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DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

April 2, 2021 ~ 11 Comments

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We accidentally did another outdoor makeover. I don’t know how these accidental makeovers happen, but it’s pretty amazing when they do.

Like… oops! We made a beer garden. Okay, then. Haha!

DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

A couple of summers ago when I was pregnant with Regan, we stumbled upon this old German beer garden table in an antique shop in the North Carolina mountains. And we thought it was so cool that we ended up hauling it home.

Then, the week Regan was born and Robert was home on paternity leave, he gave the table and benches a makeover so we could enjoy some nice evening dinners outside in the pretty fall weather during my recovery.

And then today, as I was doing some spring cleaning around our pool, I noticed it was starting to look a little worse for wear, so I rubbed it down with teak oil to give it some love. (This table and benches are similar.)

DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

When we were making our DIY fire pit at Christmas, we happened to have a lot of extra pea gravel, so Robert dumped it all in the back corner of our yard thinking we could later make some sort of hidden outdoor space behind our pool.

DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

The beer garden table fit more perfectly than if we’d planned it out.

I filled this long planter with some hyacinth blooms, we rigged up some solar string lights, and before we knew it, we had a backyard beer garden hidden behind our pool.

We might end up getting a second table and benches and park this cooler back here to make it a little more like the real thing.

DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

The whole thing gives me flashbacks to that very first week home with a snuggly newborn where we sat around this table for dinner as a new family of 4.

DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

So now, 2-ish years later, we can sit back here while the kids play on their swing set, listen to the sounds of the creek behind our house, and search the trees for the owls that live there.

It all makes me even more ready for all of the warm, summer nights ahead… and a little nostalgic about this table’s story.

DIY Hidden Backyard Beer Garden

2021 will be the year of gathering again, and we hope this table sees all the friends and family it can hold.

Cheers to happy accidents, y’all… and good memories… and many more good ones to be made.

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Comments

  1. Corrie says

    April 2, 2021 at 8:35 pm

    Really cute. Enjoy!

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  2. Michelle Pufall says

    April 2, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    Ahhh I never bought one while stationed there! Never let go of your piece….it’s so great!

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    • Lauren says

      April 6, 2021 at 9:49 pm

      We went back to look at it several times before we realized we were not leaving without it. We will hold on to this, for sure. πŸ™‚

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  3. Mary Loveland says

    April 2, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    Yahoo! Good deal…..

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  4. Jane parshey says

    April 2, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    I was especially blessed to see how just a quiet spot in the yard can be so transformative and restorative!! Amen sister πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ŠπŸ™

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    • Lauren says

      April 6, 2021 at 9:44 pm

      πŸ™‚ Yes! This has been a little hidden gem for the past few years.

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  5. Laurie Cole says

    April 2, 2021 at 11:11 pm

    I love the way you write, Lauren. Enjoyed this hopeful post so much. I needed it. Bless you!

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    • Lauren says

      April 6, 2021 at 9:44 pm

      πŸ™‚ Thank you! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed this.

      Reply
  6. Michele M. says

    April 2, 2021 at 11:50 pm

    Awl, Lauren – your post is just a joyful one full of hope. It is well written with inspiring hope-to-be-soon-upon-us warmer weather ahead.

    Hope you have a blessed weekend. Hug those littles and hang on tight – cuz they grow to be bigs in about a millisecond.

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  7. Miche Ortega says

    April 3, 2021 at 1:21 pm

    Adorable! Cheers!

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  8. Ivory says

    April 8, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    Aww, love your sweet story. This shows that sometimes it’s good to hold on to somethings. So beautiful.

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