Spring Porch

by Diy Design Fanatic

1 Material

$100

4 Days

Easy

When we were getting our house ready to sell last Spring, the front porch was the first space we spruced up. We gave it a thorough cleaning, repaired the posts, painted and finally, added pops of colorful flowers!

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I replaced the worn doormat with this cute mat. You can find the link to it on my blog. It was very reasonable compared to some of the ones I looked at.

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I went to Lowes Home Improvement and found these bright and cheery Gerbera daisies.

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I repainted the basket a bright lime green, which was a nice contrast against the newly painted black door. You can see more here.

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Nayshunda O Burke on Apr 05, 2017

Are the flowers real or artificial?

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Brenda S. on Apr 06, 2017

So pretty!

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