I have been wanting to make changes to the front porch on our Kentucky cottage for quite some time. I just didn't know what I really wanted it to be.
I decided to make it into a deck rather than a porch. John removed the railings for me after I told him to trust me that I knew what I wanted to do. I repainted the new deck with two coats of green porch paint. I added outdoor chairs (used to be James) and colorful striped cushions, potted flowers, birdbath (also James) and a bird feeder. Now it is a place where I enjoy sitting, and I think it makes a prettier entry for company. I am going to paint the front door next summer - I'm thinking of doing it in a yellow, but not as bright of yellow as the flowers in the pots.
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| This is how the porch looked when we first bought the cottage. |
We had a green metal roof installed, and we replaced the porch railings, and painted them white. We also painted the decking green, and added a step to replace the cement blocks that were there before. It was like this for quite a while, but I wanted a change. I decided it was the railings that I never liked.
