By the way, if you had told me in the “pre-kid” days that I would ever have obnoxiously colored toys in my back yard I would have slapped you (even though I’m not a violent type)…if you can see enough in the pictures, you’ll see that our slack finishing of the patio has allowed dirt to wash down (thus why we did the complicated tiering on the side) and weeds to grow everywhere. We also need to finish off the concrete blocks, so they…well, don’t LOOK like concrete blocks…then there’s more flagstone. SO! All that and it’s really been stalled because we’ve been tempted to give in and put up one of these – but I’m just afraid it will look small and cheesy.
So, I’m soliciting ideas…any of you have good patio covers you love? Have you seen any in magazines? HELP!!!!!!!! If we’re going to spend real money, I’d rather have something that looks great.
Oh yes, and the bars need to come off the windows….the neighborhood used to be much worse and UN-paranoiding the house has become a priority. We also have huge motion lights around the house so we light up like a military camp if the dog goes out.
Homeownership is constant….eh?
