Our temperatures have been above 110° for over 18 straight days, so working on the patio or backyard has taken a back seat to anything else. I manage to go from the back door to the pool and then back inside again without melting, so that is about as far as I’ve been. (Oh, I have been watering the garden very, very early in the morning and way after the sun goes down.) The patio has become a mess quickly, so time for a 10 Minute Patio Cleanup before company arrives.
When it’s this hot, you put on your bathing suit, jump in the pool, then get out and work for a couple of minutes, then back into the pool. That’s fun, but being in the pool is more fun, so that’s why this cleanup was about 10 minutes.
I didn’t change up a lot, just some fresh pillows and accessories. The previous pillows I had out here had really faded, so they needed to retire. The pato was also in need of a good cleaning. I got out the leaf blower and blew everything off. That was the fastest way I knew to clean this place up.
I thought I would just keep things on the soft neutral side, so some gray and white pillows
and a fun gray plaid throw blanket. ( See that poor struggling palm, I forgot to water it for a week, so it is hurting. It’s still alive, so I am now giving it some tender loving care. )
A small pot of summer flowers and a metal column for the coffee table made everything fresh.
This is a small space, so it is really easy to change things up. Here are a few previous looks throughout the seasons.
Pretty much I can change up the patio with a simple 10 Minute Patio Cleanup anytime. I just need to do it more often.
