Summer is getting closer and closer, and now is the time to start checking some key home and yard maintenance tasks off of your to-do list so that you can fully enjoy the season when it arrives.
13.05.2024 - 15:03 / thespruce.com / Ashley Chalmers
Recently, I realized our outdoor area leaves much to be desired. We live in a city, which means we’re lucky to have any outdoor space at all, but as far as urban balconies go, it’s pretty bare bones in the character department.
We have the basics: a full dining set, two storage boxes, an extra chair, a plant stand, and an outdoor umbrella… but that’s it. It’s basically a lot of big pieces, but no smaller, added decor items. Even our plant stand is empty and sad.
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So, I decided to set myself up with a challenge. I set out to see what $300 would get me in outdoor accent pieces, so I can finally spruce up our terrace and make it feel more like home.
In the end, I came in just close to budget at $321. This was excellent news because there was one item on the list I knew I’d want two of—and it brought me up to $336.
Read on to find out what I acquired...still under budget, with room to spare.
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Terrain
As mentioned, our outdoor space is really an oversized balcony. This means we can’t safely have any sort of fire features out there—barbecue included. I love a candle, and these glass oil lamps are different enough to feel special.
Terrain
Yes, these stakes are technically made to line paths. But we can’t really string overhead lights around our balcony because of how it’s set up, and I think stakes in planters could actually be the perfect solution.
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One of the biggest things we need more of it plant life. We had a few containers that moved with us from our last flat, where we actually did have a sizeable garden, but they’re oversized and out of place now. These
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