My New Kickass Outdoor Living Space
What better way to enjoy summer than relaxing in a new kickass outdoor living space? Especially during the pandemic, outdoor hangouts are the way to go.
My first move was to dig down a few feet in my back yard and pour a huge concrete slab. Some people lay down brick or stone pavers, but I don’t like the idea of chipmunks or other critters burrowing underneath and causing the pavers to collapse and get all uneven. A big concrete slab is more solid and more permanent.
What’s the best thing to do in a new kickass outdoor living space? Gather around a fire, of course! I went the brick and mortar route and built a full outdoor fireplace, complete with a 12-foot chimney. A lot of people get portable steel fire pits at the hardware store for a couple hundred bucks, but those rust out in a year or two and they don’t look nearly as nice as my brick and mortar outdoor fireplace.
My guests and I definitely aren’t sitting on the ground in my new kickass outdoor living space. We don’t sit on any chintzy plastic, stackable chairs, either. I invested in a high end outdoor sectional couch with a steel frame and comfy outdoor cushions. When I relax in my new outdoor living space, I mean business. That couch is more comfortable than the one in my living room!
Even though the couch cushions are weather resistant, I don’t want them to get rained on, nor am I a huge fan of hauling them in and out of the house every time I want to use my new kickass outdoor living space. Building a roof was exactly the right move. It keeps my high-end outdoor furniture safe from the elements year-round. And if I’m having my crew over to hang, we never have to cancel because of bad weather. The roof is legit. I went the whole nine yards and covered it with tar paper and shingles. I even put up some sweet ass gutters and downspouts.
Now that I’m the proud owner of a new kickass outdoor living space, it’s basically my worst nightmare to contemplate somebody coming by and using it without my permission. That’s why I went ahead and erected four solid walls around it, along with a locking steel door. Security’s a priority and if you’re gonna do something, do it right. I put up brick walls, complete with drywall and insulation on the inside.
I ran electric wiring to my outdoor living space and I put a bunch of outlets in the walls, so anybody who comes over can plug in their phone or whatever. I also hooked up a pretty big flatscreen TV.
I put in a kitchenette so my guests and I don’t have to go all the way back to the house to refresh our beverages or microwave a plate of chips and cheese. I also walled off a little bathroom in the corner, complete with a toilet, sink, and a small tub with a shower head.
I forgot to mention I ran water and sewer pipes out to my new kickass outdoor living space. I don’t want my guests to have to feel self-conscious about going into my house to use the bathroom, especially with the pandemic going on. It’s much safer to just stay outdoors whenever you get together with people. That’s why I’m totally pumped about my new kickass outdoor living space.
