Outdoor Drop Cloth Panels

We love to be outdoors and to entertain outside
and start enjoying the outoors as soon as we can be in the Spring and stay outside
all the way until it starts snowing.

We recently finished that big old rock fireplace that is in a newer outdoor entertaining area of our yard.
It's a covered patio~ that we designed so that we had an area that was sheltered from the
 hot hot hot Summer sun and that would keep us dry when it rained ~
I love the new covered structure~ which I will share more of very soon~
but it's framing is somewhat  'manly' so to speak  with chunky wood 'legs' and lines.

 I wanted to make those chunky lines a bit softer.

 A bit more like a living space and more inviting.
 So I turned to Lowes and one of my favorites to work with to do that.

It's no secret that I love drop cloths.

I love their oatmeal color, their nubby texture and their fantastic price.

I picked up a couple of my favorites at Lowes and decided to sew some long outdoor drapery panels.

One of my favorite things about drop cloths is that you can get them in different sizes
I found one that was the right length and that had enough width
 to make the panels that I needed for the new area.

Simple & easy and such a difference in the feeling of the 'room'.
I love how they turned out and with the fireplace for when it gets a little chilly
 we can close the drapes and keep more of the warmth in

I am in process of changing a few things out here and finishing up a couple others
and it's not quite ready for the full reveal yet- so stay tuned.

Busy busy getting ready for a little party in a few weeks and one of the things
I will be doing is serving dinner outside-
which means some cleaning is in order.
So I was excited that 

Proctor and Gamble
sent outdoor cleaning supplies to the Lowes Creative Ideas network members.
I have to admit...
 I was most excited to see the magic erasers.

Is it crazy to get excited about a cleaning product?  ;)
 Magic Erasers are one of my favorites to use in the kitchen and bathrooms
and this one is for outside.  I already tried them out on the bistro chairs and table for a quick wipe down 

and they did a fantastic job getting that dirt cleaned up. Next up~the grill!

Proctor and Gamble and Lowes are also giving away a set of these products-
 which are sold exclusively at Lowes- 
 so that you can try them out for yourself!

Just be a follower and leave a comment on this post 
and you will be entered to win!

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Happy Saturday!!

There are a ton of ideas for projects at the Lowes Creative Ideas website

 and they also offer a free magazine you can sign up for as well.

I was compensated for this post as a member of the

 Lowes Creative Ideas Network of Creators and Influencers  but the designs and opinions are my own.