Category: Front Porch

Late Summer Front Porch

Jackie Hill August 12, 2015 0 Comments
Hi There!   I am always changing the front porch decor. I have neighbors who have told me that they are always waiting to see what I change up. Here is the last look I came up with. Summer Project #4- Late Summer Front Porch My color story this time includes blue, purple, and silver or gray. I started with the Flamingos that were living on the back patio. And a silver painted barrel I got at an...

4th of July Front Porch

Jackie Hill July 4, 2015 0 Comments
Hi There! It has been awhile, I know. But that doesn't mean I haven't been doing projects or decorating. So, lets jump right in! Here are way too many photos of my 4th of July front porch decor.   This was all put together in about an hour. Everything was already on hand in the garage or basement. Sometimes decorating is about finding the right mix if items. Using things you love- in new...

Late Fall Front Porch

Jackie Hill December 19, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!   I took these photos last month. It was right around Thanksgiving, but this how the Front porch had been decorated all of November and the first week of December. I love all the fall colors and wood tones.   The three picnic baskets were all thrifted, as well as the wood tool box. The blonde drum on the bottom right, is a cheese box. I wanted to paint or stain it, but the blonde...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Dead and Breakfast sign

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There! This is the last Halloween posting for the year. I promise.It will also be a short one, in that I lost some of the photos of the process. I am trying to get better with these crafting postings, so please bare with me.I saw a few of these signs on Pinterest. I am sure you can find many tutorials out there. This is how I made my sign.I found this lovely Country Kitchen art a few...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Specimen Board

Jackie Hill November 2, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!Halloween is over, I know. But I still have a couple of crafts I want to show you.The DIY Specimen board is up first. I saw a few of these on Pinterest. You can find may tutorials on how to make one of your own, this is how I made my board.I got a bag of bugs from the Dollar store. Very cartoon-toy looking. That had to change.Two quick coats of silver spray paint.They look like...

Halloween Crafts- DIY Black Gothic Accessories

Jackie Hill October 28, 2014 0 Comments
Hi There!I am going to show you how I changed a few accessories I already had on hand for Halloween.In one word- paint!I love to thrift, I love to have garage sales, not just go to them.I had a few things I was ready to let go in the garage. They were waiting for the next sale,  just sitting in a box.All of these items were $1 or less. In fact, all of the glass objects were given to me for...

The Front Porch is dressed for Halloween

Jackie Hill October 14, 2014 0 Comments
I love Halloween. Always have.I love to dress up, I love the bite size candy, and I love to decorate for Halloween.When my kids were younger, I did lot of cute decorating. Smiling Jack-o-lanterns, scary cats, and lots of orange and black.This year I wanted to decorate for me. I wanted to go Gothic, just like in high school. ;)I used a lot of black, some white, purple, silver, gray, and  just...

The 10 minute Make-over

Jackie Hill September 3, 2014 0 Comments
It is going to take me longer to put this posting together, than it took me to do. I love a quick project.Here in Michigan we are having end of summer days weather. One day it is 90 degrees, and the next it drops to 68 degrees. Over the next few weeks it will be warm, and then it will drop to cooler fall weather before we know it. All the stores are getting in the fall Mums and flowers. I...

The Front and Back doors

Jackie Hill August 27, 2014 0 Comments
I have said before that we are renting our little house. It is cute, it has a nice yard for our dogs, it is close to the bus line for the kids, and it is just what we need for right now. That said, it is a rental. It is a brown house, with beige walls, it's nothing special. I am trying hard to do things that are not permanent changes. Everything we do, we need to be able to take with us.How does...

How I like to Layer

Jackie Hill July 27, 2014 0 Comments
The Front porch was looking good. All blue and pretty. But the plants were a little bit past their prime. And really, I was ready for a change. I wanted to mix it up, and keep it interesting. Let's be honest, I also just like to decorate. So it was time to redo the porch.This will be a long posting, with a lot of photos. I want to show how I layer everything and make it fun. I hope that I can...