The back patio

We needed a backyard

patio or do you call it a porch?

One that we could use all year round...

In the NW weather one can never count on

a clear day for a party

and this is a

~party house~

One of the first things we wondered after

getting this house was why there was no

~outdoor living spaces~

just enough concrete for a table and chairs

The first order of business

was to have a covered patio...

Well actually the first thing we did was

~paint~

this house was pink

when we moved in..

yes I said

~pink~

 trim too

~pink~

even the concrete patio was

~pink~

see it in the picture below?

The contractor who built this home

lives in our development

so we got a bid from him to do our project

and got started...

I remember him asking

why we wanted an

~outdoor room~

"we live in the Pacific NW where it is always cold"

~this is not California~

he said

I said ....

~We would all like to think we live in California~

I remember feeling like I was sitting outside in a hole

the side of the home was surrounding us at over 30 feet high

take a look at how little that BBQ looks

This whole project I get to take credit for

~thinking up~

We had come from spending winters in California

and everyone does up their outside 

~BIG TIME~

My bench above has seats that lift open

and store stuff

I always wanted a banquet in my kitchen

That is the dining room window

above

Well this is the Hubs kitchen

and he got to pick out everything in here

even the granite

The Hubs

~baby~

this gets used all year round

I think he did an awesome job

Almost 3 months of work here

We needed lots of sky lights because this area

doesn't get sun until the afternoon

They did such a good job of tying the roofs together

There is 1200sq feet of slate put down

I saw this fireplace in a magazine and thought it would be perfect

to fit in between these windows

The perfect little TV area

We decided against a real wood burning fireplace

as there would be too much smoke...

We have a real one in Montana that proves this point

This is just a flip of a switch and

~Voila~

I love this outdoor table

it was on end of the season clearance

the bench was gone

so the contractors made a bench that matched

the built in one

Some friends tell us this is their

favorite part of our home

oh and that contractor said

"we knocked it out of the ballpark here"

&

he will never build another home without an

~outdoor living space~

It's a great place to sit and relax by

the waterfall

or entertain guests

Now come on weather

warm up.....

we want to

~Party~

Speaking of partys

I'm headed to

Metamorphis Monday

Kims Wow us Wednesdays

&

Karas Whatssup Wednesdays