Simple Spring Front Porch

While taking a little break from the kitchen reno I decided it was time to give our naked front porch a touch of spring.

The Hubster just recently changed out our door hardware out of necessity so that led to me sanding down and re staining the door. It sounds like such a daunting task but really it is not. Our door has variations in color so I just lightly sand it to get the old poly off and then put the fresh stain on. No need to strip the entire door. The trick I think is to make sure you have a stain that already goes with your door and to not put the stain on too thick. I have seen far too many doors that have had the stain put on too thick and trust me when I say that is not a good look.  

I purchased this wreath from HomeGoods last month. I normally make my own wreaths but the price was right. I could not make it for any less. I hung it with some burlap ribbon from HobbyLobby. You can get a nice size roll for less than $3 when it is on sale which is frequently. I always snatch up a few when I go in. I then made a loose bow and tied it around the ribbon. The entire wreath is hanging from the door by an uphostery tack I place at the top of my door. 

My spring bunny that my mama gave me. I made a burlap bow for here too. I will probably change out the basket to some flowers once I find some.

My faux fern in an urn ;) even got its very own burlap bow to balance the porch out. Yes, I know I need to replace them for fresh ones. It is on my list.

Thanx for stopping by to visit! The stove vent came in yesterday so now it is time to get cracking on building the new hood. Wish us luck!

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Write by: AN - Friday, March 22, 2013