English Garden Inspired Patio Makeover with Kmart

Outdoor areas are a big part of the living space in our home.

We love being outside entertaining & relaxing & just enjoying the fresh air and warm weather.

Most Summer evenings are spent sitting by the fire pit, making smores with the kids

 & listening to a music outdoors.

Our cottage sits among rolling meadow & mountain property.
It is an old cottage and it has several neat features that were put in a long time ago.
One of them is this old fireplace built out of bricks and rocks that sits at the top of a large patio area.

I have always loved the charming mismatched rocks and how the patio sits under a big old oak tree

But it is in an area of the yard that gets super hot in the Summer and so is not a spot we use all that often for entertaining. I have long wanted to do something on this patio that invites you to come sit for awhile
 and enjoy a glass of wine or iced tea.

In getting ready for Summer, a graduation party and a Memorial Day get-together with family~

 this patio definitely needed some love.
We had an opportunity to spruce up the patio with a grill and outdoor

 elements from Kmart and I knew  this was the perfect spot to work some magic.

We started out shopping online, decided on what to order and used the MyGofer option

 to pick it up in the store just an hour later.  Super simple to just order what you like,
they gather it up and you just pick it up.
I like it.

Of course I shopped the store while I was there too and found some fantastic clearance deals~
Country Living white kitchen towels clearanced for $2.49 for 2 which I used as napkins
 a fantastic fringed throw for $11.99 for the settee
and lots of gorgeous plants!
I also found  these
 :)

(For any of you looking for the French style bistro chairs that I shabbied up last year on my sidebar-
Whoo Whoo!! Kmart has them again this year!)

Heres the patio before in the morning:

and how it turned out...

The first thing on the list was a gazebo or pergola or something for this area-
It gets full sun~ and in the Summer- that means full, blazing hot sun sometimes. 

So it has been hard to find a shady spot to relax in this area of the yard up until now.
Kmart had a bunch of great options for a gazebo.

This gazebo was a perfect fit.

The panels are moveable and can be placed at each side~ which makes it easy to adjust
 and change the look.  It was fairly easy to put up and it fit the center of this larger patio well.

It also has a bar area which is perfect for setting food on next to the grill or for serving.
Inside the gazebo is a set of charming English Cottage Garden inspired furniture.

 I loved how it was inspired by vintage design and looks much like something you would

 find at a high end store but with a reasonable Kmart price.

The extra thick  green cushions with black welting are gorgeous and comfortable 

and it has such a simple charming look.
The purple of the lilacs picked from the yard inspired the purple,
white and green colors for the patio and some super quick pillows I sewed out of a favorite fabric.

The white cast bench ($71.99) was perfect for a little coffee table- though the furniture set came with a table-

 I chose to use it as a side table and put the bench  in it's place.
It matches the urns that I already had but that they have again this year.
Lots of white bacopa and purple verbena flowers from the garden department 

and a few boxwood topiaries complete the English garden room look.

With candles and an oversized vintage inspired lantern (I already had)

 the lighting is soft and warm for Summer evenings.

We tried out the new grill by hosting a little get together with some  friends of ours.

Corn, veggie skewers and of course a few smores =  a fun evening.

Everything purchased was on sale at the time
and I also found an extra coupon on Kmart's site which  saved even more.

Awesome deals this week  ~20% off patio cushions, umbrellas and folding lawn furniture,

50% off hanging basket & deluxe plant stands and  a metal arbor for just $79.99

 I also use the Shop your way Rewards program which gives me points to spend however I like 

this week for every $1 you spend you get 10 points -and you can use  layaway as well.

Find Kmart online, on Facebook, on Twitter here & here
 follow the #KmartOutdoor hashtag and you can even shop your local ad as well.

For more on my shopping experience~ you can view my Google+ Album here

Anyone want to come over for a little veggie barbecue and glass of wine?

 I am a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric community.This shop has been compensated

as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias #cbias#socialfabric

The designs and opinions are my own.

Super excited to share that my outdoor living design made the cover of the Kmart Outdoor Living online magazine!!