After humble beginnings of a rusty metal framed gazebo with shade cloth roof and dirt floor, I set about making this area a place we could spend most of the cooler months outdoors. When we installed the Mimosa wooden gazebo on the concrete slab, we added cyclone straps to reinforce the roof and used Chemset bolts to secure it to the slab then painted the timber with concrete sealant to hopefully increase the longevity.
I try not to waste anything, so we upcycled the metal frame which was used around the packaging for the gazebo and screwed it to the wooden gazebo beam above the kitchen to hang hooks for a light and cooking utensils.
With more space under roof we purchased a slide out sink out of a camper trailer and transformed it into a kitchen complete with flick mixer, two drawers and food prep area at 1.7 m long, it is very handy.
The addition of a metal table chairs, Mojo cushions and wicker 2in1 cooler table created the terrace bar, then came the palm deck with awesome space saving Mimosa Lava foldable bar table and adjustable height chairs and to finish off the setting. Lighting was added with a combination of solar, and low voltage fairy lights, pendant lights and a string of globe lights tied with fishing line to a vintage ladder. The gazebo was in need of guttering, we trimmed 60mm off the fascia and added Stratco guttering in monsoon grey then installed downpipes on the front, the final touch was a roller blind to add privacy and make the area feel look “a room”.
We spend so much time here now rather than indoors.
