Hello and happy Friday, sweet friends! Welp. We are officially Texans! (Can we claim that title after only a few weeks of residence?) I’m pretty sure I won’t survive this Texas heat. Oh, and the insects! Holy – it’s true what they say: everything is bigger in Texas. Yee-haw, y’all.
We’re just about done unpacking boxes here at The House of Wood and while I enjoyed setting up our outdoor space, I gotta be honest – we won’t be stepping foot out here for another couple of months.
My talented and creative friend, Ursula from Homemade By Carmona is hosting this fun Garden Party blog hop this week. Myself, along with a handful of inspiring bloggers have been sharing our outdoor spaces so be sure to take a peek at the links at the end of this post.
We had big plans to grow a garden, but we missed the boat this season because we were too busy moving in. For now, I’ll just settle for being a #crazyplantlady. As long as I can keep these babies alive, that is. Though I think I’m doing pretty good for a change, because those snake plants have stuck with me for almost a year now (that’s a win, right?). The move was a bit tough on them, but they’re bouncing back, despite my black thumb.
I love that we have a covered patio at this house. At our last home, our patio was a concrete slab with no overhead cover so we weren’t able to use that space very often because of the sweltering Alabama sun. You can see it here and here. And even though it’s also hot-hot-hot here in Texas, at least the sun won’t be beating down on our heads as we sit outside.
Those are the DIY lanterns I built out of scrap wood last year. The handles were snagged from old paint cans! If you want to make your own, I’ve got the building plans and tutorial right here.
We strung up these outdoor globe string lights and they make this space pretty magical in the evenings. I can’t wait till the temps cool down and we can enjoy this area a lot more.
Well there it is. I hope you enjoyed touring our outdoor space – I’m going to get back to unpacking. Be sure to pop over and take a peek at the rest of this week-long Garden Party tour below. Hope y’all have a lovely weekend!
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Beautiful! You have such chic taste girl! I just love the black and white, plus all those metallic touches. <3
I spy a beautiful and healthy fiddle fig! I hope you gonna have better luck with yours. I have a smaller fiddle fig ( about your size) and it’s beautiful so maybe size really matters;-) Great outdoor space and gorgeous photos, my friend! See you soon!
It’s beautiful! I’m so jealous – I so wish we had a covered patio! 🙂
Lovely space! I have hopes of one day having string lights but we don’t really have anywhere to attach them. Hope the temps cool down and you can enjoy that space soon!
What a beautiful space, and that bar cart is calling my name!
Welcome to Texas Jen! You are right, it’s so darn hot here, even us natives can’t stand it. I wait until the sun goes down to step foot outside for any sort of recreation. Haha! You’ve already started a lovely outdoor space for yourself, and I’m sure you will have an even more amazing space next summer! Glad to have been a part of this tour with you!
Hey Jen! I love your patio! Where did you get the black and white striped cushions? I’m so jealous that your fiddle leaf fig looks so good – mine is barely holding on, HAHA! So glad we could both be on the tour. Happy summer, XO!
That outdoor space is so gorgeous! I love it… and all those plants… makes it feel fresh! I can’t even keep succulents alive!
I love that bar cart area, Jen! So gorgeous!
Such a great space Jen and I’m hoping the heat leaves early so you can enjoy it! Happy you are settling in in Texas, bugs and all – hahaha. See you in NYC in September!!!
Wait, I totally missed that you are in Texas now! Yay!!! You’ve got a few more months to go before it’s reasonably decent outside, but what a gorgeous space when you can 😉
What a gorgeous outdoor dining area! Your plants look beautiful and I love the DIY lanterns. Hope it cools off soon for you! I can’t wait to retire from the military so we can get back to Texas. 😉
Welcome to Texas! I found your awesome blog at iHeart Organizing. Love your space and give it till the end of Sept and the hot weather will break and you will be able to use it comfortably. Fall/winter is the best time to garden, just have to cover for the occasional freeze. Summer is for swimming. Looking forward to checking out more of your projects.