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

 Finally, I moved around the furniture to provide seating in the shady areas around the pool.

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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