Gratuitous Patio Photo

Just because I am in love with the whole thing.  Thanks to James Butchart for the photo!

Don't Fence Me In

Here's the finished fence.  Jacob had to come back to do the sloping fence as I'd added it on the day he installed the side fence.  Now to rearrange all the patio furniture at The Silver Suitcase.

Airstreams in Orbit

My family in Ohio (Hi Mom, Dad and Susie, Morgan, too!) sent me two strings of patio lanterns that are shaped like Airstream Trailers.  They look like they are silver satellites strung up outside! They really make the patio look finished!

The Great Outdoors

Well, the patio is taking shape.  I plan to add in a fence at the back (it's on the to-do list.  I put a battery-powered LED light in my Tonka Winnebago (my Great-Grandparents gave me this one for Christmas in 1975).  I hate the dumb yellow pouf/ottoman, but it's holding space and pretty functional.  The 1960s Brown Jordan lounge chairs are staying, trying to decide on what to upholster the vintage chaise lounges in...

First Party!

It wasn't really much of a party, actually.  I had two friends over since they're all so damn curious about this trailer.  All of my lawn furniture was delivered, and it makes quite a transformation in the appearance of the space.  I bought the dinette chairs from Pelago ($90), the table from Palm Springs True Value (I think it was $199, it's a heavy metal one).  The two chaise lounge chairs came from a garage sale in Palm Springs ($200 for the pair), and the two Brown Jordan lounge chairs from the 60's came from a tag sale in Beaumont ($40 for the pair, thank you very much).  The artichoke light is a knockoff from Ikea.