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March 23rd, 2009 | Category: house and home | Author: Whitney

Our humble little house has a few great features, and one of my absolute favorites is our front deck. It’s large, gets TONS of sun, and is a great spot to take advantage of gorgeous Seattle summers. Now that it’s finally spring (yay!) we’re trying to think of ways to make our deck more card-playing, dinner eating, wine-sipping friendly.

I’d like to get a table, four chairs, a couple of planters, and some warm accessories. For the color scheme, I’m thinking warm yellow, gray-blue, and pops of orange. In a couple of planters I’d like to plant some bright orange flowers, and in a couple of other planters we’ll keep some herbs.

We are definitely on a budget, so this first board is completely out of the realm of possibility. BUT if money was no object this is totally what we’d like to do with our deck. The second board is far more budget-friendly, keeping some of the more expensive splurges (like the bullet planters) combined with some inexpensive but still stylish furniture.

deckdecor_pricey

Silver Dining Table, available at DWR: 1600. | Hip Haven Retro Bullet Planter, available at Velocity: 160. each | Neutra House Numbers, available at DWR: 48. each | Marais A Chairs, available at DWR: 250. each | Crate & Barrel “bristol” pillows (made of all-weather Sunbrella fabric): 40. each | Pro Bocce Set, available at DWR: 200.

total 3376. (yeah, right. in our dreams.)

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Ikea Kvarno Table: 129. | Hip Haven Retro Bullet Planter, available at Velocity: 160. each | Neutra House Numbers, available at DWR: 48. each | Ikea Lacko Chair (they come in white, but we’d likely spray-paint them): 20. each | Crate & Barrel “bristol” pillows (made of all-weather Sunbrella fabric): 40. each | Eddie Bauer Bocce Set, available at Target: 55.

total 840.

3 comments

3 Comments so far

  1. eileen March 23rd, 2009 2:01 pm

    Your deck will look so relaxing and inviting..on that note, I expect an invite at some point for all of the above activities.. by the way I like the Ikea chairs even better that the others.. go figure.. so cute..

  2. Kate@ Kids and Cocktails March 23rd, 2009 8:03 pm

    I love both boards, but I’ve always adored the top set of chairs. I also love the house numbers, so much that I have something very similar for my house that I found at Home Depot. It was a special order, but they were only $15 a piece, so totally worth it if you ask me. Good luck with your new deck. We’re in need of a sprucing up as well.

  3. Making it Lovely March 25th, 2009 11:33 pm

    I want those Marais chairs too, but the IKEA ones are a good substitute if spray painted. The bullet planters are a good splurge though.

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