Big backyard remains barren

We would love help with our backyard. As the wife of a military spouse, I don't have a lot of free time and our yard, it is a bit of a challenge. We have a hill in our backyard that makes it difficult to figure out the best way to set it up, as a result there is nothing back there; it's a blank slate! My husband is in the Navy as is gone a lot so I don't have a lot of help with ideas or completing home improvement projects. I would love for my kids and I to use our backyard this summer.

Design by Steinhafels

Budget: $5,000

This is a large open space with no function.

Suggestions:

• The client expressed that they had very little free time, so to keep it hastle-free and without building anything, Adirondack furniture for uneven ground works great.

• Use a combination of a dining set and a set of chairs that can easily be moved to create their seating arrangement around a fire pit. Lighter furniture can be easily displaced to join the kids in the back of the yard while they play.

• Umbrellas create shade. Put one over the dining area for afternoon lunches and one over the seating area that can both be tilted and rotated to adjust for the time of day.