8 Ways to revamp your porch - Our back porch

Hello Sweet Friends,

Happy Tuesday to you!!

Know many of you are probably

out shopping for School clothes

and

squeezing the last bit of summer

vacation out..............

I know the kids all go back to school

 here next Monday, so thinking it is

 probably the same where you live.

Lil darling starts preshcool next

Tuesday, so I am praying that she

loves it... and adjust to this new 

adventure quickly and smoothly.

Not a lot going on here, lots of

calls back and forth with our

daughter as they are starting to

plan their move, still waiting

on the official date, but looks

like they may already have

a contract on their home by

this evening..............and 

they don't even officially

have it on the market yet!!

Amazing!!  So feeling like it

definitely must be the Lord's

will for them to go..............

cause their house sold very

quickly when they were gonna

move to Asheville as well.

Have had our porch done for awhile

but had some finishing touches that

I needed to do, so I am finally done

other than painting a table top and

maybe my bakers rack,  not sure

what color to paint it anyway!!

and sort of waiting for cooler

 weather too!! 

Well, on with some quick and easy

 ways to revamp and brighten up 

your porch.

#1

Decide on a color or pattern that

you want to use, that will go with

what you already have if they are

not things that you want to change

at the time.

My revamp started with this Sunbrella

 fabric I bought at old town pottery 

about 5 or more years ago.

We actually bought it for another

project but wound up doing it

another way.  So last year or it

might have been the year before

I started making covers for our 

old  cushions.

I did 2 cushion covers and 1 small pillow

 for the swing.

I made them what I think you call envelope

 style so I can take them off and wash them 

if I want.  It is like how they make the back

of pillow shams................

The fabric gave me quite a few colors to 

choose from as you can see...........

so I liked that....

#2

Now that you know your color scheme,

start looking for some rugs in the color

or colors you want to use.

I looked all over online to find the least

 expensive ones I could find...........I found

and love this set of 3 rugs on WayFair for 

$38 and free shipping..........which believe

 me was a super price.  The rugs are not

 thick but I mainly want them for color

 and to just knock the dirt off our feet 

when coming in from outside.

#3

If you have a table on your porch you

 might want to purchase a new tablecloth

 that matches with your new color and

 look, or maybe you might be blessed

to already have one you can use, which

is great!  I needed a new one cause kitty

had messed the old one up anyway.

Found mine online at Kmart, and it

 was the last one!

 I was thrilled cause I thought it was

 pefect and it was only $10.....

Once I rec'd the tablecloth and put

it on the table I did not like it with

the striped cushions....originally

I had planned to make more covers,

but decided to look for some that

would work.  I found some at

Amazon.com that were green and

are memory foam with a rubber

backing that sticks to the chair,

so you don't have to tie them on.

They weren't exactly the shade

of green I had hoped for but they

blend well with everything and

the price was great too.  Only

$36 for 4.......I was thrilled

because have you looked at

the price of cusions lately???

Oh my heavens,  they are any

where from $30 to over $100 a 

piece, and that is at walmart.

Ridiculous.......

Here is the top of the cushion.

 Just a side tip here....

 when I start planning to do any room

where I am going to be purchasing items

I typically start looking for and purchasing

things way ahead of time, so that I am not

 having to pay for everything all at once.

#4

Now that you have those main

items, make sure to clean your porch

good first,  if it has been awhile.

I don't know about your porch but

ours gets very dusty and dirty from

rain coming thru the screens and

from tree pollen.......

It is always amazing to me what 
a lil soap and water and elbow
grease can do...............lol

#5

Now that the porch is in tip top

shape or maybe already was....
  rearrange the furniture if possible to
 give it a bit of a different look.

This used to have 2 chairs with the table

 in the middle,  so I swapped out a plant

 and moved the chair to the other side of

 the porch.  I also turned our table in a
different direction, which I really liked.

#6

Now you are ready to start adding your

accessories like rugs, and cushions.

I would really love to move this swing

 to the other end of our porch,  but my

 late Father-in- law made it for us and

 it would get wet all the time when it

 rains if I did,  so ......

 it will have to stay put due to

 sentimental value!

and the bear is for lil darling!

Just for your info:
The swing cushions are just too
 full bed pillows with pillow cases,
that I just fold and tuck under.  
I already had these and they blend
in with all the colors.  I love that I
can just pull them off and wash
 them whenever I want.

Here is the chair I moved from the other

 side,  the chair sits where the baker rack

 was.....and then added the large water

 bottle with a huge elephant ear. 

 I actually have a plant I am gonna put 

there but have to find a new pot for

 it first.............or it will leak all over.

Gotta have a fan out here.......

#7

After putting on the tablecloth let's do

 a nice centerpiece. Learn how here.

Then add your floral to a tray with 

some candles or what ever makes

 you happy!

 Now, I am a gal who loves flowers...

real or faux, I just feel they make things

 look more homey and inviting. That goes

 for adding plants around in different

places as well

After the table if finished, start accessorizing

the rest of your porch with what ever strikes

 your fancy........

#8

Enjoy your new revamped space!!

Wow,  I am tired.....

After all that work I am just 

 gonna sit down and put my feet up 

for  awhile.....

and read a lil bit................

and enjoy this refreshing
lime water..........

Only thing missing.....

Is ME.............

Oh, that's because I am

 taking pictures!!  lol

Silly Me!!

Bye Now!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for stopping by........

Hugs and Sweet Summer

Blessings........

Nellie

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