Monday, April 13, 2009

All in a days work!

We've been getting creative with house projects lately. With the economy the way it is, we haven't wanted to spend much. So that's left us finishing things we already had materials for, projects that are labor only, and/or projects that can be completed on a tight budget (as was the case this weekend).

Our back yard was looking pretty redneck with the old and new septic tanks peeking through the grass. SATURDAY, 11:30

We can't pour a patio or build a deck (given the aforementioned septic tank and also aforementioned budget contraints), so we came up with what we think is a pretty good solution-an outdoor entertaining space with a fire pit! It's not finished yet (the raised bed will be planted with flowers and the firepit and flower beds near the house will be rocked), but I'm thinking not bad for the price of gravel. (We're lucky to have a generous brother-in-law who doesn't mind sharing his skidsteer, other wise we would have been including the price of a rental!)

SATURDAY, 6:30

Daddy's Little Helper

3 comments:

Jeff, Rebekah, Chloe, and Wyatt said...

looks awsome you guys! You two are so creative to make something look so good without spending much $!

Sneva Family said...

That looks so great! I bet it will be the place to be hanging out this summer.

Mandy Renee said...

Lookin' good guys. I'm slowly entertaining the idea of having something to weed ;)