Fall front porch

My front porch is finally set up for fall! I didn't do a ton of work just some flowers, pumpkins and decorations we already had.

 

 



 

 

 

I reused the fall wreath that I made last year. You can read more about that here.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Amy

Pallet welcome sign

I am loving summer vacation so far! My kids are keeping me busy, but I still managed to sneak in a project or two last week.

I used some leftover pallet pieces to whip together this welcome sign for our front porch.

Something about a stack of unused wood makes me smile...so many possibilities!

I started off by giving my boards a coat of primer.

Then a coat of white paint {not pictured}. I then lightly dry brushed on some teal colored paint.

I let every coat dry before moving on to the next. After the teal I added a bit of gray/blue paint. Finally I added just a light coat of white paint {not pictured}. Once all the paint dried I went over the entire piece with sandpaper.

I placed my stencil where I wanted it and traced away.

I used a small paint brush to paint in the letters. Once the letters dried I used some sandpaper to rough them up.

My handy husband hung the sign for me {even if it hangs crocked sometimes}.

To see our front porch and some of my diy porch projects from last summer you can follow the links below.

OUR FRONT PORCH TOUR

TIERED POLKA DOT PLANTER

SPRAY PAINTED RUG

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A new fall wreath

I cannot believe it is already Friday! This week has flown by and I feel like I didn't get much accomplished in the way of projects. I did however whip up a new wreath for our front door!

I already had the grapevine wreath and the letter so I just stopped in at Michael's and purchased some flowers and greenery {it was half off this week, YES}.

I arranged everything on the wreath how I wanted and then secured it with my hot glue gun. I even used some burlap to cover the plain wreath hanger.

Now I just need a new doormat! Always something right?

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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Our front porch

So sorry for the lack of posts this week. Summer is in full swing and I am enjoying all the freedom that summer brings... the late nights, sleeping in, and lightening up on the projects and blogging which allows me to spend more time with the most important people in my life, my children and husband!

A couple of weeks ago I shared with you my tiered polka dot planter and promised to show you my entire front porch.

 I guess I got a little side tracked {not the first time} when I started my son's bedroom makeover and kind of forgot to share those with you!

Please pretend you don't notice that all the scrubs need a good trimming.

Our dog Shadow also loves spending time out 

on our front porch.

I used chalkboard spray paint on the flower pot!

The wreath and door mat were also DIY projects. You can find them here and here.

Hope you are enjoying your summer and spending quality time with your loved ones!

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tiered polka dot planters

 Hi everyone! I'm finally back after a long weekend break and some relaxation with the family. We had such wonderful and extremely hot weather this past weekend. My family and I spent most of our time in the pool and as a result I have some very hot pink colored shoulders!

I did squeeze in one little project though!

I've been eyeing some painted polka flower pots that Amy over at positively splendid put together, and decided to make some for myself!

I started off by shopping for three planters in various sizes. I also purchased some potting soil and different types of flowers.

I painted the pots in three bright colors and hand painted the white polka dots.

I put small rocks from our garden in the bottoms of the  planters before adding the soil. My daughter snapped this lovely photo of me as I was adding the flowers. 

My completed tiered planter.

My front porch is finally starting to come together! I'm hoping to add a few more touches and then show you the entire porch later this week.

Hope you have a great day! It is storming here with rain and strong winds so I guess that rules out the pool for today!

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spray painted rug

This week I am attempting to spruce up our front porch. It is in desperate need of some lovin' and crying out for a pop of color.

However this is a busy busy week leaving me little free time to work on my porch. Plus it's the last week of school and we need to make teachers gifts by Friday. No pressure right!

I did find some time today to squeeze in one little easy project. I picked up a plain rug and a can of spray paint at Home Depot yesterday. 

I feel in love with this pretty blue color, it just screamed SUMMER to me!

I used some painters tape to make lines and then sprayed away.

Now I can check one project off my porch to do list. Still lots of little projects I want to do out there. Hoping I can get it finished up by next week.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Stunning spring porch ideas

Happy Saturday everyone! I know I promised to show you my bathroom makeover today, but I just haven't gotten it completely finished yet. I was really on a roll, but I woke up the other morning not feeling too hot and found out I have a sinus infection. I just can't completely shake this thing and have spent the past week operating at about 50%.

I thought today would be perfect for sharing some stunning porches with you. Our new home has a nice size covered front porch and I am so excited at the thought of furnishing and decorating it! It is the first time we have every had a real front porch. So to help get myself inspired I found these lovely dream porches.

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Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. See you back here on Monday!

 

                                                                                   Amy