BACKYARD PATIO REVEAL: PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING!

I can’t believe we’re finally here…I’ve been talking about this moment for at least two months now, and if you’ve been following along with me here and on Instagram, you know that the weather has played a critical role in the production, or lack thereof, of our patio makeover. Well, today is the the day and I’m so excited to share our new backyard patio reveal – perfect for entertaining! 

What a Spring it has been. Rain, rain, rain and so….much….rain. It has been, well, trying to say the least, but we were able to build the new deck off to the side of the patio, and set up all of our magnificent new patio and lounge furniture from the Canadian Tire CANVAS collection. Two words : IN LOVE. Really, really, really in love.

I had a very specific vision for this space and I have to say, from concept to ‘almost’ completion (more on that in a minute), it has come to life exactly as I had planned. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with Canadian Tire for this makeover, and I think you’ll be thrilled with the results too.

OUR BACKYARD PATIO REVEAL!

This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

The reason why it’s ‘almost’ completed, is because we have some finishing details that we couldn’t get to, due to the weather conditions. I could not put our backyard patio reveal off any longer, so keep your eyes peeled for a follow up post later this Summer, which will include some final items that will bring everything up a few notches.

We’ll be staining the deck and stairs, adding new shutters and window boxes to the windows and sprucing up the landscaping here and there. Just enough touches to go from almost, to completely ;)
This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!Enough rambling, time for our new backyard patio reveal! It’s a true oasis. First, let’s look back at what our yard looked like before. Pretty, but not so functional. Our gazebo and dining area were nice, but small, and starting to wear down after almost 10 years of use. It was time for something new.

It was very important to me that we create three specific zones back here, so that we can relax, entertain and have an extension of the interior of our home. I wanted it to feel as though you were simply in another room off the back of our house.This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

Now, the functionality is perfect, and with the new deck we built off to the side, it feels as though the space has doubled in size. We have a lounging zone, a dining zone and a conversation zone, all of which we’ve used daily since we’ve created this – weather permitting that is! Come on out and have a closer look at our backyard patio reveal!This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

BACKYARD PATIO REVEAL: THE LOUNGING ZONE

Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.

I’ll start with the this gorgeous Dashley gazebo we found. Many of the items you see out here are from the same collection. This gazebo is sturdy, spacious (the size is 10 x 12″ which we love) and it keeps the rain out when the vinyl curtain panels are all zipped closed.

We’ve had a ton of rain as you know, and this baby has kept everything dry when it gets wet outside. We store all of the cushions and accessories in here and it’s great. Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.

I wanted the rug to be bold and ground the loveseat and club chairs, pulling the lounge area together.Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.Our Windermer fire table is the perfect piece to bring in some coziness on chilly evenings too :)Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.Keeping with my idea of extending our living room outside, I wanted to make sure to continue the color palette into these areas, while at the same time, the layers of different blue pattern brighten all the darker pieces.

All of the new pillows I found, mix beautifully with my existing pillows, which makes me very happy – you know I love that mix!
Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, bar cart and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.I love having a bar cart. This is a new thing for me, since I don’t have one inside the house right now, and I’ve wanted one for a while. I love that they add a chic statement to any space, and they’re so fun for entertaining – I’m very happy that now I can entertain with style ;)A chic bar cart, fully stocked for guests is the essential accessory for outdoor entertaining! Create an elegant and chic display with trays, and vintage inspired beverage dispensers.A chic bar cart, fully stocked for guests is the essential accessory for outdoor entertaining! Create an elegant and chic display with trays, and vintage inspired beverage dispensers.

As you’ll see throughout this post, I’ve brought in many majesty palm plants back here. So far, they’ve done pretty well and I’ve managed to keep them all alive! I can’t believe it and I love how these ones frame the loveseat and bring in more texture.
Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.Create a comfortable and inviting outdoor setting with resin wicker club chairs and layered accessories. Blue and white touches are always classic and elegant for Summer decorating outdoors!If you know me well, then you know that I love to add layers to bring in a collected look to our home. This outdoor space is no different – baskets, warm blankets, lanterns, mixed patterns and of course garden stools are all key elements out here.

By the way – I’m still looking for my blue and white garden stools, which I haven’t yet purchased, but I’m determined to get some by next summer!Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.However, I did find these blue and white tribal influenced planters, which I absolutely adore. You may remember my Spring porch (see it here), where I had a pair on the front steps, planted with hostas. I love them even more back here with my palms.This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!This lounge zone is perfect for us and truly feels like an escape back here, and our Lakeside solar chandelier is the perfect finishing detail.Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.The resin wicker loveseat and chairs from the Somerset collection are sleek and elegant and are the perfect foundation for my layers of blue pillows.Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.

We love our fire table in the evenings and the warm glow it casts in this space too…I never knew these gave off so much heat – ideal for keeping little toes warm!Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table to keep warm on chilly nights, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.

Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table to keep warm on chilly nights, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table to keep warm on chilly nights, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look.

Create the perfect lounging area in your backyard with a beautiful covered gazebo, with added height for an airy, open feel. A gorgeous fire table to keep warm on chilly nights, solar chandelier, resin wicker furniture, and layered accessories create an elegant and sophisticated look. This view allows you to get a better look at the deck and how much dimension it adds out here. Remember the before pics? This is such a great addition to our yard, and a much more affordable option than extending the patio. We love it so much, we’re thinking of building another one on the other side of the patio eventually.
This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

THE DINING ZONE IN OUR NEW BACKYARD

This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

I wanted a dining area that felt like you could be eating in a fabulous and chic dining room. Bringing the feeling of indoors out, played a critical role in how I wanted to style this look.This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!The table and chairs are from the Dashley collection, and the end chairs, or captain’s chairs, are from the Helena collection. I wanted these to stand out and have a prominent place in this area.

The beautiful scroll arm detail and extra deep seat add an elegant and sophisticated touch. They’re also perfect for pulling up around the fire table for extra, comfortable seating.This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

I used one my favorite ginger jars as the centerpiece, again, to bring the indoors out – and well, a ginger jar is always the perfect addition in any space or table!
Blue and white accessories and linens paired with Moroccan inspired outdoor dishware are the ideal compliment for al fresco entertaining! Keep the look classic with ginger jars, lanterns and candles arranged symmetrically.

Blue and white accessories and linens paired with Moroccan inspired outdoor dishware are the ideal compliment for al fresco entertaining! Keep the look classic with ginger jars, lanterns and candles arranged symmetrically. Of course there’s lots of blue and white and pattern mixing happening here as well.Blue and white accessories and linens paired with Moroccan inspired outdoor dishware are the ideal compliment for al fresco entertaining! Keep the look classic with ginger jars, lanterns and candles arranged symmetrically.

I love this Sol collection outdoor dishware, and how gorgeous it looks mixed with my blue and white linens. I always love to try something different for an unexpected look on my tablescapes.Blue and white accessories and linens paired with Moroccan inspired outdoor dishware are the ideal compliment for al fresco entertaining! Keep the look classic with ginger jars, lanterns and candles arranged symmetrically. Since our Summer season is so short, it’s amazing to finally have a comfortable and welcoming space to dine for the season as much as we can…and there’s something about eating at this table that truly transports you to another place! We love lingering here for hours.Blue and white accessories and linens paired with Moroccan inspired outdoor dishware are the ideal compliment for al fresco entertaining! Keep the look classic with ginger jars, lanterns and candles arranged symmetrically. And what better feeling than to feel like you’re away somewhere when you’re in your own backyard?
This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!Now, if only our Summer season lasted a few months longer, we could easily enjoy this space year round.Blue and white accessories and linens paired with Moroccan inspired outdoor dishware are the ideal compliment for al fresco entertaining! Keep the look classic with ginger jars, lanterns and candles arranged symmetrically.

It’s especially great having a whole other living area to hang out and entertain in and, we’re looking forward to many more meals at this table with family and friends…
This gorgeous, outdoor oasis is perfect for entertaining! Lounge, dine and have great conversation with family and friends in this beautiful backyard!

THE PATIO CONVERSATION ZONE

Create a warm and inviting conversation area on your patio this Summer with a gorgeous fireplace and resin wicker wingback chairs. Perfect for gathering with friends and family, to relaxing in the mornings with coffee!

My sister-in-law and the kids stopped in last night for dinner and we also hosted Father’s Day here last weekend. I can honestly say that this little conversation corner is the best addition to our patio, everyone loves this spot!Create a warm and inviting conversation area on your patio this Summer with a gorgeous fireplace and resin wicker wingback chairs. Perfect for gathering with friends and family, to relaxing in the mornings with coffee!

Having one now is heavenly. It’s perfect for relaxing after a meal, and sitting around for great conversation – so far that’s exactly what we’ve done here, and we’re looking forward to much more.Create a warm and inviting conversation area on your patio this Summer with a gorgeous fireplace and resin wicker wingback chairs. Perfect for gathering with friends and family, to relaxing in the mornings with coffee!

The Beaumont chairs with their wingback styling are so chic and effortless – and they are so comfortable. Perfect for sinking into and putting your feet up! The Bailey reversible rug (the other side is almost the reverse of this) is classic, and adds the perfect, classic Summer vibe.

I love having two of them side by side in the two neighboring zones. I’ve been adding lots of stripes throughout our home lately, and you can see more of them in my Summer home tour here and my post on stripes, here.Create a warm and inviting conversation area on your patio this Summer with a gorgeous fireplace and resin wicker wingback chairs. Perfect for gathering with friends and family, to relaxing in the mornings with coffee!

Classic blue and white, hurricane candles and starfish bring a touch of coastal life to this backyard conversation area. Stay warm on chilly nights with a fireplace that everyone can gather around!Beautiful, resin wicker wingback chairs are the perfect spot to relax and enjoy coffee or a beverage in your backyard this Summer!

We love to have our coffee here in the mornings sometimes too. We listen to all the birds chirping and just soak up the peace and quiet.Create a warm and inviting conversation area on your patio this Summer with a gorgeous fireplace and resin wicker wingback chairs. Perfect for gathering with friends and family, to relaxing in the mornings with coffee!We’re thrilled with the results of our makeover and we love having the multiple zones that each serve a purpose. Every piece we chose from the different Canvas collections work so beautifully together…

The flow of the space, the ease and the comfort suits our needs perfectly. Now, if Summer would just last a little longer…
Create a warm and inviting conversation area on your patio this Summer with a gorgeous fireplace and resin wicker wingback chairs. Perfect for gathering with friends and family, to relaxing in the mornings with coffee!That completes our backyard patio reveal. Thank you so much for taking the time to read with me and visit our new oasis! Don’t forget, I’ll be sharing a follow up post with our finishing touches, I can’t wait to tackle the rest so I can share it with you!

**I’d like to extend a HUGE thank you to Canadian Tire for sponsoring this post! While I’ve received free product in exchange for writing this, every word and all opinions are my own. Each piece was chosen by me, as well as the concept development of this entire space!Tell me below what you think and what your favorite part is – I’m dying to know if you love this as much as we do! Thank you again for stopping by – I always love to have you here! xoxo


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  1. tamaraanka says:

    Hi Robyn! Everything from the Canadian Tire Canvas collection – you can link over in the blog post! xo

  2. tamaraanka says:

    Lisa! Thank you so much my friend!! I can honestly tell you that everything we’ve chosen truly is rich and elegant…from the styling to the quality, and we couldn’t be happier! Thanks for your sweet words, I love that you love everything!! It means a lot to me! xo

  3. tamaraanka says:

    Trace thank you!! Love that you love this!! We can’t get enough of the space and love being out here SO MUCH. Thanks sis! xox

  4. tamaraanka says:

    Hi Tachic – thank you so much for visiting and for you kind comments…I’m really thrilled that you like everything! We absolutely love everything from this collection and could not be more impressed with the products and the design. It all suits are home and style perfectly! Canadian Tire is a very valuable partner and we have a fantastic relationship. I love to work with them! Every brand works differently, depending on both parties’ specific needs for a particular campaign. I hope that helps shed a little light! Thanks again for stopping by! xo

  5. tamaraanka says:

    Mysha thank you so much!! We are so impressed with the quality and design of all of the furniture…and it just fell into place exactly how I wanted! Thank you for stopping by!!

  6. Where is the fireplace from? Link?

  7. Tamara!!!!! One word….AMAZING!!! You have completely outdone your self my friend and I LOVE all of your selections from Canadian Tire!! Love all of the zones and love how you have managed to seamlessly marry the outdoors to your indoors by carrying the blue palette through to the outside!! Know you and your family will enjoy this space this summer and for years to come ??

  8. What a beautiful outdoor living space your family now has. It is everything I’ve always wanted, but didn’t know I wanted…Ha! That gazebo with the hanging light fixture is my favorite. Will it stand up to stormy weather? Here in the Midwest we are constantly battling with tornadoes, straight winds and thunderstorms with wind speeds upwards of 80 mph. I’ve always been reluctant to install a outdoor structure for fear of needing to be home to secure it when the weather turns. Oh and the table with fire feature is my next favorite. Will you be posting links in the future as to where one could shop the look? I will be looking forward to the summer post that will follow up this one. As always, I find everything you do to be beautiful and inspiring Tamara.

  9. Tamara your patio is perfection! I would be so excited just to have one of your zones! All the furniture looks so high end and gorgeous

  10. OMG!! Tamara!!! To say I’m in love with your outdoor space is simply an UNDERSTATEMENT!!!! This gorgeous haven you’ve created is outdoor luxury at best!

    Also, I have a few questions that I’d love to throw your away, as later this Fall I begin me and my Husband’s landscaping project. But I won’t be doing my full reveal until Spring of 2018. I’d like to learn how sponsorship works. As my outdoor vision is ambitious. Can you please shed some light on that. Do they sponsor items just for your photoshoot alone? Or, do they allow you to use and keep free of charge or at a lower price? If you don’t mind sharing details of your sponsored partner for this gorgeous oasis.

    Please feel free to private message me if you’d prefer to do that @alluredbydesign or via email.

    Xoxoxo
    Tachic-

  11. Oh my…the blog I’ve been waiting for. This is absolutely spectacular. I love all three areas, I love the bar cart, I love the fireplaces, the lounging area…everything. Each detail is so beautiful. Canadian tire and you have done so well….I really love this space!!

  12. Tamara, your outdoor space is an oasis! I love that gazebo, it’s so gorgeous and looks so rich and elegant! Your use of blue and white with the greenery surrounding your home is even more stunning outside! The fireplace, the solar chandelier and dining table have me seeing hearts!!! Your tabletop styling with the candle sticks and your signature ginger jar photos are magical! This is an amazing post…I can’t wait to see you add more touches! Beautiful design style, I’m always in awe of your talents, Tamara!

  13. tamaraanka says:

    Isabel thank you so much my friend!! I can’t wait for you to come and enjoy this space with us! I’m so happy you like it all! xoxo

  14. tamaraanka says:

    Hi Mary! Thank you so much for your kind words! I leave everything out! Unless of course it’s going to rain (which clearly has happened a lot!), we pack everything up in the gazebo which keeps it all dry :)

  15. tamaraanka says:

    Marty thank you so much!! I’m thrilled you like it and it really means so much to me that you take the time to stop by! I am way overdue for a visit to your blog! xo

  16. tamaraanka says:

    Thank YOU for making this happen for us! Our deck is the best addition to this space!! Love it all so much! xoxo

  17. Looks awsome! and love hanging out in all three zones.
    Thanks for all your hard work.

  18. Marty Oravetz says:

    Oh my word, this is incredible. I love it all. Gorgeous and so perfect. All three zones are exactly what I need. Love it.

  19. Everything is just Perfect! It would be hard to say which is my favorite. But I have a question. What do you do with all your beautiful things at night? We are definitely patio people having coffee in the mornings and dinner in the evenings, and brunch on Sunday. We cover all our furniture at night and I try to limit my pretty things that I leave out when not entertaining.

  20. Oh my!! This is sooooo gorgeous! I love everything about this place. So serene and beautiful. It really is a huge step up from your previous outdoor decor which was already a beautiful space. Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! ???

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