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Our Fall decorations outside are just the same as everyone else’s around here.

Turns out it was all a show and wow did he ever have me fooled!.Here’s how it’s done!.

Turn off the power!.Locate your old light fixture and peel or cut away the old caulking if it’s an outdoor light.Unscrew the screws and pull it away..

Disconnect the wires and toss that old light fixture to the curb!Or do a craft with it.

Whatever.. Kidding!.

Well, do test the power, but not like that.. Do it like this:.We really thought the wood was in horrible shape and that we’d need to buy new wood, but once we got started we realized we had more than enough good wood to do what we wanted, and then some!

Changing out the railings from that tired-looking old lattice really made a big difference.. You could easily do the same thing with any deck by taking it apart and re-shaping it, or even just moving and re-sizing some stairs and railings.It’s amazing what a difference you can make with a few basic DIY skills and a little creativity!.

We really wanted a comfortable to spot to sit out on the deck, but we also wanted to be able to walk without interruption from the back door to the stairs.There was really no good place to put the BBQ, so we came up with a pretty fun solution.. We made this little BBQ nook off the side of the eating area so it’s like the cooking station is kind of built in to the “wall” of the deck and we can easily cook and put food right on the table without having to travel far at all.. Just that tiny little deck extension really opened up the whole deck and made it feel so much bigger!