Porch Season

It's time, it's finally time, to put the porch together!


Since we live in town on a postage stamp size of a lot, we make the most of our front porch. I concentrate on the area to the right of the front door since the left side is a major thoroughfare to the kitchen door (the only door we ever use). 

The original light fixture with it's pine trees and 117 and rust will never be changed.

I did add lanterns to each side of the front door, candlelight only.

My mismatched furniture has been white, green, black, back to white and now sports a glossy coat of black.

I love the green with the black.  It wasn't til I hung the ferns that I decided to go in that direction.  I found the geometric round tablecloth at Target and picked up the same in a rectangle for the love seat and bench. ($15.99 & $17.99.)  The rug was a steal at my salvage store for just $23.99 and sweeps clean in a jiff!  We sit out there a lot so I did indulge in Ballard's sunbrella striped cushions ( no uncomfortable buttons like the ones at T.J.'s).  At $35.00 a piece we will be sitting on them for a very long time. That's it, everything else was already mine!

Pink always has a way of appearing when I see green!

And a touch of black to tie in the rug and chair cushions.

I wear that hat EVERY sunny day!

We love our front porch in our little city of Hallowell, Maine.  You just never know who may stop by for a chat or a glass of wine, you just never know!