Getting Backyard BBQ Ready with Ace Hardware
· Reichel
Thank you Ace Hardware for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Ace Hardware all content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Who’s ready for the the holiday weekend? I am! Our Memorial day weekend will be filled with lots of pool and BBQ-time. Perfect way to celebrate with friends and family. When we moved into our new home a couple of months ago, the backyard needed a looot of work. The bushes were over grown and ground was wet and muddy. Not a fun place to hang out at all. The backyard needs a complete overhaul for sure, but we really wanted a yard we could hang out in this summer.
So not having time to take on a major yard project we set our minds to doing some major trimming and cleaning up. With a ton of overgrown plants, weeds, dead leaves and misc debris gone…there was much more space to work with. Good start.
Next, we decided on our top priorities. Number one? A good BBQ space with a great grill to go with it 😉 And two, a good place to set up a table to sit, eat and serve food. I decided to partner with Ace Hardware because they have an amazing Memorial day special going on: Free Assembly & Local Delivery on grills $399 up. A great incentive to get that backyard cleaned up, am I right? 😉 The Mr chose this gorgeous Weber Grill, which he’d been eyeing for awhile now. And I chose some goodies to help spruce up our BBQ game.
After we cleaned up the yard a bit and moved things around. We had a great spot just waiting for that new grill. After ordering our BBQ at Ace, we just had to sit back and wait. They assembled the grill and brought it over ready to go. Nice touch right? Who wants to spend valuable grill time assembling a BBQ?
Next up I decided to decorate. I had this great table cloth from Bottlecloth that I had been wanting to use for awhile now, so I used that as my inspiration. Black and white are always a great way to make things pop outside, especially against a green backdrop. Then I spotted these rich wood serving pieces from Ace that were the perfect accent. I bought the a few of these wooden plates to display the skewers and this great wooden platter to hold the roasted veggies. I found a gorgeous olive wood spatula at Ace for the veggies too, very similar to this one. We used enamelware plates and disposable wooden forks to eat with. And I set the table with wooden chargers that I already had that, coincidentally, matched the wooden serving pieces I purchased from Ace!
We also get mosquitos around here at dusk time, so I figured it would be a good idea to use a couple of these citronella candles. Who knew that bug repellant candles could look this good? 😉 And last but not least, no backyard setup would be complete without a good set of globe lights! We strung a few sets on the fence and railings and it made it much more festive.
Next step party time 😉 We decided to grill up some skewers and veggies and invite some family over. And to get the party started for you all, you can enter to win a $350 Ace gift Card! Enter using the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of the post.
And just so you can get an idea of what we were working with…here are a few before pics of the yard. Scary, I know…
Photos of party setup by Jetkat Photo.
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I love it! We’re working on our outdoor spaces lately too, since we bought our house last sumMer. I never though of ace for having Outdoor decor! I just go there for tools! ?
Love it! We are working on our deck and backyard now…cant wait to enteRtain!
Love the platter and plates and absolutely love the table cloth!
amazing! Like everything you do- you’re one of my favoritr ig follows. And voting for rOom redos is so fun <3
So cute! Thanks for the giveaway ?
love the paradise plant
Great giveaway. Love the taBlescape.
That gRill looks so nIce and it also looks like everyone had a fun time.
Love!!!
I didnt know That ace had sucH a variety of products! Very neat! 🙂
LOVE the globe lights! what a fun idea.
Didnt know ace had all this good stuff…. Gonna head to NOLA ACE This weekend!!!
ACE and summer are a perfect match
i AM OBSESSED WITH SUMMER GRILLING and would love to do a spread just like the one pictured here!
What an amazing transformation
We *love* our neighborhood Ace store — we shop there so much the manager sends us holiday cards!
Can you tell us where you got the wrought iron stand with the two round wood serving trays? I love it!
Ha! that’s so cute 🙂 Gotta love those super helpful Ace employees! The two-tier server is actually from Pier 1!
Thank you! 🙂
great makeover! We love ace hardware, i am usually there at least once a week.
Great display! Love the modern looking barbeque.
Good choice on the taBlecloth. ? Thank you for using our free flow cloth for Your memorial day fEstivities! Looks great!
Would love to win an update the patio
It seems like we spend more time in our backyard than we do inside our house this time of year.
mY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REDOING OUR BACKYARD, AFTER PURCHASING OUR HOME WE LOVED THE LARGE BACKYARD BUT THE PREVIOUS OWNERS WERE ELDERLY AND UNABLE TO UPKEEP THE YARD SO WE ARE MAKING IT OUR OWN WITH STYLE ETC. lOVE THE PICTURES!
Great place to make memories! Your tablescape is beautiful!
I really love your backyard transformation! It looks great with the new grill.
I love the Black/white & wood Serveware and how it pops under the tree and Bird of Paradise. I would love to know where the 2-tier stand is from. Thanks for the giveaway.
Thanks so much Joni! It’s actually from Pier 1 🙂 Couldn’t find it online, but you might be able to find it in-store. It’s part of the Napa collection.
This would be so amazing to win! I can put it towards finishing our patio! Thanks for the chance!
Oh I love what you did. The grill is so nice, and I love how you decorated the table!! I would love to spruce up our patio area and get a grill like that.
It is the season for grilling! Thanks for sponsoring the giveaway!!
Great giveaway!
You did a nice job on your yard. tHE table looks inviting.
My husband and I enjoy shopping at Ace!
I could use a bigger grill – the one I have can only cook enough for 2 people, so it limits my bbq’s to one guest.
Thanks for the giveaway! I love that bbq.
Great pictures and Thanks for the giveaway!
What an awesome and calming space. I see a few ideas I will copy for my deck.
Love Ace hardware!! Great pictures too 🙂
Your yard looks great
Such a great before and after. Love all your Fantadtic finds.
Beautiful back yard!! Ace hardware is awesome!
Id get a grill asap! We need a new on desperately!
We are always in the backyard and having BBQs in the summertime.
We definitely need to pick up some of those citronella candles. I’m excited to grill this weekend.
Looks GREAT. Love the all the wood Trays. I’m going to have to shop at ACE for them.
I love your backyard!
what a pretty picture with 350 i could get a water fountation some stone and a plant wow nice
We love having summer barbecues.
Love this Tablescape!
I love your backyard! It looks like you guys really have a good time together there! ^_^
Such a beautiful backyard you have! We are moving in 3 weeks into a townhome FRom an apartment! I cant wait to be grilling and entertaining in my backYard!
My yard could definitely use a makeover. Laying down some sod would be awesome.
Looks like an incredible backyard&party!
There are soooo many things I could use the gift certificate for to spruce up the house and/or patio area.
We don’t have a grill so this would be so awesome to win. If there was anything left over, I’d use it to purchase stuff to refinish a dresser my dad gave me.
i WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS TO MAKE MY BACKYARD LOOK NICE!
I would love to have an outdoor table and chairs set! Thanks for hosting such a FUN & generous giveaway!
I would get some paint products
Love that tablecloth you have on the table…..such an eyecatcher. Perfect for a backyard bbq.
Definitely could use a backyard makeover…just in time for summer!