outdoor inspiration courtesy of Pier 1

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pier 1 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

The arrival of May marks my favorite time to spend around the house… and by “around the house,” I actually mean outside of the house. It’s the time of year that the weather hasn’t hit 100 degrees yet, but the evenings are still so warm that you can enjoy a drink outside on the porch or in the backyard.

Miss L sat out on the front porch this weekend and was simply enamored with the fountain waters and all of the flowers. And when we grilled in the back last night, she was happy to be hanging out with everyone outside as well.

It made me realize how much I want to make both the front patio and the backyard more of an outdoor room than just some seating areas on concrete. But, you know when you open up most of those lovely catalogs from certain home store, that idea flies away when you see the prices on their “outdoor room” set-ups. So instead of a massive makeover, I’m thinking that some little touches here and there will help add some dimension to both spaces.

So I went to Pier 1 on Sunday to see if I could find some answers… but instead just found more and more inspiration…

I fell in love with color pops and flower-power…

Pier1 Outdoor – 1 by Kim_Michelle on Polyvore.com

Pier1 Outdoor – 2 by Kim_Michelle on Polyvore.com

And even though I am totally not a bird person at all, I suddenly wanted peacocks and parrots somewhere in our yard… 

Pier 1 Outdoor – 3 by Kim_Michelle on Polyvore.com

So… um… yeah… Looks like I found a whole lot of awesome stuff, but just have no idea still what I want…

Except it looks like I want something bright and colorful though? And not orange? Hmm…

I’d highly suggest a trip to Pier 1 if you’re looking for ways to make your outdoor space a bit more colorful and inviting… and you might want to check and see if any Pier 1 Tweetups are coming to your area in the near future!