I love my front porch! It is the best front porch of any house I've ever lived in. It is nicely shaded by trees and surrounded by flowers and bushes. It's just a perfect spot to read a book, work on a stitching project, do a crossword puzzle, or sit with a cup of coffee and talk to the neighbors. I treat it is my outdoor room.
I spent a day sprucing up my outdoor happy place last week. I washed the windows and shutters, cleaned off the chairs, and swept the floor. Hmmm. That concrete floor. It needed a new rug. I had to retire the old stars and stripes rug last year, as it had become all snagged and worn. I wanted a rug that said "Come and sit a spell!" I wanted the rug to be a warm, soft place to rest my feet. Something cozy and cottage.
I found this braided rug on clearance at one of the local department stores. It is made of polyester, which will be perfect for outdoors, and it has all the colors of my front porch. Reds, blues, greens. I love it! I used some garage sale money to buy the large rug and a smaller version for the front door.
Now I can sit on my front porch in comfort and country style!
I can appreciate the blooms on the Bridal Veil bushes. Oh look! A ladybug!
I can stitch a cozy spring cottage from my cozy cottage porch.
My happy place!
Do you have a happy place? I'd love to hear about it!
Blessings on your Friday, friends!
I am coveting the rug...which department store? I want one for my happy side-porch place! Oh...how I need to come for a visit. I miss that sweet spot. Thanks for sprucing things up for me and all your other neighbors. Gotta go...got a porch to clean! Love you xo
ReplyDeleteI have a happy place, two in fact! My home is about 120 ft off the street and up a very steep driveway. My front porch looks over our little village to the south and to the west a few blocks away are the bluffs of the Mississippi River. The view is breath taking! I have a wicker rocker that was my grandmother's, an antique lamp, crocks, a great rug I got at a sale for $2.00 that was never used and originally $200.00. It has trendy circles on it. I have five enamel pots form the "Farm Chicks" vintage sale (found out about Serena from you, Mary!) that are filled with flowers. My deck off the back borders a wooded bluff to the north and again to the west are the bluffs and the River. So many people do not use their porches or decks. I love to be outside! Sometimes I sit on the deck with a cappuccino at 5:00 in the morning and watch the sky lighten, listen to the birds begin to chirp.ahhhhhh....paradise.
ReplyDeleteI have a happy place, two in fact! My home is about 120 ft off the street and up a very steep driveway. My front porch looks over our little village to the south and to the west a few blocks away are the bluffs of the Mississippi River. The view is breath taking! I have a wicker rocker that was my grandmother's, an antique lamp, crocks, a great rug I got at a sale for $2.00 that was never used and originally $200.00. It has trendy circles on it. I have five enamel pots form the "Farm Chicks" vintage sale (found out about Serena from you, Mary!) that are filled with flowers. My deck off the back borders a wooded bluff to the north and again to the west are the bluffs and the River. So many people do not use their porches or decks. I love to be outside! Sometimes I sit on the deck with a cappuccino at 5:00 in the morning and watch the sky lighten, listen to the birds begin to chirp.ahhhhhh....paradise.
ReplyDeleteOne of my happiest places is wherever my sisters and Mom gather, over delicious coffee, conversing, and laughing as we page through well loved magazines. Miss you sister of mine. x
ReplyDeletePlease somebody agree that it is time for a sisters weekend! love- Tina
ReplyDeleteAgreed. It sounds like dates that work for all of you, don't work for me. Darn. I will let majority rule.
ReplyDeleteDeb, your happy place sounds beautiful! You need to take a photo and send it to me!
ReplyDeleteSue, mark June 2nd on your calendar. It's the Old Mill festival here in town...very fun!
ReplyDeleteMary Rose....I thought about a photo because I took all kinds of photos of my porch last Fall (views of the River included). I couldn't figure out if I could post a picture here???? Can I do that? I was going to ask my husband. He works in IT but I didn't!
ReplyDeleteDeb, send it to my email address and I'll see what I can do!
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