Yesterday was such a beautiful day! Our lovely neighbors took us out fishing in the bay yesterday and it was so much fun. It finally gave me spring fever (a little late, huh?). Since we’re at a stand-still in my office, I’ve decided to move on to the front porch.
It’s a disaster right now. Here is the general idea I hope to achieve out there while it’s still spring:
The floor and ceiling are already painted a grayed blue, my favorite color. My color inspiration came from the hydrangea we have in the flower bed in front of the porch. Hydrangeas have always been my favorite, and this one is the best ever. It starts bright blue, then goes muted blue, leading to muted green, then bright green. (And usually purple and pink before fall.)
The colors of the rug in the mood board are just a little brighter than I plan on going with. I’m hoping to paint a plain rug myself so I have more control over it, and save money. We already have the bistro set, I’m thinking of painting or staining the wood a muted green. We have both of the urns as well, just need to paint them both the same color and get some topiaries (hopefully some good fakes, since I am the killer of everything green).
Here is our current eyesore. Our poor neighbors…
That flower bed makes me cringe. Last year, we were out there at least twice a week trying to pull out the Bermuda grass and weeds. We just can’t keep them out. There is actually an Azalea under that mass of weeds. We lost one last year in spite of our best efforts. This year, we hope to pull that poor one out, lay down many layers of weed barrier and just do potted flowers and plants inside the flower bed.
I’d also like to stain that icky concrete pad the same color as the porch floor. (The hydrangea is just outside the picture to the left.)
The tattered chair was a curbside snatch. I thought I could try to fix it up and if it didn’t work, I’d just stick it back onto the curb!
Still can’t figure out where to put the house numbers though. Thinking maybe something like this?
100kMom |
Or this? Of course, it would be in plain colors for us. What do you think?
Positively Splendid |
First up is the un-fun stuff though, power washing and fixing the flower bed. After that I’ll be posting the painting and refinishing projects!
The stuff in the mood board came from:
* Rug and chair: Pier 1
* Potted plants pic: RealSimple
* Bistro set (recolored photo): This Old House
* Pillow: World Market
View all posts in this series:
- DIY paper light for under $15
- Loft progress!
- Ugly old sideboard to TV stand
- My New Wagon
- Our DIY pantry (from the only closet in the house)
- Sweet old bar cart, refinished
- yes, one more bar cart
- Future girly office and my first real mood board
- Craft room. Progress?
- DIY chalkboard tray
- Feminine office inspiration (yay, it’s finally Friday!)
- DIY Rug from a drop cloth
- A bowl of mint-dipped cuteness
- Updated front porch rug and a spray painted pillow
- The (pretty much) finished front porch
- All new blue and gray (and still some pink) feminine office mood board
- The ceiling is blue
- Jewelry box turned into craft supply storage
- Painting a room that’s full of stuff
- Finished painting!
- Choosing the perfect sofa bed for such a small space
- Napkin holder organizers
- Updated eagle clock
- How to make a $2 wood grain binder
- Will the office work ever end?
- How to make your own matchstick blind valances
- DIY glitter thumbtacks
- Customized floating shelves for the office (Hacked Lacks!)
- What to do when you don’t have enough room for end tables
- Powder room plans
- The girly office/guest room is done! (for now)
- Decanter as bedside water pitcher
- The living room is finally presentable
- A fun change in plans
- Easy and cheap DIY fridge coaster
- Refinished thrift store lamps
- A mood board for the whole house
- Projects Happening
- The living room is lit!
- DIY birdcage chandelier
- Altering curtain panels: how to hide the tab tops
- Painted windows
- The living room is livable
- Building in hidden storage
- Breakfast table makeover
- A giant, invisible dry erase board
- The wall is back up and we built some furniture!
- Pretty, textured walls, if I do say so myself
- Setback in the powder room
- How to make a vessel sink from a serving bowl
- No more hazy grout
- Powder room reveal: 2 years in the making
- Easy shelf accessory: a painted toy
- Office Update
- Clothesline stand from an old pot
- Simplifying (Another post with embarrassing photos)
- How we fixed our odd cabinet layout with DIY open shelving
- Ungardening
- The stairs are half naked
- A simple vanity update
- The best way to paint tile? Don’t
- Hiding more ugliness in the bathroom
- The cupboards are bare
- Finally, new end tables in the living room
- Painting the stairs
- And on a whim, the kitchen renovation has begun
- The big picture: our whole-house floor plan
- Kitchen style
- White walls in the kitchen
- A practical, $25 kitchen upgrade
- How to paint a range hood, from stainless steel to white
- Beautiful brackets
- The shelves for the open shelving
- We did it!
- The shameful basement
- The big kitchen reveal
- Silly half wall
- How to strip paint with a heat gun
- How about another basement sneak peak?
- Our dining room, at the moment
- A new, dark dining room
- DIY wall art for the kitchen
- Why dark walls look good in a room with little natural light
- Failed project: better-looking canopies
- Stone wall basement before-and-after
- Already a major upgrade to the laundry room
- DIY industrial lamp to replace an ugly ceiling fan
- Another unplanned living room update
- Undone
- Turning napkin holders into wall organizers–again
- I did, in fact, get something accomplished this week.
- Every woman that owns clothes needs these
- The history of the bedroom
- The bedroom is looking way better already
- Giant furniture sale
- Things have to get ugly before they can get pretty
- Black doors and windows
- Our new closet reveal
- Jewelry on display
- We’re floorless
- Sneak peek of the dining room floor
- Dining room update
- Maintenance (The deck’s “before” photos)
- Major progress on the new deck!
- The deck is almost done
- Railings, railings, railings
- Removing 130 years of gunk from the hardwood floor (part 1)
- It’s here, it’s here!
- Bathroom shelves
- A serious upgrade for the cheap cabinet
- DIY tie storage
- Free slate trays
- A free upgrade for a drab light fixture
- The hallway before-and-after
- Bedroom update
- A small bathroom update
- Staging the bedroom, and a DIY headboard
- My fix for a peeling chalkboard
- Removing paint from vintage hardware
- Turning Moroccan lanterns into hanging bedside lamps
- Re-painting the kitchen cabinets
- We’re alive! And a bedroom update.
- We made progress on the kitchen renovation!
- Dining room update & a new project coming soon
- Building a built-in sliding-door pantry
- Giant update, guys!
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Your porch is beautiful, very pretty.
Could you take out the whole azalea, then change the soil completely on the flower bed and then replant. Maybe that way you could get rid of most of the weeds in fairly easy way.
That’s a good idea. I may pull it up and plant it in a big planter. The main “weed” that keeps taking over is actually our grass, it’s really viny and it just takes everything over.