Our little back porch has housed our grill and stroller for the past few years. Last summer we put this chair out there and started to think it could be a good little spot to drink coffee and watch the kids play in the yard. This summer I decided to give a more of a face lift. Here it is before.
Here it is after.
The air conditioner bothered me the most. Especially since it was right where you sit. Not to mention it was big and rusty and sitting on an angle. It really was an eyesore. So, George built this little fence around it. (and Georgie and I painted it together)
I found this light fixture at Habitat ReStore for $12. It was silver so I painted it black which thankfully hangs high so you can't see what a disaster paint job it has.
The chair cushion got a new cover on it with outdoor fabric and I made the pillow out of a corner of an old white duvet and slapped the black monogram on it so I could have a new pillow for $0.
I found some new planters for a discount price and painted them with some matte black spray paint and put boxwoods in them. They now flank the step up on the the porch.
My croquet set I bought at a garage sale and threw in a bucket we already had and we called this porch done. It was done on a budget of next to nothing but is much improved and must more enjoyable to hang out on.
Oh, Happy Summer!
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