Taken just before buying the house
Our house fronts a main street so it gets very dusty from traffic plus Australia is suffering from its worst drought.
So I can only dream of a pretty front porch. Of course, I'd love to have it like any of these gorgeous porches, with chairs, tables, pretty pieces:
Flickr: amboseli
Flickr: Paige One
Flickr: creative little daisy
Flickr: cafechatelaine
Flickr: jipsi
Of course, I must make mention of the GREAT job blogger friend Nicole from Making it Lovely did... all of 8 months' pregnant! See more here! I love the pretty green and the FREEhand painted "rug"!
Nicole's Flickr
Back to my own little home...
Taken right after the weeping blossom was replanted last April from a badly placed spot at the back. It was also dying...
Taken today
Hopefully we get green and blossoms (nothing blossomed last year!) in spring which will definitely pretty up my front!
Factors of problem
1. Aforementioned drought and dustiness.
2. We don't have a fence (yet!) so nothing of great value and easy to take-off-with for my front...
3. My dusty front porch and busy road in front with no privacy fence or shrubs/plants/hedges ensures we never spend relaxing time there... so it would be a waste of money to get garden or wicker seats (like I love!)
So. Ideas time!
Maybe the best thing to do is gathering flowers and plants on a cart
Via Lani's Porch
Flickr: luvmykatz
I'm going to save the little nest I found too, maybe pop it in my front porch vignette (or not).
Utilising a rack for plants or pots is also a nice idea...
Flickr: joleenieweenie
I love this collection of birdhouses here! Nice idea!
Flickr: liquidskyarts
A little pretty lamp is such a nice touch!
Flickr: anne_dillingham
As of this morning, there was but one lonely concrete urn.
Any ideas you care to share too?
I'm not yet ready to reveal what I did today and will do next weekend (hopefully!).
Stay tuned for next installment of the Front Porch Pretty Up.
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