Showing posts with label Front Porch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Front Porch. Show all posts

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Fall Wreath

It's hard to believe that fall is officially just around the corner when it still feels like summer here in Texas.  However, there are a few signs that it will be here soon like the beginning of another school year, an occasional cool morning here and there and football which I've been so "fortunate" to watch with my hubby all day.  I'm so excited that my favorite season's almost here and wanted to begin decorating for it.  So while watching the Texans BEAT the Colts (YAY!) I decided to make a wreath for our front door.
 

The materials I used included some artificial fall flowers and leaves I found at at Walmart last week and a grapevine wreath.  I used the same wreath from the spring, just took the spring flowers out and saved them for next year.  My camera's flash in the first couple pictures make the flowers and leaves look a little discolored.


The first step was to stick leaves around the wreath bought at Walmart for $3.00.  No glue needed, I just cut them apart and stuck them in and secured each one under the grapevines.  One bundle was just enough. 


The next step was to add the the flowers, also from Walmart.  I bought two different bunches in shades of yellows and reds for about $10.  The picture is a little blurry but the colors are more true to the real deal.  Last I added some fall things here and there that I had already in any empty spaces.


The final product pictured above is hanging on my front door, which has been without a wreath since June.  Now adorned with a touch of fall it's looking inviting and bare no more!


To give our front porch another touch of fall I bought a beautiful mum, also from Walmart for $15, and  placed it in my bicycle plant holder.   So for about $30 I gave our home some needed curb appeal.  Next weekend I'll continue the decorating inside so by the time fall does come, we'll be ready! 

Monday, April 19, 2010

Spring Spruce Up ~ Front Porch


I noticed this past week while working in the yard that our front porch was looking a little bare and in need of some TLC.  So, this weekend, despite the rainy weather, I started a plan to spruce it up and add some touches to make it more welcoming.

(The view from our front porch)

I started with a little necessary cleaning.


Then repainted our metal doormat from white to black.




As I posted before, I made a wreath from my Easter centerpiece to go on our door.  I bought the wreath hanger for $2 at Wal-Mart.


Every porch needs some flowers so I made a quick stop to Home Depot and found these.






 The pot I put this little plant in was another purchase from
Wal-Mart for $10.



So our front porch went from this...


to this...


More inviting, don't you think!