Our Backyard Oasis

Hey everybody!
I'm working on my community badge in the PEP space, and part of that includes sharing a post about a location that you're branding. I am new to posting outside of the PEP world here so I hope this is relevant where I've put it.

We have a suburban lot in which I do a fair amount of homestead-related activities, but in the spare space I have built what I'm branding as "Paradise Pavillion" (complete with typo since I burnt that in wood without realizing I'd spelled it wrong.

This all started several years ago when my kids enjoyed a blow up pool many months out of the year so I decided to make it a permanent fixture.

I leveled out the spot and put sand down, and dreamt of the day I'd get a stock tank to finish it out.

Next summer I got a stock tank and built a shelter for the pump with a waterfall as the water return system.

Our old rickety play set had seen better days so my husband went at it with a sawz-all and my task of building a new structure for the kids was born. In the beginning it looked like we were setting up a giant stage in the backyard. Then I added some walls and a roof so our daughter (and secretly I) would have a cool space to hang out outside.

I added curtains and shutters, and found a hammock swing at Aldi that was a perfect addition. My daughter picked out some flamingo pillows to give it some flair.

I like to hang out in the pool in the summer time and pretend I'm in some exotic place on vacation, when I'm not busy maintaining all the crazy I've built up around here.

I extended the deck around the side of the pool so we can sit and soak our feet if we don't want to get all the way in. Next year I'll build some stairs on the other end of this deck to make it easier to walk up. Maybe some skirting on the bottom to hide the storage area. I have curtains to add on the half wall but haven't sewn them down to size yet.

I see this as our little oasis in the city to reconnect with outside while dreaming or reading away.

Very nice!

How fun!

I love your sign and how you branded the oasis!