Before and after on the backside.

Here it was before:















... and along the deck ...
















... now, it looks like this ...

The trim piece is missing from the awning - it has been primered and is in the process of being painted red ... it has been kind of hassle due to the flimsyness of this piece. I still need to paint the concrete, the flower box, etc. ... oh, and that black stain above the flower box is from touch-up paint. i will have to go over that again.










... and of the deck area ...



Not the best picture, but you can see how everything looks. The deck still needs to be painted, but you can see that all of the overgrown shrubs are gone and replaced with a fireplace. Also, there are two mud benches painted red and a white conversation bench painted white. I bought these as kits and assembled and painted them all for about $100.





Here's a little better shot of the fireplace area ...


After my Papa cleared out the shrubs and a bit of the dirt, we covered the area in plastic (to prevent weed growth) and then we filled the area with about 12 bags of pea gravel. The fireplace is resting on four pavers (one per leg for balance and levelness) that were step stones from the garage to the deck (i had previously ripped all of these out of the ground in favor of a brick walkway i plan to put in).

Those strips of wood on the railing are off of the deck along the house. I was actually preping the deck for paint (the old color was off-white) when this picture was taken and needed to pull all of the side trims pieces off.