I love dreamy, cozy and colorful patios. We have been living in our apartment since 2 years and our balcony is still empty. Yeah, pretty boring! Finally I made the decision to decorate my patio this summer under budget. Since I din't want to spend huge dollars on something that is going to be burnt in Arizona sun down the years I wanted to keep it simple yet cheery. Yes! Trust me, Sun gets crazy here :) But after living here for two and half years Arizona started feeling home to me. Coming back to my balcony, the walls are too dull in color. So I wanted lots of brightness in everything I add. But the real challenge was that I wanted to get things done under 100$. Here are before and after pictures for you.
I built my color scheme (Pink, yellow, red and white) of decor from the outdoor rug from Ikea that I fell in love with. Its perfect size for our small patio, bright, colorful and even more awesome news is that its 12$!!! unlike other expensive outdoor rugs. Since its made of plastic straws it can with stand rain and sun. Easy to clean up too.
According to my chosen color scheme I started with painting and stenciling my pots with bright floral designs. Here is a link for detailed post on how I did it.
Also, I upcycled few boring old pillows to match my decor, make the space colorful and comfy. Here is a link for detailed procedure on how I stenciled and sew the pillow covers.
I got those green adirondack chairs from Lowe's last summer. The white Ikea stool that we previously had in our den, now works as a side table in our patio.
I wanted to add wooden blinds for the patio front but you know how expensive it gets. I loved the Lill curtains I got from Ikea for their price and they give my patio a cozy look. Adding curtains to my patio made it look more like an indoor than outdoor which makes it even more comfortable for me to enjoy my patio time.
I added nylon rope to the front of patio using screw in hooks to add my curtains on. This is the cheapest way ever to add Curtains. I had nylon rope on hand but if you want to buy some, dollar tree had pretty good stuff.
Then I hung pretty lace edge hanging planters from Ikea and the loveliest terracotta wind chimes that I got from India to front side of my patio.
I upcycled an old dollar store plastic pot as plant stand just by turning it upside down. Pretty cool! Isn't it?
I got these terracotta windchimes on my recent India trip. I just love these wind chimes so much. They make such a melodious music and give me a nostalgic feeling from back home. But I felt the colors didn't quite go well with my patio so, ofcourse I painted them too.
Few more shots for you.
Above 2 pictures are my favorite close up shots. I had those ceramic birds for over 2 years now, they were from Michaels. I got the birdhouse from Joann recently.
Here is the 100$ patio makeover count if you are interested in
2 Adirondack chairs from Lowes for $35.96
Ikea outdoor Rug for $12.99
Lill Lace curtains for $3.99 from Ikea as well
2 hanging planters from Ikea for $11.98
Self watering planters for $25.98 ( If you choose normal planters, you can get this count way less to 10$)
10 inch metal plant stand $4.97 from walmart
White home decor fabric for Pillow Covers $3.96
I painted planters and pillow covers with craft paints I had on hand :)
Those cute little birds, bird house, bird lantern, white stool and dollar planter (that is used as plant stand) were all the things I had lying around the home from long time. As I mentioned earlier the terracotta wind chimes are from India.
Tada! Now here is everything put together. I just love my patio much more now. Let me know what you think about this 100$ patio makeover in your comments. I love to hear from you. Thank you so much for stopping by.
I built my color scheme (Pink, yellow, red and white) of decor from the outdoor rug from Ikea that I fell in love with. Its perfect size for our small patio, bright, colorful and even more awesome news is that its 12$!!! unlike other expensive outdoor rugs. Since its made of plastic straws it can with stand rain and sun. Easy to clean up too.
According to my chosen color scheme I started with painting and stenciling my pots with bright floral designs. Here is a link for detailed post on how I did it.
Also, I upcycled few boring old pillows to match my decor, make the space colorful and comfy. Here is a link for detailed procedure on how I stenciled and sew the pillow covers.
I got those green adirondack chairs from Lowe's last summer. The white Ikea stool that we previously had in our den, now works as a side table in our patio.
I wanted to add wooden blinds for the patio front but you know how expensive it gets. I loved the Lill curtains I got from Ikea for their price and they give my patio a cozy look. Adding curtains to my patio made it look more like an indoor than outdoor which makes it even more comfortable for me to enjoy my patio time.
I added nylon rope to the front of patio using screw in hooks to add my curtains on. This is the cheapest way ever to add Curtains. I had nylon rope on hand but if you want to buy some, dollar tree had pretty good stuff.
Then I hung pretty lace edge hanging planters from Ikea and the loveliest terracotta wind chimes that I got from India to front side of my patio.
I upcycled an old dollar store plastic pot as plant stand just by turning it upside down. Pretty cool! Isn't it?
I got these terracotta windchimes on my recent India trip. I just love these wind chimes so much. They make such a melodious music and give me a nostalgic feeling from back home. But I felt the colors didn't quite go well with my patio so, ofcourse I painted them too.
Few more shots for you.
Above 2 pictures are my favorite close up shots. I had those ceramic birds for over 2 years now, they were from Michaels. I got the birdhouse from Joann recently.
Here is the 100$ patio makeover count if you are interested in
2 Adirondack chairs from Lowes for $35.96
Ikea outdoor Rug for $12.99
Lill Lace curtains for $3.99 from Ikea as well
2 hanging planters from Ikea for $11.98
Self watering planters for $25.98 ( If you choose normal planters, you can get this count way less to 10$)
10 inch metal plant stand $4.97 from walmart
White home decor fabric for Pillow Covers $3.96
I painted planters and pillow covers with craft paints I had on hand :)
Those cute little birds, bird house, bird lantern, white stool and dollar planter (that is used as plant stand) were all the things I had lying around the home from long time. As I mentioned earlier the terracotta wind chimes are from India.
Tada! Now here is everything put together. I just love my patio much more now. Let me know what you think about this 100$ patio makeover in your comments. I love to hear from you. Thank you so much for stopping by.
