I love to hang out with my kids in the pool.. And their friends and so on.. For hours and hours. And, as you may know, I’m the “pool gal”. So I deleaf, de green and in general try (sometimes unsuccessfully) to keep my pool beautiful.
I decided that the pool area was missing a little something…. It lacked that feeling of “oasis”. It was plain Jane. Now nothing takes “oasis” from me faster than the thought of paying someone to renovate, so I tried to come up with less expensive concept. I settled on re arranging existing furniture to de clutter the patio and creation of an accent wall with bright paints and Mexican tiles.
Step 1 Choose the Color
I decided to go bright blue… Like the color of painters tape… At first it seemed too drastic, but by morning, I was in love!
Boring! well nothing like a blank canvas to start with!
ok.. it didnt look this blue in the can… iI told myself it would be ok since i live in Miami , and we paint walls lime green here.
one coat done, one to go… at this point i honestly thought i had heatstroke…
Step 2- How do you Tile?
Well I went on line… And as I only wanted an accent line, this was easy. Choose tile, grout and go!
I got beautiful tile from “Direct from Mexico” with free shipping and great customer service.
a 20$ tile cutter will cut tile pretty easily.. if you just need to cut a few
leftover patio tile in the back and the mexican tile in the front
this tile from Direct From Mexico is so pretty!!! happy, happy, happy!
Step 3- Decorate
I repurposed a bench and painted it the same blue as the wall with a little accent paint.
ok… it needs some “refreshing”
i didnt have red or pink paint… but I’m a Florida Gator.. so the orange stays!
I found some large clay pots at HomeDepot for less than 20$ each and added some pretty plants.
big clay pots with the extra tiles stuck to the front
comfy, relaxing, practical and ahhhh… it feels like home and I’m happy!
Step 4- celebrate!
It’s time to enjoy the oasis! Little changes can have big effects!
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