How To Improve Depressing Deck? -- Good Questions

Pin it Q: My husband and I could use help with the deck off our kitchen. It is narrow and long (10' x 18') and we feel it has potential, but every single time we go out there we can't stand it and come inside right away. And we've lived here 8 years! There is something depressing about the narrowness, the brownness of the deck, and the super tall peach stucco walls. Plus there is an overhang (upper deck) over the part near the kitchen, which is just... depressing. Because of the tall walls, the ...