Thursday, March 19, 2020

Spring on the Porch


Spring is here and participating in a Spring Home Tour was the perfect motivation to get me decorating - I chose the Entryway and Porches category.


I have 3 doors and thus 3 porches to decorate, but the main challenge was that it began raining the minute I brought home plants to decorate the porches.


I started with the back porch because I could work in the rain.


Trader Joe's had jasmine which is perfect hanging above the table made from my grandmother's sewing machine base.


I tied little bottles onto an old metal screen and snipped flowers from the garden.


I love using words in decor so wooden letters with magnets on the back are perfect on the screen.


Mini rose bushes fill a favorite metal basket.


Even in the rain we keep the door open and I love this happy view.


I am focused on using what I have this year so when I started spiffing up the garden shed, I simply borrowed this little ladder from another part of the garden.


It started raining while I was was decorating the the front of the shed so I organized inside while I waited out the rain.


I moved the old milk can outside during Christmas and decided it looks cute next to the shed door and it will look even better when the plant starts blooming.


 I had to wait a couple of days between decorating the back and the front because of rain.


While I waited I created a new arrangement for the front door.


I love how the basket looks on the door, but the clouds are the winners in this shot.


Our old Adirondack chair is falling apart and I almost tossed it, but I decided a basket of flowers would keep anyone from sitting on the chair.


The buoys are beach finds - 


Steve paints them pretty colors to liven up the porch.


Now that my porches are decorated for spring, 


I'm going to check out all the inspiration on the Spring Home Tour.


I'm thrilled to be joining in today as 28 talented bloggers bring you the best of spring for all throughout the home! Please continue along this inspiring tour, and visit the other participants in each of the following categories.




42 comments:

  1. Enjoyed seeing all your decorating very pretty. Have a blessed day. Madeline

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  2. Your home is so lovely. I think it was a great idea to use the things you have already. So Pretty!! Thanks for sharing this home tour! Lots of wonderful sites to check out while I am at home.

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  3. Carol it is as beautiful as always! I love every detail.

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  4. Your porch always makes me so happy, Carol! I love the way you've decorated each one. I swear you put together flower combinations and containers I would never think about and I love how it challenges me to think outside how I usually decorate. Hope you're staying well, hugs to you and Steve, CoCo

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  5. Your creativity always makes me smile, Carol. I love every little detail. You use things to decorate in ways I would NEVER think of and I'm always inspired. I'm ready to do some spring decorating now. Stay safe.

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  6. Wow, Carol--how cool that you have three separate entrance areas to decorate! Many times, I have competing ideas that I want to try, and it would be awesome to have more doors! Also, I am totally in love with your idea to tie the little bottles to the screen. You've inspired me big time, my friend! I can't wait to find a place to do something similar! xo, Kristi

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  7. Each entry way has your special touch and is so lovely! Welcome to spring!

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  8. Carol, all your color is providing a much needed smile over here. Thank you!

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  9. Reading your posts are always like a breath of fresh air, and I am always so inspired by you. Everything you do is lovely and I love your color pallet.

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  10. Love your gardens and spring tour Carol. Glad you are feeling better too!

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  11. Carol, your beautiful cottage always makes me want to go on vacation. Love the jasmine you hung by the door and all your thoughtful spring touches!

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  12. So very pretty and cheerful! And inspiring! If it ever stops raining in Dallas I may do the same ;)

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  13. So beautiful, Carol! I especially love the metal screen with the word GARDEN across it and the bottles tied to the screen.

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  14. Love ALLLL your porches, Carol! And that basket door decor is perfect! I figured you had to wait to get some sun! I just worked with the darker lighting on my post! Pinned, and so fun hopping with you! Glad you were feeling up to it!

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  15. Love it all Carol. So pretty and bright for Spring. I see your shed and cannot wait to begin to work on mine. Wish we could have some of that nice California sunshine. I know you have had rain but the sun I am sure will be back soon. We are seeing dark and gloomy days and no sunshine. Hoping this weekend to see the sun pop out. Love all your porches and doors and spring decor. xoxo

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  16. All so pretty. Thank you for some fun ideas. I have an Adirondack chsir that could use a basket of flowers... Love the bird.

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  17. Good morning Carol!

    To come to sit on your front porch is a delightful reprise from what I've been having to learn over this past week, on-line, about how we will be delivering instruction after our spring break. Thank you for the pause.

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  18. Your flowers look so pretty and I love the way you decorated everything. I am looking forward to warm sunny days and planting flowers and veggies. Happy Spring.

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  19. Hi Carol! Beautiful! Thank you! You inspired me with your wooden letters on the screen. I have magnetic metal birds on my back screen door. They are rusted. You inspired me to make something (I haven't decided what yet) and add my own magnets and spruce up that spring door. It has an overhang, so I can pretty much use anything. Hmm, the creative wheels are turning. Thank You!
    Happy Spring!
    Terry

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  20. So, so pretty! Things are still pretty dull here in Missouri so your post is a treat!

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  21. This is such a happy looking home! I love all the colors, especially as we are still in gray cool to cold days. The garden screen was my favorite -- so pretty and great fun! Stay well, Carol.

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  22. Love all the color! I would love to come and sit and rest on your beautiful front porch! Such inspiration!

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  23. Each porch is so pretty with all the beautiful colorful flowers. I love how you use old things (ladder, chair, basket, etc.) to spiff up the areas.. gives me some inspiration to go scout out some more old things for my garden scapes! You have inspired me before, and I have managed to find a cute little miniature ice cream chair (about 2 feet high) that I painted pink, an old pink metal flamingo, a cute little child's bench (painted red), an old wood pallet fence hanger that I painted white and actually planted some flowers in last year.. and I've painted an old metal mailbox pink too. It's such fun! You continue to inspired me.. now I need to find an old small wooden ladder! xox Marilyn

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  24. "Happy view" is the perfect phrase. Everywhere you look!

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  25. I just love your porches and home! You inspire me Carol! I have that green metal basket too, and love it! Kim - shiplap and shells

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  26. I love how festive this is for Easter!

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  27. The colour you use always brightens my day. I love the basket of flowers. This is beautiful, Carol!

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  28. What a gorgeous post full of spring inspiration! Thank you for sharing!

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  29. So inviting! Keep the inspiration coming! I finally took my Christmas wreaths off our little red gate but before I got it decorated for spring Coronavirus precautions have shut down Greece. So no spring decorations this year for us, hopefully by summertime!!

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  30. Everything looks so beautiful. Thank you for all of the ideas.

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  31. So many pretty touches for spring! Very inspiring.

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  32. Hi Carol! I love all of your happy colors, they make me smile! The baskets of flowers are so beautiful and I also love that yall collect the buoys to decorate with! I love all of it sweet lady! :)

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  33. You always arrange things so beautifully! Love the use of color.
    Brenda

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  34. Carol, it is always so beautiful and special to see your brightly colored cottage. Everything just looks wonderful and I so appreciate it whenever you post. My spirits are always uplifted..Hope you are staying well and safe..xxoJudy

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  35. The different entries are all so wonderful! Your Spring is beautiful Carol. Stay safe and take care. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  36. It looks so pretty! I can't wait to add flowers to my porch. I just need it to warm up enough in Ohio!

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  37. Catching up with you this morning Carol. Love all of your sweet spring touches. Sweet little Andy in the previous post is a doll. Stay healthy my friend!

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  38. SPRING is here! Lovely! We have so many problem with the Corona here in Sweden but we stay calm...and carry on!
    Love from Titti

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  39. Love your porches. You can come decorate mine anytime. LOL. Nice save on that adirondack chair. I know it will be freshened up with another cute venue after spring.
    Thanks for showing all the great photos. Stay safe

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  40. Lovely and inspiring!
    Happy Easter to you and your family🐣

    Hugs, Ida

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