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Please help me with inspiration for a small dark patio

Suzanne C
6 years ago

We have recently renovated part of the house and put a granny flat to the front of the house and we rent this part out but the outside looks awful! I desperate for inspiration to make it look pretty as well as functional and low maintenance.


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There are large leylandii trees on the left that as tall as the house, but they are the neighbours trees and they give us privacy and a good border.

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We are thinking of cutting these tree trees to give us more light into the main house.


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We already have Indian sandstone patio stones around the rest of the house and were hoping to lay these on the ground - similar to this picture


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I have thought about slatted fencing along the trees and maybe some bamboo plants and bench seating over the brick wall. I would like to keep the brick wall, however, its not straight so considering putting wood cladding over it or making it wider and rendering it.


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There is a separation between the main house and the flat where the little bench is. Somewhere I would like to put 2 wheelie bins where the bench is so we can share the recycling and main rubbish bins. Something like this:

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We think we may put a wooden gate into the arch rather than this metal one.



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Please help me find some inspiration!
Suzanne

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