When in doubt… paint it.

I guess that’s how I think anyway. When we first moved in back in March our patio looked like this…

The ground was just cement that had been painted gray, but was chipping and stained in some areas. Since Justin had since screened and tiled the entire patio we only had little slivers of this old gray cement peaking through. Like here…

here…

and here…

We have left the gray cement as is for a while now and I am sure most people wouldn’t even notice it. But it bothers me, so it was time to paint it. I fortunately had some left over paint from when I painted all of the beams and outdoor walls in our patio…

Before painting I swept all of the areas that needed paint and cleaned them with a rag.

Once I started painting, the difference between the old gray and the new tan was quite a contrast…

The hardest part was getting the small sliver of cement behind the large plants that we had planted next to the screen…

And speaking of these plants look how big they have gotten…

I really can’t get over how large they have become. Anyway back to painting. I had to use a small artist paint brush to paint this area…

I survived and made my way around the patio painting any cement I could see. And of course I have before and afters(if you click the photos they get bigger)…

It may not be a huge change, but I like it.

Since it is finally cool enough to open up the doors we are loving our outdoor area even more!