Our front porch is small. Small and narrow. So, to make up for it I had a guy come and lay a beautiful brick patio one day while Big Daddy was at work. That was about twelve years ago and that front porch hasn’t gotten a bit bigger.
But yesterday afternoon, it got a lot more comfortable and colorful!
I struck out again in the Saturday Morning Yard Sale department so on my way home I stopped in at my awesome neigjborhood foam & fabric store and found these
On the $4.99 table!
Big Daddy took one look at these fabrics and said, ‘Well, that’s different for you.’
Which is true. When it comes to decor I am not an orange person. But to me porches and decks are different. Both are places I use way brighter colors than I ordinarily use inside my home.
This is not your typical Road Cone orange. To me it’s more like a sweet tangerine color. And I really love it paired with the Provence night table and the Mason Jar’s blue!
We got a little rain shower yesterday evening and the heat finally broke. I cut up some fruit, poured myself a cold glass of good wine and took it out front to enjoy the new space.
Here’s the breakdown
First, I shopped my house
I already had the two wicker chairs (I got them at the end of the Summer last year on clearence but they still have them) three old pillows, silver tray, Mason jars, little silver pitcher, paint and the ottoman
Second, I got the night table for $15 at Goodwill. I bought 3 yards of fabric at $4.99 per yard to make three pillow covers. I also used it to slipcover the ottoman. I used the entire two yards of the Tangerine Ikat on the two large pillows and the ottoman.
I still have over half of this stripe and paisley fabric left over. I picked the lilies from the side of the road. They grow wild here.
In a nutshell, I spent about $30 and about two hours on something I will enjoy all Summer.
Not bad.
Not bad at all.
And when I get tired of the colors, I can re-do the entire thing. Like I could see this same arrangement in red, white & blue. Or black, white & lime!
I’ll be back next week to show you how I slipcovered that ottoman.
It’s super easy!
One more!
Enjoy your Sunday!
Paige
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stopped by from Silver Pennies Link party lovely site. Dawn @ Overboard Creations
This caught my eye at Linda's Coastal Charm party — LOVE everything about it! I'm currently painting a little turquoise icebox, and it will be great to show the family a visual, because they just don't get it. You really scored on that pretty fabric! Take care!
Looks great on the porch with the other colors. Nice job.
I love it and that fabric is fabulous. Great buy for $4.95, I need some. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me.
Than you Marty! Want me to mail you a yard or two? It's a Mill Creek fabric
Saw you over at Savvy southern style. Darling porch, so inviting. Love those colors together. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like you've used your small space in a very fun and colorful way. Looks amazing.
Love the Tangerine and turquoise together! Beautiful! love if you stop and share these front porch ideas at Dream Create and Inspire! I would be so thrilled to have you! Thanks Maria
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My favorite colors! Love the look!
I love the porch! The orange and blue are so fresh, and I could see how easy the change up could be.
Very clever! Happy 4th!
Patti
Your porch looks amazing! I LOVE orange. I always gravitate to that colour when decorating! LOVE what you did here 🙂 You'll have to add my blog to your share list! (www.lovecreatecelebrate.com)
found you over @ A Stroll Thru Life…LOVE your porch! I am your newest follower – can't wait to have a look around! Our porch is very similar to yours…I'm going to have to step up my game to compete…lol
Love the color combination, that orange reminds me of an orange creamsicle from years ago. The blue and soft orange are perfect with your wicker. I'll be featuring your two posts on my SYS Party Post this evening. thanks so much for joining in!
Debra thank you very much! I'll be seeing you this evening at your party!