Deck Cover Fabulousness

We have an uncovered deck area just outside our room that we wanted to use as an extended outdoor living area, but it needed a cover since it rains a bunch up here. The solution?  The hubs ordered this Kookaburra waterproof sail shade and attached it with eye hooks to anchor points on 3 corners of the house and a giant pole we made from part of a big leaf maple that had been cut back earlier this year. Then he strung twinkle lights all about it and around the pole.

It turned out awesome:

It reminds me of the outdoor spaces in Austin that we left behind. I love it! I'm thinking of painting the pole blue.