Oh, tis the season for porch sitting, decorating and living outside as much as possible! Summer is here! It feels like summer already, we went from a little taste of spring to a big blast of summer, both odd for us! I sure hope Mother Nature gets back on track soon, but till then, we can always make the best of it and even if that means not getting out on the porch till the sun goes down a bit, well, that's life and porch season!
It's been awhile since I've had a giveaway so I thought no better reason than to celebrate the Great American Porch! I have a wonderful little coffee table book on "Porches" that will be the giftie, so leave me a comment here on what your porch looks like, is it old and full of flair? Or is it new, treated and simple? I love porches and I love hearing about them and seeing them too, so inspire me with yours in detail, and if you have a photo posted on your blog of your porch, you will be entered twice if you leave a link for all of us to visit! And for a third shot at the book, email me the name of the famous porch in the photo above! I'll be curious to see how many know of it! You have till June 22 to enter so good luck and get out and enjoy your porch!
Oh Sue...how perfectly wonderful! I LOVE porches and mine looks NOTHING like I'd like it to look but I make it pretty as can be with flowers and whatnots. Someday, I'd again like to get my wicker furnature out of the rafters of the garage and have it on a real front porch :)
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Gail
Well, up here in the 'north' we don't usually refer to our 'porch' as our 'porch!' We usually just say deck...
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing I'm more fond of though, than rocking chairs on the deck during the summer! Love it! My deck is pretty plain jane, except for all my old galvanized tubs that I found around my great grandpa's homestead full of flowers. My favorite deck is my mom's....sitting there on my great grandpa's homestead! She has a great covered deck off the front of the tiny little country house, with a green roof. There are rocking chairs, barn cats wandering through, flowers on each step all the way down, and always a cool breeze blowing through. It was a dream come true the first time I rocked my babe on that deck!
Now, this is sort of cheating, but I clicked on the picture to see what it was saved under and saw that it was Lorelai's house...we don't have TV, but I do know about the Gilmore Girls! I googled Lorelai's house and was directed to hookedonhouses.net and BE STILL MY BEATING HEART! What a beauty!
Lastly, tried your pink lemonade pie and it's a new summer favorite!
Thanks!
Oh how generous of you!
ReplyDeleteMy porch is an old porch, seeing as how the cabin is 80+ years old, an old Texas dogtrot. Anyway - we moved here the end of January & ended up with one too many washers/dryers & refrigerators! We held on to them until recently for friends of ours whose house burned down & they could decide if they were going to repair or buy another, etc.
They recently got the appliances off the porch so we no longer look like the Beverly Hillbillies! LOL
The porch has been repainted, including the ceiling & the floor has been power washed.
The swing has a quilt on it - - - but other than that, we've not had much opportunity to spruce it up & decorate it.
It will some day be delightful & I'd love to have the book for inspiration!
Again - thanks for your generous spirit.
I have an old fashioned airplane bungalow. The paint is pealing, the railing is rod iron painted black. It's probably 6 x 20 feet. It's the first porch I've had in years. Right now we just have our lawn chairs on it and a couple of little tables for drinks and such. I've not decorated yet; it's our first year in this home.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying the breeze that blows through the trees and cools the porch. We are so fortunate that it's on the east side of the house.
No a/c in the main part of the house; so, as it gets warmer, you know where we'll be!
Laura
Our little front porch is new...simple and sweet but I have it decorated to the tilt with ...an old chair, a small bench and flowers...lots of flowers! Flowers in crocks, enamelware, some planted in the chair's seat...*all* over! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope, someday, to build a back porch...screened in. :)
What a great giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be entered.
My porch is my favorite thing about my home.
And one of my favorite places to decorate!!
I do have some photos of it loaded onto my sidebar at my blog.
I would love for you to stop by.
Thanks so much,
Tam
Hi Sue! Oh I love this giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWe have a Cape Cod that looks almost like a cabin here in Cincinnati, Ohio. When it was built in 93 the first thing we had to have a bog front porch. We wanted a wrap around porch, but the family friend putting it on said we really didn't...the other comment was right up here in the north big front porches are not the norm, but decks are. We compromised and added 12x8 foot covered porch to match the rest of the house. On either side under the windows are raised flower beds.
The first thing we got as a house-warming gift was our cedar porch swing. I love to sit there right at dawn as the bird wake up or as the sun goes down and watch lightening bugs. Growing up in the 60/70's we always had an 'Outdoor' room so my Mom was my inspiration when I got my own home.
I use indoor framed art, found object, and flowers to accent my wall. I use occasional tables, throws, pillows, 1940-style retro metal chairs, candles,..lol I even have a 1940's aluminum coffee service I sit out all summer long.
At our kitchen door we have an 8x8 deck that has a vintage glider couch, rockin chair, and barrel made table for a checkers set. I have a little hutch that holds some accents and grilling things. Again found objects decorate the side wall of the house. I even created a faux water pump garden near the steps. It all stays decorate seasonally..even winter!!LOL, we love porches sooo much Jim is creating one off the garage under a Mopar canopy he won with an old time gas station garage theme.
If you stop by my blog here to see christmas http://brownginghamcreations.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=11s
A SUmmer is on my side bar when open my blog. I hope to have newer pics soon.
Oh Sue what a nice giveaway! I have a bit of an older porch. White railings and a yellow climbing rose on one side. There is a lilac bush in the front and I have my wicker furniture there as well as a glider and little round table that holds some plants. When the plants aren't using it we sometimes have breakfast there. I have plants and bird feeders hanging from the eaves on the front. This year I added flower boxes to the railings with red and white geraniums.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone should have a porch to enjoy!
Denise
I always dreamed of having a little cottage with a big porch and finally....my dream has come true..... TINY cottage...lovely porch. I'd be so thrilled to win this lovely book....Please enter me too..
ReplyDeleteYour porch is just delish!
Warm blessings,
Spencer
Oh...PS.... There's a picture of my porch at the very top of my right sidebar. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Sue, I would love to be a part of this giveaway..I entered my photo its on my side bar..it is the back deck..we recently extended the width and I just love being out there on my vintage chairs rocking and reading...it is peaceful out there with my babies and my flowers..you can find me at: www.catnapinnprimitives.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI know you know where to find me..;) oh and you are welcome in advance for the hops..have a wonderful day..;)
what great decorating I love porches but it can be very hot and buggie in Fl so I do the best I can with vintage patio furniture or Wicker love your blog
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Lydia
Sitting on my front porch now while writing this. Growing up I always wanted a front porch and am so happy to have one now. It is a newer porch, but the home style is somewhat country/victorian/cottage. I have beautiful hanging planters, flowers in a watering can on the steps and flag bunting across the painted white porch.
ReplyDeleteThere's a picture of my porch at the very top of my right sidebar.
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