It's a Porch Party!!!

Welcome Everyone!  Today I am joining Rhondi at Rose Colored Glasses for a  first day of summer Porch Party.   My porch is small but I think it is colorful and cozy.

My hubby and I use it all the time and especially now when we are having such gorgeous summer days!

 Last summer, I painted this old bench red and use it for displaying some flower pots and my lantern.

I  recently found this old wicker plant stand at a garage sale and spray painted it apple green~  I really like this shade and their is some of that same green in my rug.

My Mom bought us these wind chimes for Christmas one year.  They are a very nice set that are acoustically wonderful.  Out in the country, no one cares if your wind chimes are dancing in the wind

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Over here I have a tea-cup filled with petunias.  I bought the little chair when we were in Galena, Illinois.

Front door, painted apple red.

Sorry for the shadows.

Front porch view.

Vintage luncheon cloth I found for $3.

I love the embroidered flowers on this vintage cloth.

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Table set for two with Myott Finlandia.

All of the dishes were found at garage sales or E-Bay.

We have a pair of old wicker chairs .

Hubby's going to fix these up a little more this summer.

Flowers, fountain, tea-pot and basket for a little vignette.

I served my in-laws lunch today out here.  It was fun!

Lily patiently waiting for us.

After lunch, we can sit under the tree and watch the deer.

However, if they start eating my flowers their in big trouble!

LOL!

Thanks for coming by today.

Cindy

I am also joining Sally @ Smiling Sally for Blue Monday.

And Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch for Met. Monday.

And Marty @ A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday.

And the Tablescaper for Summer Sundays!

Porch Party/ Or Spring has finally arrived in Wisc.!

Welcome to the Porch & Patio Party! Our hostess is Barb @ Grits and Glamour, be sure to check out her beautiful blog@ http://gritsglamour.blogspot.com/ and more of the participants.

Things were looking pretty drab and dreary around here. Even Cocoa was feeling down. Well, in Wisconsin we have to wait a little more patiently for Spring to really arrive. Last week-end , the weather guy finally gave us a green light for planting. Hooray! Today was a sunny and warm 70 degrees.

Looking rather drab and needing some TLC with an itty bitty budget.

The reveal! There are still things to do but I had to bust butt to get this ready.

A different angle.

Hubby painted the old bench red.
Our cushions, recovered with a half yard of outdoor fabric on sale for 4.00/yard. New pillow made by yours truly.

The other half yard of fabric and a garage sale pillow for $2.00.




Same fabric as pillow used to make cover for the bench.

Geraniums newly planted.


The tea-cup planter is from Wally World and the chair was a previous purchase.


Home Goods and a few daisies thrown in.



Hubby painted the old red bench and I added an apple for Applestone Cottage. The yellow wicker holder was in the free box at a garage sale last week-end.



Found the chair at an Auction and hubby painted it apple red.

Even Lily, our high strung kitty looks content. Thanks for stopping, Cindy