we're not completely finished yet, but i couldn't wait any longer. when my parents visited the other weekend, we were planning on making a sun shade sail. after much debate, re-design, and several trips to lowes, we decided that it probably wasn't worth it to make the sun shade. i wasn't 100% sure that it was going to work and i didn't really want to damage the deck in the process. we came up with a different solution though, no worries.

i think my parents were disappointed about the lack of construction project once we decided not to do the shade, and next thing i know, we're cutting, staining, painting, and assembling this:




i'll post more information and better pictures once we finish touching up the paint and i clean the room. i love how this turned out!! thanks mom and dad for all of your help! and thanks to the brick house for the idea.