WITH GREEN!

Every season it seems I have a new favorite color and this spring, it's green! I'm totally in LOVE!
It's amazing how just a new punch of color can spice things up!

I didn't spend a dime on refashioning my new porch. Ok, I'm exaggerating a bit. Maybe a couple dollars on little paint bottles at Hobby Lobby.

I didn't even buy the geraniums! After a Whiz Kids banquet, Shannon and Kari were clearing the stage and they made me take them! I didn't even want them at first because I didn't think red was going to work with my new porch. I'm so glad they forced me to take them home. I think the red makes the green pop!  

Here's a few things I repainted. If you like the colors, I even took a pic of the paint so you can get the same color. Hey, why not? Even Pottery Barn shows you the colors in their catalogue.



I was actually going to throw these things away because they had been on my porch for sooo long. They were dirty and UGLY! But, my motto's always been, "Don't throw it away, repaint it!" So, before I tossed them out, I though I'd just try to see if a bit of paint would salvage them and it did!

Both of these projects were base coated with Leaf Green and streaked with a touch of Forest Moss. 


The lettering was done in Sawgrass. I do a lot of my projects at my kitchen table. Spread some newspaper and use a styrofoam plate for your palette. I use foam brushes for most everything.


When the paint was dry, I finished both projects by wiping on some stain to give them an even more distressed finish. 

 

If you want to know how to transfer words in pretty fonts to your project,
 click here to read the instructions. 
You can find some really neat free fonts at 1001fonts.com.



I bought this cross below at a garage sale two or three years ago and never found a home for it. The poor thing sat outside leaned up against the fence in a forgotten part of my yard. It was super rusty from being out in the rain and snow, but when I started painting everything in sight, I grabbed this too. I didn't paint the entire cross. I left some of the rust on purpose to give it a more vintage look. Actually, I like the rust with the green. Whoever knew rust would be popular? Maybe someday, my wrinkles will be in style too!

and here's my favorite new item. Drum roll please......

This also sat in my garage for a couple of years until the inspiration hit me. I even tried to give it away at one point, but none of my friends wanted it. So, after $3 and 3 years later, the former navy blue, gold and cream piece makes it debut in green!



Dru and Darla....eat your hearts out! You didn't want it then and you can't have it now!

First I painted it the Sawgrass Green and then swiped a few streaks of Basil Green and Forest Moss. Ta-da!

The final touch is my old "tea room" sign getting a new touch of color. The old fabric swatches that embellished the plaque were red, so I pulled them off and hotglued new fabric swatches on and finished it off with a crown drawer pull from Hobby Lobby. I just removed the screw and hotglued it in place.

A complete porch transformation on a dime!