I really hope the ghosts aren’t upset with us for digging up their belongings, cuz we’re making a mess of our backyard to add in everything from a sunken patio to a koi pond. But today, we’re focusing on a whimsical walkway, just like these inspo photos. But we have a long way to go before it looks anything like that. I’ve dug up so many broken dishes during this renovation, and last time you guys suggested I make a mosaic bird bath with my findings, which is a great idea. But this project just started, and I’ve already doubled my collection. So, if you have other ideas on how to reuse the broken dishes, let me know. The paper options are 1, two, or three. and to herring bone the walkway or to not herring bone the walkway. What do you guys think? We’re sharing new episodes of the series every single Sunday.
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I like 3.
Ok can someone explain why you find broken dishes when digging up your yard?! I’ve found a broken statue baby arm (just the arm) kind of freaked me out 😂
Always herringbone the walkway. I'd also say 1 or 3. Looks like you're going for a warmer, cozier feel and 2 is cold and will just be a reminder of concrete sidewalks in a city
Number one brick option and
Herringbone for sure!
3 no
No herringbone
I say 2
I don't know about other places, but in the U.S., before municipal garbage pickup was a thing, people just chucked their garbage out in the yard and buried it. So I'm not surprised you've been digging up a bunch of broken dishes. (And if I'm not mistaken, at some point there was a shoe? Lol.)
Hi, you can add the broken glass to anything, I’m in the middle of making a trivet with cork (wine bottle) ones on the top add your
compound and make a mosaic with the glass pieces enjoy the swear equity I’m sure it’ll look fabulous when you guys are done
1 and herringbone
Herringbone 1 or 3
While I love a good herring bone, I feel like the walking path would look best with the straight lay.
I know you're joking, but ghosts are a fantasy and do not exist in reality. Just like make-believe deities, no matter how many times you make the claim with no evidence at all will it ever produce anything more than a liar.
Pavers 1, the contrast with the boulders will pop! Herringbone would be the best in my opinion
Similar to one of these other comments, you could make a flower pot (or a few depending on how much material you have) and plant some of your most favorite flowers and have them on a main display. You could also make a mosaic of a dog/cat to honor your pets, similar to the pet portraits in your basement.
My vote is paver #1 in herringbone. So excited to see the final design!
I’m sort of thinking somewhere along the line of previous owners that the used that area as a trash dump/burn pile. Not sure if people in Canada did that sort of thing, but I know they did in parts of Texas. When my parents moved to N Texas and the area they moved to was a fraction of what it is now, my Dad would take long walks in the country side and find all sorts of things, one thing he literally found hundreds of were old bottles, all shapes and sizes and most were antiques. He found a beautiful pedestal bathroom sink, hundreds of tools, hundreds of keys, way too many things to mention, but I just started to wonder why you all found so many random things and thought it might be because of the same reason my Dad found so many random things. Later a huge mall was built on the land where he probably
walked a hundred miles or more, and a few years ago that mall was empty, and eventually torn down. Any that small town is no longer a small town, it’s a large city by the name of Plano.
Number 1 in herringbone a nice contrast to the stones on the side. Herringbone because your walkway is straight and not curved. Loving this project enjoying each step. ❤❤
2 and herringbone the walkway
Herringbone!!
I think paver #2 in herringbone! 😊
All of the paver options are beautiful, go with your gut. But YES to the herringbone.
Not herringbone! #2
#2 and herringbone
2 is beautiful 😍
DEFINITELY herringbone ❤
Number 2, no herring bone…❤😊❤
Brick 3 as it will make the colour of your lawn or flower beds pop against it. If you look at a colour wheel chart, the brown dark red in the brick is the opposite against a blue sky and green garden backdrop, therefore 3 is the perfect colour.
Herringbone forever!
Herringbone is pretty but more difficult and time consuming
I like the warmer tone number three with a herringbone pattern.. super exciting!!!
Not herringbone.. too fussy. And paver #2 to go with your lighter fence and general vibe.
Herringbone
herringbone
Make sure to have proper drainage channels for that sunken patio. Had one that pooled up whenever it rained too hard and it was a bitch to add drainage.