Outdoor ideas
What about a circular seating area right outside the back door, the grill nearby and maybe another seating area on the concrete pad. The second seating area could be more of a bench table thing. You could add one of those fire orb things to the circular seating area and maybe cover it to make a table when it is warm outside.
Some good lighting ideas, especially for the front of the house.
This makes me think of paving over some of the planting areas out front (from the front porch to the backyard fence gate and at least part of the planting area along the walk up to the porch from the driveway) to make it a little more inviting, and easier to plant/weed/clean.
Now this is a really cool backyard are and totally doable with my backyard!
Some cool outdoor lighting ideas here. I like the idea of solar lanterns hanging from the trees. Could be quite enchanting.
Lots of ideas pop into my head when looking at this outdoor kitchen and dining area. Plenty could work well for the concrete pad in the back.
Not sure if this article contains any real useful ideas other than it sparked the thought of turning that little side area between the houses into something nicer. Installing a gate would also ensure that the meter reader wouldn't need to go through the entire back yard.
Some cool fire pit ideas here. Poured concrete forms could be a fun DIY project to practice. See last picture too, fire orbs look pretty damn cool!
Several of these have cool ideas for FF backyard!
Some good outdoor seating ideas. I especially like the idea of using natural woods and plants to obscure or completely obstruct views of neighbors, roads, etc.
Container gardens seem like a cool way to grow plants without having to worry about the clay soil and garden pests.
The summertime deck has some good ideas for seating and I like the outdoor throws
I should build a table with a built in ice trough like this. Pretty cool!
Q