Front Yard Flagstone Patio

Before Thanksgiving, I installed a patio in my front yard. We have a really small back yard and I found that I was always setting up seating areas in the front when we entertained. A view from above:


I have twinkle lights hanging from the trees, they are controlled by a remote control I keep by the front door, so handy! That coffee table is also a fire pit when you take off the lid. I had the idea to make this a couple years ago and then last fall, Costco started selling one, so I waited till it was on sale and bought it for $100. It's great!


I also put in a small fountain, an inexpensive one from Lowe's (it was cheap and is not working so well...) The flagstones I used are on top of a 4" crushed granite base. I had the stones cut so that there is not much space in between, this keeps the chairs from sinking. (Funny how I seem to end up with animals in most of my pictures, this is Patches, somehow she has managed to keep away from the coyotes that for years have been hunting in our neighborhood!)