Friday, October 7, 2011

Oh How I Hate to Close My Porch

Well it's that time of year again, Fall.  The time of year when New England is covered with a blanket of colors. Really my favorite time of year except that we need to close the porch for the winter.  The porch is the place where we spend most of our time during the Spring and Summer.




When we first decorated the porch I was into country and birdhouses.  I had very heavy roman shade blinds that a friend made and beige walls.  Now it has gone through a transformation to what it looks like today.  I wanted a tropical feel but without bright flowers and pink plastic flamingos.


We added white faux wood blinds, just as good looking at the expensive brands.
I wanted to be able to open them to see the backyard and shut them when needed. To save some money on the larger windows I used two blinds side by side on the same window, but they look like one large one.






 I love our ceiling, it's tongue and groove pine with a clear poly finish. It really makes the room feel warm and tropical. We pained the walls a bright sunny yellow, added some cushions that are red with green palm leaves on them; tropical remember. A large palm wall art was added and a copper vine accent above two of the windows. Seating is very important, we added a small round wood topped table with iron legs. Great for summer dinners!


So as the cold weather approaches and while my porch hibernates for the winter, we will remember the good times on the porch and look forward to when spring will come again...

If your porch needs color coordination, window treatments, a wood ceiling, furniture placement or accessories contact me at lisa@arrangedtosell.com for some ideas.