As a Southerner I grew up with a vision of my future home featuring a wide front porch, perfect for relaxing and sipping a glass of iced tea, along with a carefully mowed yard filled with lots of flowers. In reality I got a small front porch, some scraggly flower gardens and an overheated patio. I wanted to love my patio, but in reality I despised it. Surrounded by a wall of intricately patterned cement blocks surrounding a barren concrete wasteland. Whoever had designed the patio had built it on a slope, so it ran slightly downhill. Not only was it ugly, it was so hot, with the Georgia sun shining down on our heads, that the kids would stay there for approximately two minutes during our impromptu picnics and then ask to go inside again. This year I decided it was time for “Project Patio.” I researched DIY ideas to redo our patio (hint: projects coming soon!) and presented them to my family. I had all sorts of ideas to delegate to the family as I felt I should be creative designer and management. One item I knew I wanted was a fountain to give the patio ambiance and a relaxing water feature. I found this hand painted Translucent Lighted Fountain with a Floral Design from Brylane Home and immediately began to work it into our design.
Admittedly, I am having a few challenges with redesigning our patio, which is why the fountain is setting on a pile of cement blocks and not occupying a place of honor on the patio. We are expanding the patio, which means cutting down a tree and digging out the roots. I have accomplished chopping down the tree– I swing a mean chainsaw–but haven’t gotten all the roots removed yet. When I do, watch out! I am building a flower bed from cement blocks and installing the fountain in a prominent position of honor. This fountain is made of polyresin and is much lighter than I expected. That’s both good and bad. Good in that I can move it wherever I want easily, bad in that tornado season is approaching and strong winds would move it around. I plan to place some pebbles in the base to, hopefully, help it keep its position. I’m pleased to add the fountain can be wiped clean. I have enough outdoor furniture and objects to scrub without adding more. At 20 inches in height and 15 inches in diameter, it might get lost if added to a huge outdoor area, but will look good as a focal point for a smaller area.
Has anyone completed a patio remodel with your family and survived to tell the tale? What are your best tips and advice?
Oh that fountain is absolutely gorgeous! I love it! It would look fantastic at our new house we are buying!
Oh what a cute patio fountain! Love the light blue color and that butterfly design.
This is such a beautiful piece. Not only do I love the colors but I love how it is a great conversation piece for any garden or outdoor space.
This planter is beautiful! I am going to be decorating some outside patio space at the end of the Summer. I’ll start at Bylane Home!
I love that fountain. It would love great on my deck. Love the butterfly!
What a beautiful design! My mother has always wanted a lighted fountain for her garden. Have to show her this post!
This is beautiful! I look forward to the day when I have more time to devote to the outdoor space around my home. I have ideas but no time or resources right now to put into it!
Okay, THAT is cute! Good planters are so expensive. what a great idea! This is a show stopper!
I love that design. So gorgeous!
We live in an pat in the city so no major home remodeling. But this fountain sure it lovely and will make a great statement piece in front of a home.
I love the colors and bet that is just gorgeous at night. That would light up any party. I am looking forward to reading all about your patio when it is finished.
Now that is just wonderful – love the colors to it
Oh wow, that is absolutely gorgeous! I love how colorful it is.
Wow, that is so pretty! I’d love to have that . Very well detailed too, I like the bright colors
That is so pretty. I am a big fan of having a water fixture on the patio – calming and beautiful!
Beautiful. I love how you could turn something plain into something eye captivating.
what a beautiful planter. It really brightens things up.
That is absolutely beautiful! I have been thinking of getting something like this for my front yard. I’ll have to check out Brylane Home and see what else they have to offer.
That is beautiful! We don’t really have a patio. I guess it could be called a patio but it doesn’t look like one. I guess we will have to try to fix that! lol
Project patio sounds fun. 🙂 We could use some shade on our patio too, the sun makes it unbearable mid-summer.
I don’t have a patio, but boy my deck could totally use a makeover. I would LOVE to have one of those fountains in the corner of mine. It’s so nice – I Love it.
That is a super cute planter! I love the blue color!