Showing posts with label porch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label porch. Show all posts

The Front Porch

We have really been enjoying our front porch. It is a wonderful place to sit outside, enjoy the nice spring weather, chat, or eat dinner. From the porch, you can see the neighbor kids playing in the yard, and when we sit outside, they often drop by for a visit! 

Recently, we decided to replace the old light fixture (below) by the front door with something that fit better with our overall style. 


Inspired by a light fixture I found on Pinterest (below left), I was pleased to find this great chandelier (right) at a nearby estate sale for only $60. 


With a little Sherwin Williams white spray paint, the chandelier was freshened up and ready to be hung on our porch. 


We are very pleased with the final look and are impressed with how the new light really brightens up the space at night! We look forward to many more nights on the front porch, enjoying the nice weather and time with friends and family. 

Sit Back and Relax

Now that spring is here, we are enjoying spending time outside on our new front porch where we have a view of the school across the street and can visit with the neighbors as they walk by. We are working hard to make the outside of our home warm and welcoming!


Our new favorite spot to sit back and relax outside is on our porch is in the chairs we recently purchased. The chairs came from World Market and were 15% off, and I added green monogrammed pillows to make them even more comfortable. 


Our porch has slowly been coming together over the past few weeks as we clear out the boxes from the move and get everything settled. 

I recently dry-brushed our green cement bird bath to make it look as though several layers of old paint were showing through. I also dry-brushed the pot below to make it look more like cement. 


I also dry-brushed the two pots pictured below to make them look appear as a matching set. Then, I filled all of the pots with flowers, plants, or ferns.  


Our front porch is made even more enjoyable with guests, so please feel free to stop by soon!

A Day of Inspiration

After returning home from our family vacation in Gulf Shores, I spent a full day getting inspired at a few of my favorite decorating stores in the Dallas area.

To start, I stopped by Nicholson-Hardie to pick up two lemon trees to go with the ferns I had already purchased.

Then, I started looking around for fabric inspiration for both our master bedroom chair and dining room chairs. After searching at Calico Corners, Fabric Factory, Wisteria Outlet, and finally Cutting Corners, I saw lots of great options! 

Left: option for bedroom chair
Right: option for dining room chairs

While at Wisteria Outlet, I found inspiration for all over the house - including pillow ideas for our bedroom chair, organization ideas, and more!



After my inspiring visit at Wisteria, I made my way to Vintage Living to continue to find ideas for our home.


I loved the color of this chair (shown below on the left) and the throw pillow for our master bedroom. I also loved the striped couch with the monogram pillow (right).


At Vintage Living, I also found a table that I really liked (left) as well as a hutch filled with shells and coral (right) that reminded me of the shells I purchased in Gulf Shores. 


A few days later, I found that the box of shells and coral I purchased while in Gulf Shores had arrived and I found a home for the collection in our master bathroom.

After my day of "inspiration shopping" at a few of my favorite stores, I am more excited than ever to continue to add personal touches to our dream home.

I am in LOVE!

The title of today's post is exactly how I'm feeling - I am in LOVE with this house! Here are a few updates on what's happening in the Frye house today:

The painters are coming to paint our kitchen today! Here are some before shots of the dark wood cabinets which will soon be Benjamin Moore Silver Lake as I talked about here. We are also still waiting for the Saltillo backsplash (the one that we worked so hard to find!) which will go behind the stove.  


Our porch is now the home of the "breakfast nook" furniture from our old house - including the dining table, bench, and grey hutch.


We have new wicker bar stools in our kitchen which I love!


We have added some things to Annie's bathroom - including white framed mirrors, rugs, and a few other accessories.


And one of the things I am really loving about this house... the marble counter tops in the kitchen!


Another fun thing about this house - it's across the street from an elementary school! But warning: don't try to visit us between 7:30-8am or 3:30pm or else you'll face the carpool line!

So that's what's currently going on in the Frye home today! Of course, I'll continue to update y'all as we make more progress (especially after our kitchen is painted), and until then, we'll be busy getting things settled and enjoying our new house! :)