor living. Here's what we started with: Not a whole lot. The patio and pergola are nice, but we didn't have much in the way of furniture or outdoor decor. We threw a table and chairs from our previous home back there and kind of left it at that. While it was nice to have a dining set, I really wanted ... [Read More]
Outdoor Umbrella Upgrade and Perfect BBQ Blog Hop
Today, I'm teaming up with nine other bloggers to bring you guys TEN great recipes, projects, and printables for the Perfect BBQ! Be sure to scroll all the way to the end to check out all of the delicious summery goodness. But first, I'm excited to show off the latest addition to our outdoor dining space. Recently, I was browsing the outdoor section at Target admiring a turquoise and white striped outdoor umbrella thinking about how bright and happy it looked compared to the perfectly serviceable, yet perfectly beige umbrella I had at home. Rather than drop some dough on a new umbrella, I decided to work with what I had and give our umbrella a bright and happy upgrade. I started off by adding a hot pink stripe around the edge of my umbrella. To do this, I opened the umbrella up and ... [Read More]