{"id":1771,"date":"2012-06-16T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T00:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/backyard-makeover\/"},"modified":"2012-06-16T00:07:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T00:07:00","slug":"backyard-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2012\/06\/backyard-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"
First of all, thank you so much for the lovely comments on my last post<\/a>, plus your tweets, FB messages and emails!  <\/div>\n
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So, while I have been busy making some minor changes to the interior of the house, I also have a backyard landscape project on the go.<\/div>\n
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(no that\u2019s not me in this absolutely adorable backyard about to welcome guests)<\/div>\n
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We have lived in our house for seven years and the backyard looked like this: <\/div>\n
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(the trampoline is a lot of fun though) <\/div>\n

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So when the Home Depot<\/a> contacted me to host a Blogger Backyard party, I was going to decline. Wouldn\u2019t be fun to be wearing heels on grass, right? But it\u2019s the Home Depot and it\u2019s a party, how could I say no?<\/div>\n
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I always wanted to have a patio but it was put on the backburner as there was always something else (house interior, travel) that was the priority.  <\/div>\n
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So what better way to get my a#% into gear than this!<\/div>\n
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When designing a backyard, it\u2019s always nice to have a hard surface such as a deck or patio, a garden and grass. 
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This is the paver<\/a> I chose.  When the salesperson at my local HD store said it is rough and looks aged, it just sealed the deal as that is exactly the look I was going for. <\/div>\n
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You can use either the smooth side like I did or the other side which has a textured\/bumpy appearance. I am having them laid in a brick pattern.<\/div>\n
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