It's Home Renovation Time - Part III - The Deck is finished!!!

Ok, if you've been reading my blog, you know that we've been working on renovating the deck for oh....say...six months!! (See Part I and Part II).

It took a long time. We could have just got the new furniture and been done with it, but luckily I have David who likes to do everything the correct way and doesn't half way do anything...ever. We (and when I say we, I mean David) sanded, power washed, sanded again...and then I helped with priming and painting annnnnd even we installed a new roof over the table! (New chocolate brown Ondura roofing- totally waterproof underneath!!)

And just when I thought we were finished, we installed a new light! I had an old pendant light that was just hanging out in the basement for a few years, I didn't even know if it worked...but we re-wired that thing and viola!!! So, with the exception of a few tiny details and a Labor Day grill sale, it is ready for hanging out, just in time for the beautiful weather this past weekend. Come on over!!

(After!)

You may have noticed that I didn't go with a tulip style table and wire mesh chairs as I dreamed of doing, but instead with this Ikea wood table.
I like it, and for the $119 price tag...it works for now and a isn't a huge investment...I'm kinda fickle that way. The added bonus was that I found a $100 ikea gift card from our wedding nearly 3 years ago! So, the table was pretty much FREE! Overall, I would say we spent around $250 on primer, paint, roofing, pots, flowers, cushions and wiring for the new light. Not bad!!

Here's a little catch-up of the process:

(Before)

(David while power washing, he looks real happy about it.)


(After primer)

(After primer)