Outdoor Bliss

We've been busy sprucing up the outside our our home lately.  Out front we painted the shutters and front door.  The facade of our house is a farmhouse style.   I chose an eggplant color for the shutters and a celery for the door.  I love how it turned out.  Amy and I also spray painted the wicker furniture white.

I love having a front porch to sit and watch the world go by.

I've had this little bench for ages and I gave it a fresh coat of paint to match the front door.  Many a family of birds has called it home over the years.

The patio out back:

Love the magic of spray paint!

Little Man splashing in the sun.

It's going to be a scorcher this weekend.  Another heat wave is in the forecast.

Thanks for stopping by!
Stay cool and have a fabulicious weekend.
xoxo,
Kim

Blooming Bliss

It occurred to me, that I have yet to post any outdoor pictures this year.  Shame on me!  

I got this bakers rack last year from Craig's List and filled it with mostly yardsale finds and goodies from Ross/Marshalls.

Early last Summer I found out I was pregnant.  It was also the Summer of endless heatwaves.  Put the two together and I stopped even going outdoors by mid-July.  Even more reason for me to enjoy gardening this year!

Just a random sampling.
Have a Summerlicious weekend!
xoxo,
Kim

Gettin' Crafty Outdoors

We've been enjoying some blissful weather here in South Jersey during the past week with temperatures being in the 70's and not a cloud in the sky.

When the weather is this nice so early in the season, I tend to spend as much time as I can outside.  I just love looking at the flowers as they continue to grow more vibrant with each day.   And I've been trying to create a welcoming environment on our rather large patio, adding lots of planters and some new pieces of furniture too.

One addition was this old plant stand I recently purchased at a yard sale for $1.

Not much to look at, I know.

But with a little bit of this......

It now looks like this.

A little better, huh?

While I was at A.C. Moore getting the spray paint, I picked up this.

A terra cotta planter to go on my new red stand.  I spotted the marker next to the planters.

So I did this.

Cool, huh?

Put it all together, and you get this.

Course now all I need is a plant to go in there and we can really celebrate!

I love how the colors match the fabrics in the chair.

Btw, that's the chair I trashpicked a few weeks ago.....hehe.  The pillows and chairpad I purchased at Walmart.

Here's another look at the patio.

This is just a small portion of it.  On the other side are more planters and our table and chairs for eating.

I just got this chiminea from Craig's List yesterday for $50  I think it's a nice addition to my outdoor "room".

The planters on the other side.

We get full sun during the day, so petunias work best.

These are mini-petunias and this is the first year I planted them.

They tend to droop over the sides.

Not sure what this guy is.  I got it as a shower favor and just stuck it in the planter with the minis.

A mix of purple petunias.

Lemonade anyone?

Back to the opposite side of the yard along the fence.

Hubby added the large stained glass window as an accent piece after I couldn't sell it on CL.  It's not real stained glass, it's some sort of plastic material.

daylillies getting bigger

wreath from a yard sale last weekend.

My impatiens growing ever so patiently out front.  These will get huge by the end of the summer.

Also out front.

Mr. Dragonfly wanted to get his picture taken too.

Such a ham!

Little birdhouse from Michaels.

I'm linking up to Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch and the Sunday Showcase Party at Under The Table And Dreaming.