Outdoor Patio Makeover- Quarantine Edition
You know when one project leads to another? That’s what happened with my recent patio refresh. It all started with redoing my outdoor furniture that got destroyed by weather over the last few years. Our pergola isn’t covered so it suffered from rain and sun damage.
I decided to use Flex Seal Liquid Rubber Sealant in black to not only freshen up my furniture, but to also protect it from any future damage. I cleaned the surface first with a wet soapy rag and then applied the product with a roller and paint brush once it was completely dry. After applying the sealant, I allowed a dry time of 24hrs before adding the second coat. The sealant has a satin rubbery finish. I am ok with that because it looks nice and totally protects it. In fact, we had heavy rain a few days ago and all I had to do was take a damp rag to wipe away any dirt and water residue. I highly recommend this to not only refresh your outdoor furniture, but to also protect it.
I’ve been painting a lot black lately! Check out my Instagram to see some black accent walls I recently did. I really had a vision for my patio floor to be black. I used Deck Correct tinted black from Lowes, but I hear this Deckover is just as good. I made sure the surface was clean by using dawn dish detergent and water. If you have any mildew or peeling paint, be sure to remove before starting. You can sand the surface if needed. I then rolled the deck paint on. Don’t forget to trim it out first if you have space between your boards like we do. Tip- Pour deck paint in a 5 gallon bucket to make it easier for roller to be saturated with paint. It rolls on very smoothly and has great coverage. It does require 2 coats, though. It takes 4 to 6 hours to dry and then you can apply your second coat. Wait 24 hours before placing furniture on deck to give it time to cure.
I knew the only way to make the black patio and black furniture work well together would be to have a different colored rug separating the two. The moment I saw this outdoor rug from Boutique Rugs it was love at first site! It did exactly what I needed it to by bringing texture, interest and coziness to the space! This rug is so soft and beautiful it would look great indoors as well.
I finished the look with some textured outdoor pillows that I will link below, along with some fresh flowers and plants. I am a fan of mixing old with new. You will see some old crocks, a worn terra cotta pot, thrift store basket and a new larger planter to display my flowers and ferns in. I will link my new items below. I will also link my furniture as well. Just keep in mind, it will be the cedar color it originally came. I am so excited about this refresh and looking forward to many days of hanging out here with the family!
Wow. Looks amazing. ????????????????so cozy. And posey looks amazing too. !!
Beautiful
Oh Charlotte it looks gorgeous!
love love love alllll this inspo!!
Love the rug and all the texture! It looks really cozy.
Beautiful!
Your patio makeover looks great! Posy seems to enjoy all the beautiful flowers and vibrant colors! Great job Charlotte! ❤️
Love love love the black ????
Ohh my. This is gorgeous. I like the plants and flower you used to tie in your patio furniture and rug. And of course little Posey is super adorable posing for the camera.
I am obsessed with the color scheme! And the big planters are gorgeous! ????
Beautiful- I love your pergola ????
So gorgeous!!!!
Love the dark and light with the furniture ????
So beautiful! ????
This is so beautiful! Goals for when I own a home some day for sure!
Love the pops of red and orange! Looks so cozy!
Love it all, especially the pergola and lights!
I am loving the black! It looks fantastic!
Turned out great!
You did an amazing job with the furniture! Everything came together so beautifully love that pop of color!!!
I love it! My daughter has similar furniture that she wants to redo. I will for sure have her check out your blog. Thanks for the info and the beautiful inspiration.
Love your space!! Especially the painted floor! Never would have thought to do something like that!
Wow, looks so beautiful! Dream patio! ????
I can’t believe how beautiful it looks. Love the planters.
Beautiful, looks great!
Goals!!! ????????????
LOVE the colors❤️ Beautiful!!
Beautiful- love the planters!
This is pergola DREAMS ???? I love how you were able to incorporate black without it feeling too dark!
Looks really nice! Good for you for redoing your furniture! So many people just rebuy! I like your style and love that crock!
So inspiring!! Love how welcoming it is!! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous, I love that you and @aubreyswanblog collaborated !!
I love this! The style is great, and I love to see the process of how you did it. Thank you for sharing!
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So cozy and the colors are amazing!!!
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Wow! Love the pots for the plants and the color scheme. Gorgeous!
Looks beautiful! ????
Love all the plants!! It brings the space to life!
Love the patio????
This is beautiful and so cozy! I see many days and nights outside. I love all the little details ❤️
Wow!! You did a fantastic job! I love it! Now I need to get busy! You have inspired me ????
Loveeee the boho colors !!! Looks great!
Beautiful! Love the outdoor couch
Very elegant and inviting!!
Wow Charlotte it turned out amazing! I love the black color on the deck. I definitely need to try the Deckover paint for mine. And those large planters are beautiful. It all looks fab!! ❤️
Beautiful!!
Charlotte, this turned out fabulous! I love the black in contrast to the pergola. And those hanging lights add the perfect ambiance!!
I’m so in love with this transformation! You are such a ray of sunshine; your posts, style, and love for Jesus always make me smile! Thanks for motivating me to begin the transformation on my space. Yours turned out beautifully!!!
I love everything about this!???? How do you keep it clean year round, specifically the couch?
You have created a gorgeous outdoor living space. I’ve been wanting to do something similar. Thank you for the inspiration.
Love it! Looks great!
Love it all! Especially that rug!
Omg! I’m going to have to try this!!
Wow Charlotte it turned out amazing! I love the black color on the deck. I definitely need to try the Deckover paint for mine. And those large planters are beautiful. It all looks fab!!
I am new to your posts/blogs. Looking forward to perusing your pages. You patio is beautiful and love the pop of orange, really brightens it up.
Oh, I love your make-over!!????Especially how you painted the deck! What a great idea! It all looks so peaceful and relaxing????
Love this!! Now i need to work on my deck!!
Oh this is amazing! I want to paint my patio now!!
This is amazing!!! Total inspiration!
Dreamy ???? It makes me just want to get cozy with a good book and a glass of sweet tea!
This is beautiful! You did an amazing job!
Your patio looks AMAZING!! Still waiting for the pollen to finish falling where I live so that I can refresh mine as well!!
This is absolutely gorgeous Charlotte ???? you’re such a inspiration. love to see you and your family and home
I love the outdoor space ❤️ You have such cute style!
Absolutely beautiful!! Love it!! ❤️❤️
Your porch turned out absolutely beautiful. What a wonderful facelift!
It looks great…I want a pergola! I love the lights and the black paint refreshes it so much!!
And that easy crockpot recipe I will be trying. ???? Thanks for sharing!!
Love your cute style and fun personality!! ❤️
This is insanely gorgeous! ???? Brb just adding this to our to do list with our gazebo. My husband is going to be thrilled, I’m sure! ????
Wow!! It looks amazing!
Love your patio makeover!! I just bought a rug like yours that’s you’ve shares from boutique rugs – I can’t wait to get it!!
Love the deck, and love that you were adventurous enough to give it a go! Hope you’ll enjoy it plenty this summer!
Looks absolutely beautiful! My boyfriend and I scraped the deck last week and are going to paint when we have another warm day this month (snowflakes today in Wisconsin). Taking so much inspiration from your deck!
Amazing!
Amazing! Love the refresh to your furniture!
Fabulous, love the contrast between the colors. You out did yourself girl !!❤
Loving the touches of black your adding to your spaces! The pergola looks beautiful!
It looks so inviting, just want to sit and relax! Great look!
This is so dreamy, I absolutely love it????
Turned out beautiful!!
Love it, can’t wait to be able to finish our outdoor space ❣️
Gorgeous, I love pergola’s!!
Love this! You did a great job! The color combinations are perfect love the black with the natural wood tone and the bright pop of color added with the pillows and plants. Your plants look amazing as well and of course so does Posy, I hope that she is back to feeling like her normal self soon! Have a Happy Easter and God Bless!
So lovely and inviting! ????????
I love you!! I love your patio!!! Keep up the great work!
I love seeing your beautiful face every day. Thanks for sharing your laughter and fun personality with us.
I think the black looks so sharp! I’m envious of your plants. We won’t be able to plant for a few more weeks. Snow this weekend!
Love the color combination, looks super cozy and the perfect spot to hang out
This is absolutely beautiful! Ughh can’t wait until I have one of my own ! <3
This. Is. Beautiful!!!! I love it!!
This is so pretty! I love all you diys!
Oh I love this ???????????? The black is so unique and different!
I love how the painted floor turned out!! The color scheme is also gorgeous!!
Looks beautiful! Definitely getting inspired to get my outside done- gardening and all!
Love the color combinations and staggered heights of plants. ????????
Once again you styled with a smile????‼️ I remember when it rained and made a mess of everything and now it’s just so darn pretty ‼️ And, Posey is the little added touch I love to see????????
Loving the dark decking! So beautiful!
❤️ this outdoor space. So much inspiration, love the colors . ????
Love it!!
Omg..what an awesome transition. Your outdoor space is so welcoming. Blessed Easter!
Ahhh! It looks like a picture out of a magazine!! Such a beautiful space to enjoy the pretty days. And Posy looks cute as always!!
I wish I had an outdoor space, this is inspiring
WOW! Looks so cozy. Great job.
So beautiful ????
Looks amazing ????
Looks amazing ????
Love all the black details and how the color from the pillows pulls the colors of the flowers ????
Looks like one of those fancy retreats! ???? love it!!!
This looks great! I love the painted ground and love love love the orange accents! Beautiful!!
The black just gave it a whole new face ! I LOVE it all ????❤️
It’s beautiful! True outdoor living. I know you will enjoy it.
So gorgeous! You inspire me to get my patio in order ????
I found you through Aubrey Swan – can you two seriously team up and come decorate my house for me?!? Your patio is gorgeous! I never would have thought to use black… now some thoughts are stirring in my head. Thanks for sharing with us!
I found you through Aubrey Swan – can you two seriously team up and come decorate my house for me?!? Your patio is gorgeous! I never would have thought to use black… now some thoughts are stirring in my head. Thanks for sharing with us!
The oranges ???? make me CRAVE summer!!! Ahhh and sweet Posey sitting there so sweet! Super beautiful and very well done per usual because you do decor so well! I’m always so surprised by your designs and you’d think by now I wouldn’t be! You always just blow me away with your creativity! ❤️❤️
Love love love!
Wow! It looks amazing! The furniture looks brand new! Love the black deck and the pops of color in the flowers and pillows is beautiful! What an inviting cozy spot! ????
Looks great! Can’t wait to try this on our old deck!
Love how this turned out!!
Oh my goodness!! What a BEAUTIFUL space! We are refreshing our patio/deck and definitely using some of your diy tips! What’s a beautiful outside space without a Posey?! Thanks for sharing!
Girl, I am impressed….amazing!
This is so cute!! So much cute inspo!
What an inspiration! It’s BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for the ideas
This looks amazing!! Great job Charlotte! You’ve created a beautiful, inviting and cozy outdoor space! Enjoy!!
You out did yourself! I thought it was so pretty last year, but this year is stunning! You have inspired me to put a plan together for my outdoor space! Thank you for sharing
Looks so good! Love the black deck and the beautiful rug????
Beautiful! I love Pergolas and the planters…everything very well styled.
Love your summer style!
I love the idea of black on the deck! I would have never thought it would look as great as it does! ???? It looks like it took some time, but what a wonderful place to spend some time outside. Those planters are gorgeous also! And gotta love that fur baby! ???? ????
It looks amazing! So glad Aubrey sent us your way for more great inspiration!!
Everything is so beautiful!
Everything is so beautiful! Everything is so pretty! ❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful!!!!
So beautiful! Patio goals ????
I have this same couch in my cart ????????????love it!!! I moved into my home in November and have been looking forward to making my patio look this beautiful ???????????? #inspo
I love the dark wood. It makes such a difference!
Love the colors in this!
Love the black stain and perfectly accented with the orange !
Lovely! Very inviting! 🙂
This is so pretty! 🙂
Such a gorg outdoor space! LOVE it! Thank you for sharing your DIY and the beautiful makeover!! so glad Aubrey shared your page with us!
Love love ???? the black combo! I actually made sure my husband watched tonight with me for our deck ideas!
Looks awesome ????
Looks so beautiful ????
I love love love the pops of color. Your home is gorgeous love watching your stories and see your beautiful home.
Love this setup!!! It’s so pretty and your puppy is adorable! ❤️
????????Hey sweet Posy! It’s beautiful Charlotte! It’s so cozy and I can imagine sipping sweet tea and gathering with friends! Perfection!
It looks beautiful!! You inspired me to paint my deck!! Thank you for all the awesome ideas!!
The colors are gorgeous! Love it!
Wow! This is beautiful, I love the pops of color!!!!! We are working on our backyard this year, great ideas!
I love Charlotte and her design style!! The patio looks amazing!
Love the ideas!
That is THE cutest patio! We are really wanting to redo ours. The layout is weird and we really need a furniture set in the shape of yours! ❤️
Love how the black deck made a huge difference!! You inspire me ❤️
Love how the black deck made a huge difference!! You inspire me ❤️
OMG!! It looks SOOO GOOD!!! Love it!!
Wow, wow, wow!! Such a beautiful makeover.
Wow! Love the colors!
Your patio is so cute! My husband and I currently have zero yard because we are in a small 4 unit apartment complex but one day we will have a yard. Can’t wait to look back at what you have done for inspiration!
This is perfect, it looks so cozy! Totally motivates me to make my outside space my next big project!
This is just gorgeous! Love those color you integrated! This looks so fresh and welcoming. ❤
It’s gorgeous!!!
Looks great. It inspires me on working on my patio.
Such a beautiful space!
Charlotte- you did an awesome job on your patio! I can’t wait to see pictures of you enjoying it with your cute family this summer!
Love all the potted plants and pop of orange????
Charlotte you did an amazing job! I’d totally hangout here!! ❤️
Love it! So perfect and cozy! How do the rugs hold up? I’m in Middle Tennessee, so depending on the part of Alabama our whether is similar. I’ve been hesitant because of price.
I absolutely love the makeover, especially the furniture you sealed. What a great idea. Love the color you added to your makeover!
Seriously so cute and cozy! Oh and those planters are everything! ????????
Gorgeous! Love your color scheme!
The black flooring!!!???????? Such a smart idea. It all turned out beautiful! ????????
Beautiful and cozy space. I love your dog! ❤️
Absolutely gorgeous! Love seeing how it all came together ????????
Love the colors! Definitely feels like an oasis!
Love the colors! Definitely feels like an oasis! The rug ????
Wow looks amazing! I love patio and outdoor spaces. I could literally spend all day outside ❤️
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I dream of a makeover of my old deck!!! Again Charlotte you amaze me with your energy, your spirit, your good taste… this turned out fantastic! So jelly, someday….❤️????????❣️
It looks amazing!
Looks great, and I love that you painted the furniture black!!
It looks great! I love the pops of color and the contrast of the painted deck and stained pergola.
This turned out so beautiful! Great job!
Nice work! Now nice and cozy!
Nice work looks amazing!
Beautiful! Love the color contrast with the dark and light.
Looks so relaxing!!????
This is absolutely beautiful! How fun to sit out here and enjoy life together as a family! ❤️
Absolutely love it!!! And love you!!! I would love some stuff to do my patio. Seems our bad luck will never end. In a short year we’ve had a kidney and liver transplant and now this covid stuff going on. So glad to have stories like yours to follow. Awesome testament to faith and the love of God❤️????????P.s sometimes your stories and dancing are all that get me through!!????❤️
I love how this is such a fresh and clean look! This gives such inspiration for something I would love to finish doing in my yard.
Looks amazing! So cozy and inviting
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This looks beautiful Charlotte. I cant believe the deck transformation. Love the orange pops of color. Well done.????
Love it! ❤️
It’s looks so cozy and I love the black paint! Gorgeous accent pillows also!
Love the lights!
Amazing
I am jealous of that backyard! I cannot wait to move and have a hard to decorate. Thank you for the inspo! ????
We bought our first home Oct 2019 and are building a simple deck this weekend since we can’t enjoy Easter with the rest of our family. I love the way yours is set up!
So inviting and gorgeous colors. Thank you for sharing your makeover.
Loving these colors! From the flowers to the paint color you chose for the deck! So pretty!
It looks so beautiful I love the different textures ❤️
Beautiful ???? Love your Patio update… This Patio Collaboration is Perfection two different Styles yet I’m inspired by both.
This patio refresh is gorgeous! You’ve given me the motivation to try and tackle my own patio now lol. I rarely ever have the time to just sit and relax but COVID 19 has really been a blessing for me in the sense that I have been able to slow down and spend more time with ny family and i actually might have the time now to knock this project out! Love love love!
This is gorgeous!! Love the color combo, and it looks so warm and inviting. Amazing job, Charlotte, and it looks like Posy approves.
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It looks beautiful Charlotte!! Love it!!
This patio looks so cozy! The perfect spot during this quarantine craziness.
Looks sooo good!!! You did an AMAZING job! Gave me a lot of ideas for my house! Thanks! 🙂
Absolutely love it, can’t wait to see how you cover the top
Love it!! Looks so good!! You did an AMAZING job!!! Gave me lots of ideas for my own house!
Looks amazing!! Enjoy!!
Wow! That turned out great. Thanks for the inspiration
I love this Inspiration! Me and my husband are looking for our first home and I know I want a cozy outdoor space! I love this! Thank you!
Your outdoor living space is gorgeous. I’d want to sit out there every evening and read a book. I love it!!
Wow, this is SO PRETTY!!
Your outdoor living space looks gorgeous! I would want to sit out there every evening and read a book.
L????VE the deck color!!! What do you use to cover the seating when it’s going to rain?
I’m obsessed with the black!! Makes me wants to paint my back patio concrete black!! I love it.
Beautiful! I could sit there all day!
Wow! That looks amazing ????!
Excited to have found this blog! Gorgeous!
LOVE!!! ????????????
Your patio is so inviting. You have inspired me to give my patio furniture an update. Love your colors. Thank you for sharing
Your patio is so inviting. You have inspired me to give my patio furniture an update. Love your colors. Thank you for sharing
Your patio is beautiful! And I have a yorkie! She is my fur baby!
I like the idea of this protectant for wood furniture. I’m going to give it a whirl.
So so pretty! I’d love relaxing there. Such a Great inspiration!
Looks great!
It’s gorgeous! ???? i love the pops of orange!
Black is such a stabilizing color. Groundling the beauty and fluff on your patio. What an amazing refresh! I love your posts … I always play where is sweet Pist! ????
This looks amazing! I would love sitting out there and enjoying a relaxing evening.
Love it!! Really liking the pops of color with the flowers and pillows!! I’ve also been doing a lot of black lately so huge fan! ❤
Looks so inviting and welcoming!!!!
love It! Looks so inviting!
I love your patio! You have such great ideas. Your positivity and fun dances brightens my day! I hope posy is feeling better! Happy EAster to you and your family.
That’s a space I could hang out in everyday!
I love how you coordinated this outdoor space to the interior of your house! Pretty pretty!
Awesomeness!! Love your sectional!
Redoing the patio is the perfect summer vibe! Love how it came out
Amazing! So talented! Love the color scheme!
I love it. The darker floor is awesome ???? Everything came together nicely ❤️
I love it. The darker floor is awesome ???? Everything came together nicely ❤️ Great job.
Everything is so beautiful. Gorgeous I love it.
Love your home . Your home and style looks similar to my home !!! Beautiful.
Looks amazing!
What a beautiful and inviting space! I haven’t considered painting the floor. That would add so much depth to it. Tell me what’s the plan when it starts to rain, get windy? Will you gather any items and put them away?
So pretty and I love the orange accents; it’s my favorite color!????
It turned out really nice!!! I love the color scheme you chose.
I absolutely love everything you design! I wish you could come help me do mine! Beautiful!
I love it!! Very inviting and the colors are perfect. Great job!!!
????☀️ I love it. Sitting outside on the patio is my favorite thing to do! ????????
Love the rug! ????
Love the rug & pillows! ????
Wow what a gorgeous color scheme! Absolutely love this. You have a new follower on all platforms ????
Gorgeous ????! It’s cozy and inviting, great job!
Love your makeover! The deck and furniture turned out amazing, love the black! You have inspired me to do mine like this. Thanks for the project idea to get me through this quarantine!
I love your patio and the fact you painted the flooring black. I haven’t seen that done yet, but I’m sure you have started a new trend! I live the coloring with the pillows and plants, well done!
Loving the black, and pop of color in the pillows but how neutral it all remains! Beautiful patio!!
Love watching your diy, love your style and I much enjoy dreaming with you!
Love the pillows and all the plants????????????
Pose looks like a princess ????watching over her kingdom (the yard) ????
Oh my goodness that looks awesome! SO worth the hard work! You must be very proud of your accomplishments!
The patio looks so good!
Soooooo gorgeous!!!!
This is so gorgeous!!!❤️❤️❤️
This is so gorgeous!!!❤️❤️❤️
I never considered painting furniture or walls black but I love it! Definitely gonna be my next diy!
Aubreyswanblog led me here! I love how polished and homey it looks!
Hard to pick my favorite part of this! Love it all!!
I love it. Truthfully, I love everything you do. I’m honestly super excited to see how you take on the task of covering it- since you’ve mentioned several times how that needs to happen! Thanks for always sharing and providing joy.
Oh my!!!! I adore how you styled this!!!! Thank you for linking your finds, I’d love to redo our patio like this ???????? God bless you and have a safe Easter!
This is so cute!! And so many good ideas!
You did an amazing job so beautiful ???? I love love your couch!!!
i cannot get over the furniture redo, literally looks brand new!????
Looks absolutely beautiful! I’ve just recently found you on Instagram and have enjoyed your inspiration and honesty through your testimony. Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to finish my back porch.
Love the color you chose for the deck! Blends so nicely with the cedar beams!
Absolutely love it! ???? gives it a super cozy look!
Love it! I can’t wait till we are out of the military so I can have spaces like this
I seriously need to take time off when this is all done with so I can fix my outside! I love this!!
I love the plant colors and the black! You’re right, the rug is perfect!
You are so talented! You’ve inspired me!
Great job. You are so talented!
Wow, that’s REALLY beautiful! I don’t have the gift of being able to envision the finished project when I see pillows and rugs etc. You really have a gift to pull the colors and textures together like that!
I LOVE you DIY project. I am going to keep this in mind for my future back porch area.
Love the colors used on the patio!
LOVE the pop of color! So classy! ????
Love your feed and blog, and mostly your amazing life story! So happy and proud how far you have come ❤️❤️
I love how your patio space turned out! The black floor really makes it pop! It looks like such a cozy outdoor oasis!
Love this space you created. It looks so cozy!
Looks awesome and so inviting. You are ready for summer
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So glad the rain didn’t goof up this beautiful treatment you put on your deck. It looks so fresh & beautiful! Perfect little place to cozy up with Posie and D. ????
I have been looking for a solution to our deck being sun damaged. I’ll definitely check out Flex Seal now… lol I thought it was only for fixing small cracks… who knew?!?!?
Charlotte, everything turned out crazy amazing! I look forward to seeing many daily dance breaks out there!
Never cease to amaze!! Beautiful!
Wow this is phenomenal!
Amazing space you have made! Enjoy!
I love that Rug. I would have never thought of the black deck. Thanks for the ideas!
I would have never thought of the black deck. Thanks for the ideas!
Love your outdoor space! Inspires me to want to do a refresh on my own deck! ????
It turned out beautiful!!
Perfect place to relax. So beautiful.
Love the colors! All blends very nicely!!
Love how the black added so much pop to this patio!
This looks fabulous. I would have never thought to use the flex seal for furniture.
I just love that patio! Always look forward to your posts because you always make me laugh or smile. You are so talented!
Love the pop of orange! So pretty, looks very relaxing
I can’t wait to build my patio this year!
The lights add so much warmth! I love the mix of pots!
Love love love the makeover ????????????.
Hey Charlotte, you have outdone yourself this time. Absolutely stunning result. I love the black with the pops of orange.
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Keep up the excellent work you are a breath of fresh air daily????
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Great idea to have lights. It makes more aesthetic.