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Simple Fall Front Porch

I finally got around to getting my porch decorated for fall last week.  It’s been so darn hot and I’ve been out of town the past couple of weekends, so I  didn’t even realize we were already halfway into October.  What?!?!  Guess it was time for me to get my decorating butt in gear and get some pumpkins out there.

I didn’t do much this year.  I brought home a pile of pumpkins and a load of mums last year and almost all of the pumpkins rotted before Halloween and almost all of the mums dried out and died even sooner. And since this fall season has been even warmer than last year (this better not be a trend Mother Nature, or you and I are going to have words…), I decided to take it easy on the mums and pumpkins and tried to supplement with a few things from around the house.

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Mix and Match: Fall Front Door

Oh I am so happy it’s Friday!

What fun things do you have planned for the weekend?  I’d love to get some fall color out on my front porch – but it’s so darn hot out there I don’t even want to be outside.  Might have to wait and see if it cools down later next week.  Fingers crossed!

But it doesn’t have to be just about the pumpkins and mums when it comes to your front porch this fall season.  A new harvest inspired wreath and fun doormat can instantly refresh your front door and welcome guests.

Here are a few that caught me eye.

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When Painting Your Front Porch…

The railings on the front porch have been up for some time.  I’ve just been too lazy/too uninspired to get out there and put the final coat of paint on everything.

Until last week.

I made the executive decision to buck up and get something done.

I have a mountain of stuff to work on around here and for 99% of it, I have no idea how I’m going to do it or how I’m going to find the resources to pay someone else to do it.

You know how it is – when you feel like everywhere you look an unfinished project is staring you in the face, it’s easier to run and hide with a bowl of ice cream and Netflix.  Or Amazon.  Or Pottery Barn.  Probably a glass of wine.  Maybe a pizza…

Please tell me I’m not the only one who is really good at avoiding things that need to be done by way of food, shopping, or TV.

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Fall Front Porch and Halloween Front Door

I bet you’re thinking, “Oh yay, their porch is finished!”

Nope.

In fact, it hasn’t seen any real progress since I last shared an update.

And as not so fun as that is, that’s just the way these things go sometimes.

But I couldn’t let pumpkin season pass me by without doing a little decorating outside.  Let’s face it, sometimes you just have to embrace the current imperfections and go with it.

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Front Porch Progress

I have been teasing for what seems like months about the new steps for the front of our house.

We have been working on them – I swear we have!

I say “we”, but in truth Jordan has been working on them – I’m just here to lend an opinion and words of encouragement every so often. 😉

As usual, this was one of those “no big deal, I can get it done in a weekend or two” projects that turned into way more work and time than anticipated.

But don’t they always?

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White House White Shutters

Most days, opening up the mailbox is less than exciting.  The majority of mail we receive these days is advertising and immediately gets tossed in the recycle bin.

However.

There are two mail days that I find quite exciting – the day the new Pottery Barn catalog shows up and the day the latest issue of Country Living hits my door.

And if they happen to show up on the same day?  Well then, Christmas come early!

Sad that this is what I find exciting in life, but it’s so true.

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Removing the Pine Tree and What’s Next

I’m super excited to put in new front steps and landscaping for our front yard this year. The siding and shutters have made such an impact and I know these two things will just bring it all home.

In case you’re new here, this is what the house looked like when we bought it in 2011

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A Little Bit of Fall Decorating Outside

I debated about decorating outside for fall this year. For one reason, the squirrels around here devour every last pumpkin on the block – don’t even get me started on what they did to my cornstalks last year. And for another, I absolutely love entries flanked by cornstalks, pumpkins, and mums, but our current front steps are very narrow and not all that decorator friendly (just wait til I get those new and improved, expanded steps next year!), and since we haven’t put the new steps in, we haven’t done any landscaping out front either – no sense planting something that might have to be torn out in a few months. So, although we have beautiful new shutters on the house, the rest of the front is a little bit blah right now. That said, it’s all about working with what you currently have, and I ended up with an overabundance of pumpkins this year, so I decided to take some of that fabulous pumpkin action outside. Confession time – I went a little bit crazy with the pumpkins this year. I don’t know what it was, I just kept bringing them home…and I can’t really promise it won’t keep happening… 🙂 [Read more…]

Random Ramblings and Other Stuff

So… I have a lot of projects hanging out there that are in various stages. Some are close to being done, some are coming along nicely, and others are just in the beginning stages. And of course there are dozens in the works inside my head. In case you haven’t noticed, I tend to jump from one idea to the next – yeah, it’s a problem…I’m working on it. [Read more…]