The Best Outdoor Patio String Lights + Patio Reveal

Thank you to Hometown Evolution for providing me their patio string lights for my review, and for their ideas and inspiration on this project. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

In case you missed this post, I'll give you the quick and dirty rundown of the things that are going on in my life right now.... fill boxes, clean, unpack boxes, tear down boxes, build the things that came in boxes, drink wine, build more things in boxes.
We had a party last weekend for CB's birthday (yes, we're nuts, who has a party 2 weeks after moving in?!) and made it our priority to get the patio and backyard up and running. Sure the rest of the house looks like a war zone, but boy was our backyard patio party ready! 
As I mentioned in my "home help" post we were both blindsided by the cost of patio furniture. I mean, good lord y'all. The very best set I found was this one from Joss and Main, but we are still gun shy on pulling the trigger with all of the money we've already spent. 
Enter... budget patio decorating with Sarah Webb.
The vast majority of everything you're about to see, I had already owned in my old apartment (which didn't even have a full patio, just a balconette). Does it look like a Real Housewives of NYC chic Hampton's getaway? Well maybe not, but I was certainly proud to have our friends drink their beer on it! 

Let's talk about my favorite part, the string lights! CB was a saint for being so kind as to hang these for me in the 102 degree Dallas afternoon. I was actually browsing Pinterest one day and found this amazing company, Hometown Evolution, that sells everything from string lights, to paper lanterns, to tin star lights. They legit have everything you could ever dream of for creating a backyard and patio oasis. 

When I first stepped foot on our patio, I knew it was screaming for string lights to be hung through the rafters. Hometown Evolution was so easy to work with. I explained what kind of look I was going for, and showed them the Pinterest picture I had found. They then suggested the C7 Base Light Strings, and the clear G40 globe light bulbs. I absolutely adore how they turned out!

 

The rest of the items were either dirt cheap, or I had already owned. 
Coffee Tables // Old, $7 each from Ikea  3 years old, no longer needed them inside
Yellow Side Table // Free  CB's step dad was going to throw it away. I asked to have it, then spray painted it yellow 
White Chair + Ottoman // Old, Ikea Owned for 2 years, about $80 total when I originally bought it.
Wicker/Ratan Chairs // $20 each, Thrift Shop Even came with those cushions too. I might paint them white, we'll see! 
Rainbow Streamer // $2.49 World Market
Flower Pots // $2.79 each Crate & Barrel Outlet
  Everything else is old stuff that didn't really fit in the house anywhere else. I think it turned out pretty darn cute, and I'm super proud of it considering I hardly spent any money. Here are some more snaps of the finished product. 

 Drink on Fleek Recipe can be found here! So what do you guys think?? Be gentle...