I love front porches. I so wish I had one. But my daughter does and we spent the day yesterday making over her front porch. She, my son-in-law and grandson live in a cute, little fixer-upper in a quaint little college town about 45 minutes away. There is a lot of fixing up going on inside the house, so I volunteered to makeover the front porch to give them a nice, pretty place to take a break from the on-going construction inside the house.
When we pulled up to the house and unloaded all of the supplies, here is what the front porch looked like:
And because I can’t wait to show you an after photo:
What do you think? Quite a difference!
The first thing we did was power wash the entire front porch. That by itself made a huge difference. Then we moved on to the front door. It went from this:
To this:
Do you love that color as much as I do? It is “Barely Teal” from Benjamin Moore. It’s the same color that I used to make the stripes on the canvas floor cloth.
I am so happy with how this little makeover turned out.
Source list:
- chairs from Lowe’s
- table, cans and tray and metal butterfly are from Home Goods
- canvas floor cloth made by me
- fabric wreath made by me
- house numbers from Lowe’s
- pillows made by me
- watering can from JoAnn’s
- hanging flower from a roadside stand
Come back on Thursday when I’ll be sharing how I made the canvas drop cloth floor cloth and the fabric wreath.
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So cute! I would be tempted to plunk myself down and do nothing for the rest of the day!
Thanks Maureen. It is a great place to relax and just hang out.
I love it, mommy! Thank you!
I love it! That light teal color on the door is one of my favorite colors.. and the flowers really make the porch stand out. It makes me wish I had a porch!
Thank you Elise! I wish I had a porch, too. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!
Great makeover!! It’s amazing what a little color and sprucing up can do!
Heidi @ handmadefrenzy.blogspot.com
Thanks Heidi! It sure is amazing what a little paint can do!
It looks wonderful! Love the color of the door. Great job!
The front porch looks amazing! I love the color of the door. This was a great before and after!
Thanks you sooo much Melissa!
How cute, so welcoming. Love the color.
Have a happy day.
Thank you Tina! You have a great day, too!
Wow, your makeover for that door has made a world of difference. Very nice!
Sara
It did make a big difference! Thank you Sara!
This is just lovely. I love the canvas cloth so much. It really just pulls it together.
Thank you Micki!
Okay I definitely have to come back because I LOVE the floor cloth and your wreath!! Great little porch makeover:)
Krista
Thank you so much Krista!
I was just thinking today how so many of the homes here in southern California don’t have porches — my home is one of them. I have l almost no space to do anything out there….yours looks beautiful! Just stopping by from the Say it Saturday Linky Party. Thanks for sharing!
Love it from the beautiful door to the graceful chairs to the floor covering. Great makeover!
Charlene, thanks so much and thanks for stopping by!
Your daughter’s porch looks so homey now. Awesome job!!! It has a rustic elegant charm now.
How fun to decorate a porch and that your daughter lets you! I love it and that sweet blue color. Thanks for linking with me 🙂
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