It’s approaching the summer season, and it’s time to make sure color and pretties are on your front porch.  If your porch is small, or large, there are some fun things you can try to give your house curb appeal to you every time you drive up from being away.  It’s fun to smile as you walk in the door of your home.

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A Chair – Your front porch needs to be inviting and homey, and a chair does the trick.  Our porch is small, but we have room for a chair in the corner with a “Welcome” pillow, as well as a cute tomato pillow we found in the Dollar Spot in Target! 

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Flowers – Ideally, fresh flowers are the best (in my opinion.) However, don’t let a drought stop you from adding color.  We’ve been in a drought for a while, so we opted for a few faux flower bushes we found on Amazon.  We often mix them in with the real and hardy plants, like rosemary. 

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Light – I love having a few lanterns on the porch that come on at dark, to illuminate the path to the front door.  I just shop around at all different stores to find them.  And…it’s great to have your chair, lanterns and plant stand coordinate!  I chose black.

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Art – Now this is something new! We were shopping for a new wreath for the porch, and I just couldn’t find one that I liked for the spring/summer season.  As we went down the aisles at Hobby Lobby, my husband said, “What if we hang a piece of art on the brick wall instead of a wreath?”  He said it needed to have the color of our front door in it.