Hi Denise,
Glad I could be of help! I think the gray paver edging will look great.
As far as the deck goes, you can add additional pieces of wood to make it look like a thick base with some detail.
Take a look at the pergola picture on the top of the Patio Designs page.
Susan
Sep 22, 2008
footing dressings by: Denise
Any ideas or examples of footing dressing for the bottom of the deck posts that meet the cement footing? I would like to cover them.
Sep 22, 2008
bluestone & pavers by: Anonymous
Hi Susan,
I have decided to use a solid color grey paver all the way around as a border. I will get my bluestone patio another day. Thanks so much adding my question to your page. I will look forward to the comments!
denise
Sep 22, 2008
Patio Pavers and Bluestone by: Susan
Hi Denise,
I took a look at the pavers you selected. I was not familiar with that company, but I really like what you chose. The blend of grays and tans is a nice coloration.
I am sure I would not like the bluestone that has various colors running through it, as it would fight with the various pavers colors. You might consider getting a couple of pieces of bluestone (solid blues) and holding them against a few pavers (enough so that you could see the full color blends in a decent sized area) and see how the blue goes with the gray in the pavers.
It's hard for me to see the true paver colors online. You'll have a better chance by at least using the all blue stones.
I know you said you really want to use bluestone, but if the two materials don't look well together, you might consider either of these options.
1. Do the entire patio out of bluestone....you can select the multi color bluestone that you like (full range).
2. Border the patio with with one of the colors from the paver mixture. In other words, do it in a gray paver, as a soldier course (shown in the picture on the Minnesota River page.)
I have not used bluestone combined with pavers. I have used bluestone wall caps or steps with pavers though and it can look nice if the paver goes well with the bluestone color. Only by looking at them together will you know for sure.
