{"id":1325,"date":"2021-05-07T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T11:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyronehome.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2022-02-16T02:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T02:45:41","slug":"backyard-patio-one-room-challenge-week-1-the-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyronehome.com\/?p=1325","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Patio One Room Challenge Week 1 \u2013 The Before"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1 room. 8 weeks. Countless DIYers coming together to encourage and inspire. Sounds great, right?! Welcome to the One Room Challenge! Keep reading to discover my plans for our backyard patio One Room Challenge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m so excited to be participating for the first time as a guest in the 2021 Spring season of the One Room Challenge (ORC)<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you\u2019re new to the ORC like me, it\u2019s a semi-annual event hosted by Linda from Calling it Home and Better Homes & Gardens. 20 featured designers and countless guest participants transform a space in 8 weeks. Participants will document their project on their blog and\/or Instagram<\/a><\/em> accounts while linking up to the ORC page so everyone can follow along and support the other projects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Before: Backyard Patio One Room Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have chosen to transform our backyard. We have officially been in our Riverdale Ranch for a year and while the front of our house has gotten some TLC (see all the projects here<\/a>), the backyard has been put on the back burner. So far my husband has torn down an old shed, and chopped down a tree whose root system had ruined the grass and garden beds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In early April, I planted herb and vegetable gardens<\/a><\/em> in our raised beds, and that alone has improved the space to look more manicured than the overgrown mess that was there last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Besides that, the space has the bare minimum. Furniture to eat and gather, but it’s not the backyard oasis I have in mind yet. We have two paved patio areas, as well as lots of yard space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Head over to my week 2<\/a><\/em> post for all the plan details, including a project list and details on how to customize your own DIY cornhole boards<\/a><\/em> to support your favorite sports team, brand, logo, and more easily and affordably. <\/p>\n\n\n