Comments on: Our Cheap-o Patio Makeover

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:16:20 +0000

Wow! Thanks for the DIY fire pit idea. This would be much cheaper than buying one…well, they might be on sale now, but I think we have all the material to make one.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:42:31 +0000

Thanks for the tip! We’ll have to try it!

xo,
s

By: Heather M

Heather M — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:20:57 +0000

This doesn’t have anything to do with DIY (or maybe it does…), but my new favorite this when making s’mores is to use CHOCOLATE FROSTING instead of chocolate bars. It will blow your mind! BTW, the patio looks awesome :)

By: Mike Paget

Mike Paget — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:45:28 +0000

Cool, i want some of those smores!

By: Christie

Christie — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:17:39 +0000

I love this backyard patio – so lovely!
Your fire pit is genius.
And I LOVE s’mores, but have you tried them backwards yet??
That is, chocolate graham crackers and a white chocolate bar inside. Do try it! :)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:13:57 +0000

I just discovered your site a week or so ago and I LOVE it! We too have an old house and this is the perfect source of inspiration. I plan to surprise my husband this weekend with a replica of your firepit in our yard for Father’s Day. It’s perfect!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:29:42 +0000

This is such a great idea! I love how the low cost of the fire pit means you could set one up last minute just about anywhere! I’ll be linking.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:12:08 +0000

Hey Jessica,

Thanks for the info! We actually got the grill in early 2007 but we’ll definitely check it out! Thanks!

xo,
s

Update: The recall is for a bunch of Perfect Flame 4-Burner grills (ours is a 3-burner) so anyone with a 4-Burner Perfect Flame grill should check things out and might need to take theirs back to Lowe’s for a full refund!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:05:06 +0000

How cute! I can’t wait to make a fire pit on our patio now! We were probably going to drop over $200 on one of those fancy ones…but why?! Also, and this is just an FYI — I can’t tell from the photo for sure, but your grill looks exactly like one I got for my husband for his birthday that ended up being recalled because of potentially explosive propane hose or something. We ended up taking it back to Lowes (or Home Depot…can’t remember) and they refunded the price. We had been grilling on it for awhile….but still. You don’t want to blow up….um…ever. It’s worth checking out. :)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:27:29 +0000

Lisa- Just a few weeks before our backyard wedding we decided the old patio was a safety hazard and it would be too stressful to try to DIY something with such a tight schedule (and so much wedding work to do – we even catered it ourselves!). So we opted to use some wedding-present money towards replacing it. After a bunch of estimates we found someone who would demo the entire original patio, haul it away, level the ground, lay the new patio with cobblestone pavers (with custom-cut curves and a walkway to our back gate) and finish in TWO AMAZING DAYS! It ran us around $2300 but it was totally worth it for the stress-free installation (which we definitely needed right before our big day) and we’re sure you could get it for even cheaper these days now that times are tough. Hope it helps!

Sue- Cool beans about putting it on your blog. We’d love a link!

xo,
Sherry