Back Verandah Pics
I don’t think I actually got around to posting some completed pics from our back verandah project. So, here you are:
Front View of House:
This shows the front angle of the verandah up a little closer:
The stoney area to the bottom right of the picture is going to be paved (not sure whether pavers or slate yet) and turned into a bit of a potted garden area. We’re also thinking of putting a small tank in here to make watering easy. You can just see at the top that this section has no covering. The plan is to grow grapevines over this section of give shade in summer and allow the winter sun to hit the lounge room window.
And this is the view from the “backyard” (our backyard is along the side of the house really).
We purchased a cheap dining setting from Kmart before Christmas and “Christened” the back deck by having our Christmas lunch out there. It’s become a popular eating spot over summer (when the flies aren’t too bad). It’s taken DH a little while to get the painting done but he’ll be glad it’s all done now that we’ve had so much rain (past couple of days have been very wet here).
It looks a bit different to this:
It’s almost hard to picture what it looked like before (thank goodness for photo’s!!!). It’s really made a HUGE difference to the size of our house. Basically we have a whole extra living area now.
NEXT PROJECT:
Most urgent is the paving of the area where the car goes. The pavers are ordered and Farmboy just needs to pick them up and lay them (well, we need a Dingo here to dig the area out first). After the rain we’ve had the past couple of days, all we have is a huge mud pit at the moment.
It all takes time (and money) but our house is slowly becoming more of a “home”. 
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It looks fantastic!! For that stoney area I’d suggest pavers in a pattern to match that path edging your lawn area. It will tie it to the house. Plant the grapevine first and pave around the plant spot. It’s going to be beautiful as well as cool.
That’s fantastic, the contrast to how it used to look & how it is now is amazing.
That looks amazing!
It’s beautiful! What a difference from your before photo!
Christmas lunch on the verandah? I can’t even begin to imagine that! Our food would have frozen before we even had a chance to eat!!!! I guess that’s the difference between where you live and Minnesota!!!
Hope the rest of your projects comes together well. Can’t wait to see the next round of before and after photos!
Peace to your day!
Jeanine
What a great area you have now and what a difference it’s made to the look of your home.
Libby
Whens the sausage sizzle on?…. you know, one of your fundraising ideas!… am sure you will get a good response!!
Your verandah looks just the place to have one!!! I am sooooo jealous.. but we dont have the great views you do… !! so enjoy!!
Whens the sausage sizzle on?…. you know, one of your fundraising ideas… am sure you will get a good response!!
Your verandah looks just the place to have one!!! I am sooooo jealous.. but we dont have the great views you do… !! so enjoy!!
oopsss… somehow i commented twice!!! LOL!!!
OOOOOH! I would LURVE that verandah!
So fabulous.
Looks great - our verandah will have to wait until later in the year now after no one got back to us with quotes. Our huge bargain retractable awning is still sitting in its box as no one seems to want to install it.