Dreaming of a Patio.

We have a mango tree in front of the house but we are planning of cutting it down. Primarily because it’s so hard to keep our front yard clean from all the falling leaves. Plus the tree is getting quite big, it is not advisable to keep it especially during heavy typhoons. I am thinking of turning the extra space in front into a patio of some sort. DH would like to get some outdoor furniture and some patio furniture covers, as well. Even if the furniture is especially made for outdoors, it won’t hurt to protect them from the elements, I guess. Anyway, I better start looking for DIY patio projects on the internet. We don’t have a budget so something that DH and I could do would be great.