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I’m going to assume everyone is dying to see progress in our patio space. Right?! If you remember, Home Depot asked me a few weeks ago to participate in their Spring Patio Challenge (CRAZY!). There are 17 other INCREDIBLE participants, I’m still pinching myself about how I’m even in line with these fine bloggers.
How sweet would it be if we could all meet each other face to face one day? I imagine us all lounging in an outdoor space together, eating cheese and crackers, fawning over each others outfits, talking about our favorite colors, and the random things we love and hate in current home design trends… I digress…
A lot of you may not be on Instagram, which is OK! I’ve put together the best sneak peek pics from my patio transformation process. Some of you may have already seen these images posted to Instagram or Twitter, but here they are as a united front – a collage that represents our bold + whimsy everyday patio.
I’ve had a particular thought on my mind for a while and I thought I’d bounce it off you folks –
I do think we all need to be happy and comfortable in how influenced we are from each other as bloggers and as home designers – professional or by hobby. Sharing similar or identical interests is in no way a terrible thing. My main example is, I’m certainly not the first to obsess over gold the way that I do, but that hasn’t stopped me from collecting, gilding, spray painting, and dressing all the things I touch, to gold. Believe it or not, it just so happens that at least 3 of the participants that I know of, including myself, are incorporating the same exact gold stool into their patio design! I’m not one to shy away from projects or things that others have done. As a product and spokes person for this DIY space, the fun and challenging part is to see ALL the different ways we assemble and integrate these projects, and how we make them our own.
I can’t wait for the big reveal of everyone’s patios! I’ve seen some amazing sneak peeks so far, and more to come as the project window closes! Follow #heartoutdoors (and me!) on Instagram if you want to see some amazing design come to life.
Ooh how absolutely STUNNING your patio is! I saw that HD had used your image for its promo and had to come by and tell ya that I just absolutely ADORE it. Can’t wait to see more! And I feel the exact same way as you: just so super excited to be a part of this challenge and pinching myself every minute. April/May is going to be so fun!