We had this nasty patch right outside the kitchen door. It was muddy when it rained, became the station for the pre-compost container, and had weeds growing amongst the vinca.
After Ed took out the tree that had died in this spot right outside the kitchen door, he decided to make a station for his barbeque grill. I am impressed that he made these posts straight.

Ed put some bamboo fencing material on the wall and a cover over head for shade.

The area needs a surface to stand on that will not get muddy. SO we opted for some pavers and some stone. I made patterns of the pavers and placed them on the ground to see how many we need. We bought 13 pavers.

Most of the pavers are in front of the grill for the cook to stand on

this is the final product, including the happy cook!
Finally we are making good use out of this crazy area outside the kitchen door!