New Old Front Porch Chairs

Up until a couple of weeks ago my porch was bare. I have done quite a bit of work on the enclosed porch, and it is nearly complete. I am living on a budget, so I had been searching garage sales and second hand stores for outdoor patio furniture to dress up the outside. My hard work paid off with these two beauties from a local antique mall.

My New Dining Room Floor

So I have been in my house a year now. I have 3 cats I have "inherited" from my sister (she is alive and well, her husband became allergic and they needed a home). As any cat owner knows, cats can be a bit destructive towards certain home furnishings; carpets, furniture, etc. One thing that has suffered quite a lot was the old carpet in my dining room.

Gift Box for the Porch

My sister had gotten me a very nice Sweet Pea gift set from Bath & Body Works as a Maid of Honor gift that came in a very nice box. So nice that I couldn't justify throwing it away.

Yes, I have become my Grandmother. And while it is a very nice box, it is also a very pink box. I do like pink, but most of my home decorating is more of the cool purple, green & teal variety. So I decided to make it suit the enclosed porch. First I had to prime it, and I used a spray primer from Rustoleum.

Paint Chip Artworks

If you have had a lot of painting projects like me, then you have quite a few paint chips sitting around. This is a cool way to use some of them, instead of throwing them away, or letting them sit around in piles. I got the idea for this project from Mel the Crafty Scientist, using paint chips (samples) to make a fun easy piece of art.

My New Old Clock

I got the idea for this from Caitlin over at Caits Creates about this clock redo. It was super simple, and only took about 30 minutes. My clock is a basic Target clock, for $12.99.