Porch Remodel With Curtains, Lights & Landscaping
by
Wenhorse
(IC: homeowner)
3 Materials
Cement porch completely redone & what a transformation! Cement floor repainted, canvas drop cloths for curtains, bamboo light strings hung, landscaping finished. Check out the before and after!
We just moved here recently & the place had been empty & neglected for about 2 years. It was just begging for attention! I got new porch furniture for Mother's Day and a couple plants but this porch needed much more!
Took everything off the porch (including the son..lol)
It took 2 at around $35 each at Walmart to cover my little porch but it was worth it! My cement was so rough and in bad shape. This did a great job and it can be tinted to different colors.
Painted the porch posts, cleaned the cement with soapy water & painted it with Kilz Armor Cement/Deck Resurfacing paint. Yes, that's glass on the bird bath since the birds don't use it and mosquitoes are terrible here. No, I don't want to make it a planter but I do have different plans for it in the future.
Hung curtain rod & reinforced to ensure wind wouldn't harm it & hung 2 canvas drop cloths from Walmart ($10) each using curtain clip hangers. They were a little long but just folded over and there was no sewing needed. Bamboo string lights were on sale at Rural King for only around $6 & it took 4 sets.
Some plants added, landscape cloth & mulch...Voila! We love it! Here you can see it with the curtains down. Just use a clothes pin and the curtains stay shut even with a breeze.
We added a few plants inside the porch, a mosquito plant & I don't know if it really helps a whole lot but you bet we spend a lot of time out here now! We love it.
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Suggested materials:
- Kilz Armor Resurfacing paint (Walmart)
- Canvas drop cloths (Walmart)
- Bamboo string lights (Rural King)
Published June 8th, 2016 5:08 PM
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Lynne Bonavita on Aug 19, 2017
Wow what a beautiful job!!!
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