I then needed to prepare the concrete by giving it a good clean so it was ready to paint.Īfter sweeping away any debris I tried a few different methods to try and clean the concrete. I started the garden makeover by first getting rid of the rotten shed – luckily someone on Facebook wanted the shed for their own garden so came and dismantled it and took it away for free! So that saved us a job and a trip to the tip.
SEATURTLE STENCIL HOW TO
I hope you enjoy my step by step guide on how to stencil your patio. These stepping stones from Primeur are actually made from recycled car tyres so they’re eco-friendly and durable! I laid them on top of the gravel and they’re so lightweight and easy to lift compared to heavy concrete slabs – but I think they’re actually more durable as they don’t chip, fade or discolour from algae. I hated how our garden looked but I wanted to make it somewhere that we could relax and enjoy in the summer, and after looking at various options to make it look better, painting and stencilling seemed like the best option!Īs well as stencilling in the concrete I also accessorised the garden with lots of plant pots, pretty flowers, outdoor bunting and some new stepping stones. So this car park area was just a big piece of very ugly and very dirty concrete with a big hideous shed on it. The bottom part of the garden was once used as car parking by the previous owners (we have a lane between us and the house behind so you can drive to the back of the house). I use the terms ‘garden’ and ‘patio’ loosely, because it’s not a very pretty, green space! It is also at two heights, with the top of the garden nearest to the house higher up, and then there’s a couple of steps down to the lower part of the garden.
When I was furloughed from work at the end of March due to coronavirus I had a lot of spare time on my hands and the weather was just beginning to warm up, so it was the perfect time to start my first stencilling project! Read on to find out how to stencil a concrete patio and give your garden a makeover on a budget.ĭon’t forget to follow me on Instagram for more budget DIY tips we have a terrace house we have quite a small narrow garden which wasn’t much to look at.
SEATURTLE STENCIL FULL
I mentioned in a recent blog post that I had spent a lot of time during lockdown giving our garden a full makeover on a budget! We moved into our Victorian terrace in September last year and we hadn’t really ventured out into the garden at all over winter.
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