Summer Lovin’: The Courtyard Edition

This post could alternately be entitled: A Love Letter to My Courtyard. But I’ll try to keep it from getting too mushy.

The last few times I’ve shown the courtyard it was either early spring or early summer and I believe the latest post was after our makeover so all the plants were in infancy. Definitely not prime conditions for showcasing one of my favorite places on the planet. We knew when we bought the house this could be an amazing space {and it was one of the main reasons we purchased because it was so unique}. But now after having spent most of a summer with the space, it’s safe to say we are absolutely smitten.

I’ll apologize now {but I don’t really mean it} for the abundance of photos. I just love this space!

These first few photos are to help orient you as to the courtyard’s location. When we have visitors they never expect it to be located dead center {from front to back} and off to the right of the entryway.

{in this photo you can see our main entry to the right and those blips of light are the panes on my office doors}

{Here you can see the main entrance to the courtyard – the other side of the top photo – and here the entryway table through the glass to the left. One of the dining room windows is on the right of the image – you can see the striped curtains}.

{Here you can see into my office straight ahead and into the main hallway/entryway to the right}

{this is the view out of my office – which also has sliding door access to the courtyard – notice I can always see what the husband is watching on TV}

We never got around to hanging the globe light strands to form a canopy of sorts, but will likely still do that next year. In the meantime, the firepit and new wall lanterns bring plenty of light to the space.

{here you can see the access hole to our side yard – perfect for sneaking over to the neighbor’s house or to go out to our back patio}

It’s safe to say, this is our own little retreat and we love the privacy and coziness provided but also the easy indoor and outdoor access. It also helps to bring the outdoors into all the room on our main level as well as the upstairs hallway.

We have had many conversations out in our courtyard, not just about the space itself, but about the fact how blessed we are for finding this house and actually owning it. We love the courtyard, love our neighbors and feel like we moved at the perfect time in our lives. And we feel this space will be equally as loved come fall.

Do you have a favorite retreat or gathering place? I’d love to see what space in your home ‘sold’ you so be sure to share a link in comments if you would like.

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