Make Mine Pink ~ Pink Friday ~ Summer Porch And Garden

 

There’s nothing more inviting than a summer porch and garden. It can be a source of shade when the temperature gets too warm, a place of shelter during a gentle summer rain, or just a place to sit with someone special on a lazy summer day. It can be a welcoming start your day with your favorite antique tea cup in hand or a front row seat to watch the sunset from the weathered oak rocker, that in it’s day sat proudly in your grandmother’s home.

A welcoming porch and garden can create a friendly entryway to your home. A welcome sign hand painted with pink roses perched against the railing or a lilac berry wreath with a scent as inviting as it looks, letting guests know that you're glad they're here before you've said a word. If entertaining guests, perhaps vintage chairs, refinished and made comfortable with dainty floral needlepoint cushions, or a white painted table set with a vintage lace-tablecloth like your mom and before her - grandmother used.

With the right accessories, a porch and garden can even become an extension of your home. For candlelit evenings, a candle inside a
topiary lantern casting a romantic glow. For lazy afternoons, a daisy metal basket filled with fresh cut flowers, a knitting project, or even as cliche as this sounds, a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade and a favorite books. Tucked in the corner, a vintage pink metal watering can kept handy to water the flowers in the window boxes while the lace curtains on the windows gently sway in the afternoon breeze. As much comfort as your home, with the right accessories.

 

You can add a cottage touch to your garden with decorations like ceramic garden mushrooms and inspiring garden plaques sprinkled with just the right amount of glitter. Tea cup bird feeders, handmade birdhouses, and antique iron birdbaths are all welcome sites for feathered friends. Remember to add a touch of whimsy just to make you smile - like a basket of flowers placed on a pink bicycle.

 

No matter what your summer days hold, a porch and garden can provide the ideal setting for friends, family and even a private retreat. Won’t you join me for a cup of tea as we help you design your summer porch and garden.

 

 

 

Photo Contribution 1: Camelia Cottage  Photo Contribution 2: Shabby Shan's Cottage

 

 

Comments

[janet bernasconi]

Hi Lisa!

Just thought I would stop by and say hello. I saw the beautiful products you have in your LPB. Wow I want them all!lol You really do have good taste. And your blog is lovely as always. Enjoy each day. You know we will both be back to getting up in the wee hrs.once the kids are back in school.
XXOO

Janet
Janet's Creative Pillows

[Elena]

Reading about summer porches makes me a little jealous, lol, even though I know when it's our turn for summer you'll have winter. Thank you for the decorating tips.

Have alovely week.
ciao for now,
Elena :)

[Tina @ Enchanted Rose Studio]

Happy Pink Saturday, Lisa! Summer porches are so great! Love outdoor/indoor rooms! Your teacup is so pretty and I love that birdhouse!

Enjoy your weekend!

Tina

[MyThoughtsMyVoice]

There's nothing like a piece of the outdoor and enjoying yourself :-) I think it's lovely to imagine what you just describe. And I'd like to say your birdhouse is big :-)

Happy pInk Weekend!