Our front porch is decked out in red, white and blue for a very patriotic welcome! Honey hung the bunting and I stuck a few flags in the pots. And in about two minutes flat the front was ready for the fourth! Y’all, the back porch is just a smidge away from complete and I’ve… Read More
We’ve had a rainy couple of days in Savannah so in between a whole lot of shopping and an afternoon at the movies, I put together this patriotic Sweet Land of Liberty canvas to decorate the porch mantle for the fourth of July holiday! I had planned to order a canvas online but at… Read More
Just before we hit the road I snapped a few quick pics of last week’s progress. By the time I’d left, the porch was ready for paint!!! *squeals with delight* The posts and door frame have been framed out and the crawl space cover is all in place. Inside, the bead board ceiling is… Read More
This sweet little junk store table and chair set (all decked out to ring in 2007) was pretty much on it’s last leg by the time we left our old house. With a wobbly table and two chairs beyond repair, the last two chairs have been sadly tucked away in the attic for the last… Read More
Things really started to pick up the end of last week! We got the gas line tied in from the house to the fireplace, passed that inspection and passed our framing inspection. Wahoo! The masons showed up Thursday and completed the brick front on the fireplace!! Contractor S went above and beyond by procuring… Read More
I have finally procured a piece of art for the one big wall in the powder room and am beyond thrilled to cross another room off the impressively extensive list we started with three years ago. (Though, serial decorators never really cross anything off the list for too long.) Here’s the before. Unlike in the… Read More
*womp womp* No progress to report on the porch. Zip. Zilch. Nada. I know, I know, good things come to those who wait, and I have no doubt that it’ll blow my skirt up when done. Trouble is, waiting comes hard for this admitted instant gratification gal. So… for this week’s edition of Porch Progress,… Read More