Remember this?

Do you remember this photo?

It was a sneak peek I gave you a while back on facebook.

Well this is what it was.....

Wondering why I painted a perfectly good terracotta pot??

Well, remember this rug???

(also showed you this on facebook)

It's the rug Sheila choose for her patio makeover.

Again, If you don't follow along on fb your probably wondering...

"Who's Sheila?"

Sheila is THE funniest, friendliest, most giving person I've ever met.

She is a single Mother, Grandmother of two, friend to many, full time employee, recent college graduate, world traveler and...

She's also my Mother's best friend.

                         Sheila has a full plate at all times!

That's why her yard looked like this....

this....

and this....

My Mother asked if I would help transform Sheila's patio into a peaceful place where she could go at the end of a long day and enjoy a nice glass of wine.

Of course I said YES!!

Ok all you "non" fb book friends, consider yourself briefed!

Carrying on...

Because of Sheila' busy lifestyle, the patio needed to be as low maintenance as possible.

This meant bringing in color with the decor rather than lots of flowers and plants.

Hence the brightly colored rug and the painting of the terracotta pots.

Now the small strip of dirt where the pots were going to be placed was visible from the house.

It needed to be more than just a few pots with some greenery.

I wanted it to be unique and intriguing while viewed form indoors.

So I decided to get some posts and well, see for yourself...

Mr. Treasures and I took three 2 x 4's and painted them a distressed brown.

Then we cemented them in the pots so they'd be nice and sturdy.

Once they cured we added some plant hangers and hung the lanterns I found at Pier one.

The patio desperately needed more ambient lighting so I picked up some bulb lights from Cost Plus World Market and once again Mr.Treasures to the rescue....

We attached them to the top of the posts and ran them back to the house.

It looks so amazing in person!!

This is the view Sheila sees from inside the house.

Wine anyone??

Now I haven't shown you everything.

There are a few items that need to be placed as well as a few details buttoned up.

What I'm not showing you....

This plant and

This lattice will be used to address the a/c unit

and this door...

already received one coat of chocolate brown chalkboard paint.

Sheila will be able to write down the menu for her dinner parties or

her grandchildren will have a spot to write her messages

and....

This fountain has gone up but it needs a little something else in this corner before I call it quits.

So tell me....

What do you think so far?

Angie