When Bryan and I were looking at houses two years ago, what stood out to us was how small most of the yards in this area are. So when we looked at our house, the big backyard was our favorite thing.

We have big plans for this space. Off to the left, we are going to put in a water feature/pond to help with drainage issues that we have when it storms. Closer to the middle of the yard, Bryan wants to put some pavers down for our fire pit so that it stops scorching the lawn. I just bought some really cute chairs to put around the fire pit from Big Lots. In the bottom right-hand corner you can kind of see this horrid wooden planter that is so disgusting that I hate even looking at it. We will be ripping that down and extending our patio, making a nice-sized entertaining space.

Here are some pictures I have been using as inspiration for our backyard makeover.

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