A deck affair!

Well with the warmer weather comes deck time! I did a part revamp on the deck about 18 months ago .... when the old pergola fell down. It was made out of the wrong type of timber and had the heavy weight of wisteria growing all over it. Now normally I love wisteria but I swear in the Sydney climate it grows like a triffid.... I am sure that you can see it grow as you sit there....so as lovely as it was, it had to go.

Now the rest of the deck isn't to my taste, rusting wrought iron railings and 70's era tiles but one day..... In the mean time I had the pergola rebuilt bigger and better with a semi transparent roof this time. Here are some images.

The beautiful Bella enjoys this area as well....

The outdoor dining area is right outside the kitchen and living room.

I love these Moroccan style lanterns that I had my friend wire up for extra lighting. At night they have wonderful pattens of light playing across the brickwork.

I made this wall art quite a few years ago, I did a course in hand painted ceramics and have always meant to do more... just another thing on my ever growing list!

I had to move the day bed inside to the family room for now as it was starting to get ruined outside... maybe too many little animals on it!!! By the way.... my dog is not dead despite appearances.... just sleeping!!!