[Project Notebook] Potting Benches

I've been so busy with painting furniture lately that I haven't even had a chance to begin decorating my back porch. (Which, is probably for the best since the pollen counts have been off the chart and I wouldn't last two minutes out there anyway!)

 

 

I have tons of ideas floating around in my head and one is to add in a small potting bench. I've been hunting for a table to fit that spot, but so far, not a lot of luck. (There is one that I like and have been considering...maybe I should just get it so I can stop thinking about it!) In the meantime, I have found lots of ideas that completely inspire me.

 

 

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Do you have a potting bench?  If so, stop by my Facebook page here and share a picture.


Have a great day!

 



Our No-Cost, Crafty, Wintery Outside Decor

Welcome to Number Fifty-Three!  I usually don't do a lot of outside decorating at this time of year. One, because we don't have outside outlets so I can't plug in lights, and two, because sometimes it snows so much up here in New England that everything gets buried anyway.

However, this past weekend my husband and I put up a few wintry touches to welcome guests.  And guess what? We spent $0 to do it!

[Project Notebook] & A Giveaway!

(I always have a ton of decorating and DIY ideas floating around in my head. Many of them end up in my project notebook that I keep in my nightstand. I thought it would be fun if I shared some of my ideas with you all each week.)

I'm not sure if I ever mentioned this, but I'm not a huge fan of red. That said, the previous owners of our house must have loved it.  I mean they did leave us with a red front door, red foundation, red walkway, red detached garage, red concrete bench in the garden and a painted red fence surrounding our property. So, if I had the motivation of rid our property of all the excessive red, this is what I would do.



1. Black Door

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Things I'm Loving this Week...

Here are some things I am absolutely loving this week:


Neutral, Classic Furniture (I love this glossy black secretary and its brass and white styling.)

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Things I'm Loving this Week...

Here are some things I am absolutely loving this week:


Target Gold Lamp Base (I love this lamp that is part of Target's Timeless Home Decor Collection!)

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Outside Autumn Decor

With my husband working our tag sale and my oldest resting inside with a head cold (my younger son wouldn't leave his side), I had the uninterrupted opportunity to add some fall touches to our outside spaces this past weekend.

 

Starting in my front yard:

 

This wooden primitive cat was a gift from my Mom last autumn.