Royalview’s New Outdoor Furniture

MIXPATIO 6 Piece Outdoor Patio Furniture Set from Amazon in White Metal with Beige Cushions.
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Woo Hoo! We finally have outdoor seating at Royalview!

It’s been a few months in the waiting, but it is all coming together now.

Here’s our before photo. We’ve had a couple of plastic chairs to suffice during our wait. We had, I believe, 7 projects that needed to be completed before we could set out any nice furniture. Let’s see… first there was power washing of the entire house, gutters installed (full house), whole house generator installed, propane gas tank installed, whole yard major landscaping project, septic tank pumping (that was a curve-ball), and outdoor ceiling fan replacement. Yep – that’s 7!

But hey! We made it! Hooray!! Now we get to relax outdoors in comfort and joy.

Firstly, I knew I wanted an outdoor rug to go with our indoor theme, so I chose this pretty Nicole Miller New York Country Danica Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug in the color Blue/Gray.

Nicole Miller Country Danica Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug in Blue/Gray.
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The rug arrived very nicely rolled and wrapped in plastic.

Willie and I were able to easily unroll and place it where we wanted. It’s a nice heft, but not too heavy to move around.

MIXPATIO 6 Piece Patio Furniture Set in White and Beige.
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The patio furniture set we chose is a 6 piece set from MIXPATIO. It’s from Amazon of course. I do like to state that Willie and I are now Amazon Associates. We love ordering from Amazon so much that we thought it would be nice to be able to share our favorites with you.

The outdoor furniture set we chose, and they do have options, includes a sofa, a marbled-look coffee table, 2 chairs, and 2 rocking chairs. We opted for white metal with beige cushions.

MIXPATIO 6 Piece Outdoor Furniture Set in White/Beige, from Amazon.
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I think this set is so cute! I love how the arms curl around. Reminds me of a sleigh style. The backing is beautiful, so it looks very nice when looking out our backdoor window. They even have a lovely wicker edging/trim along the bottom sides. They are very well done, and very heavy, let me tell you. I somehow managed to help Willie tote the couch from our garage to the back porch. I did have to take frequent stops to set it down, but we made it . I love that this furniture is heavy. It’s a great quality and I will not be worried about it blowing away, I can assure you. This set is made with a steel frame.

The cushions are waterproof and very easy to maintain. We’ve not had these out very long, but I’ve already wiped off something that got on one of the cushions. From where, I do not know… but thankfully it came off easily, and we just had a very big thunderstorm last night (Easter night), and everything survived in good shape. The cushions are not wet today at all, so great news.

MIXPATIO 6 Piece Patio Furniture Set from Amazon in White/Beige.
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The tabletop on the outdoor coffee table has a lovely white/gray marble look. It actually matches our indoor countertops. Yay, bonus!

Table from the MIXPATIO 6 Piece Outdoor Furniture Set. White marble look table top.
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So, now as our little sign says, we can sit and relax.

MIXPATIO 6 Piece Outdoor Furniture Set from Amazon in White/Beige.
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But what about the 2 rocking chairs, right? Well, I chose this particular set with a plan already in mind. I wanted cute rockers for our front porch, so we can sit out there and enjoy our view of the lake from our hilltop.

White/Beige Rocking Chairs from the MIXPATIO 6 Piece Outdoor Furniture Set in White/Beige, from Amazon.
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Aren’t these just the cutest?

Rocking Chair from the MIXPATIO 6 Piece Patio Furniture Set in White/Beige.
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We’ve already received compliments from neighbors, including this very special neighbor, Carlton.

He came by to see what was going on over here, and hang out with us for a little while.

I will tell you, this outdoor furniture set does require full assembly. We ordered this in March, and Willie’s had time to tinker around with it, getting all the pieces put together and then the covers on the cushions. Everything was shipped separately and received on multiple days, but it all came in, and in a timely manner. We weren’t in a hurry since we had other projects in line before we could get this all set out.

We’re both very happy with how this set can be used on both our front and back patios. We’re really enjoying it and happy to have comfy seating.

Till next time, stay safe, and follow your joy! God is truly good!

Johanna and Willie

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MIXPATIO 6 Piece Outdoor Furniture Set: https://amzn.to/442UEMc

Nicole Miller New York Country Danica Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug: https://amzn.to/42AiRXH

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Entertainment Center Decor

Entertainment center with Samsung 55 Inch Smart TV (tv from Amazon) Paid Link.
https://amzn.to/4boBmCJ — Samsung 55-Inch Class 4K HDR Smart TV (Paid Link)

It’s beginning to look and feel more like home, here at Royalview!

We are really enjoying getting everything set up, and we’re also beginning to decorate here and there. Some of the decor for our entertainment center are things that we brought with us, and some are new. I suspect that this centerpiece will be an on-going project, but at least we have filled the blank spaces for now with some cute things.

The one “big” thing that had to be filled was the center tv area. We arrived at Royalview with a much smaller television, but soon realized that between the size of our living room, and the size of our new entertainment center, we had to go big in regards to tv size. Willie was very happy with this situation, especially with the Super Bowl right around the corner. This was a must get-now item.

We shopped on Amazon, which is our go-to, especially for items that we would like to receive quickly, and found the Samsung 55-Inch Class 4K Crystal UHD DU8000 Series HDR Smart TV w/Object Tracking Sound Lite, Motion Xcelerator, Ultra Slim Design, Gaming Hub, Alexa Built-in (UN55DU8000, 2024 Model), and said perfect!

Also perfect, (which was actually the first time we realized that Amazon had this service), was their delivery + set up package for this tv.

The guys showed up on-time, were super friendly, and got it all unwrapped and set up very quickly. We are super happy with everything! They turned on the set and explained how to get everything started, and gave us the little manual for the television as well.

The tv was really easy to set up. We followed the instructions on the screen and got signed in to all our streaming services.

Samsung 55 Inch Smart TV from Amazon. (Paid Link)
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We are loving it, and can now see the tv very well. Plus the entertainment center looks much better with the larger tv. It even covers up the internet wires on the wall behind it. Bravo!

Entertainment Center with Samsung 55 Inch Smart TV. Paid Link
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We also purchased a couple of cute little faux plants from Amazon to put in the middle shelves, and the most adorable little stands to go with them.

The plants came as a pair, both being in white ceramic pots, and the stands we purchased separately. These can all be used in different areas of the house, together or apart. They’re very versatile.

Faux Ivy Plant in White Ceramic Pot (stand sold separately) Paid Link
https://amzn.to/4k7D6nO — Set of 2 Faux Plants in White Ceramic Pots Paid Link

Faux Houseplant on a Decorative Pedestal Stand (sold separately) Paid Link
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The little stands are a perfect fit with their distressed white-wash look and darker wood legs. So cute!

Next thing on our list for the living room is an area rug to tie everything together. You can see in the delivery pics the area rug that we brought with us. It’s lovely, but no longer matches, so it will have to be utilized elsewhere.

Okay gang, till next time, stay safe, and follow your joy! God is truly good!

Johanna and Willie

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Choosing Furniture for Royalview

Such a fun, and important part of our move, has been, and still is, choosing furniture pieces for our new home.

We are going for a lake house/French country home aesthetic and vibe. The kitchen island generously included with our home, has been a source of inspiration in the creative process.

We’re really loving the vintage white-washed look, so that is the direction we are going for our wood-tones.

We decided before we moved that we wanted to keep our dining room table and chairs as well as our coffee and end tables that we’ve had since we moved into our former home back in the 90’s. Everything is still in very good condition. The color was the only issue, so we had all the Hunter Green areas painted white. This was done outside our former home in our driveway.

The transformation was amazing, and we are both very happy that we made the choice to preserve our wooden furniture pieces. Here they are now, in our new home:

Willie and I also made the decision to not bring much of our other furniture pieces along, so we did some shopping before our move, for our living room furniture so that we would have something to sit on soon after our arrival. We purchased a living room set consisting of a couch, love seat, and 3 chairs, which were delivered the day after we moved in. We went with a blue toned set to fit in with our theme.

Soon after our move-in, we went furniture shopping again, this time for bedroom furniture, as well as an entertainment center, plus we both had been wanting an electric fireplace.

We had great luck in finding pieces that really appealed to us.

We really loved the look of this set, with the distressed white-washed wood, and thankfully this is real wood, so yay! Look at the tops on these pieces, so beautiful!

And the attention to detail. I love the brass handles.

We came across a really pretty entertainment center that came with an electric fireplace insert. So fabulous!

Of course, we choose the white-wash finish. We were really excited to have found these pieces, and before we left, we came across some beautiful bar chairs that go very well with our repainted dining room set, so we chose 4 of these to really bring the look together.

Nice! Let’s get it all to Royalview!

Things are progressing very nicely here, and at a good pace. It’s going to be really fun when we begin to get into all the decorating ideas/details. But we have a good foundation going, and we’re liking the look of all the colors/styles that we’ve chosen thus far.

Till next time, stay safe and follow your joy!

Johanna and Willie

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