As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
We spent countless hours painting, cleaning, planting and decorating to get to this point..
I painted the front door, sidelights and transom window first, then Mr. DIY painted the porch posts and arches. The railings received a fresh coat of black paint too. The porch concrete floor was powerwashed, benches and pots cleaned, and finally, flowers were planted. One of the last things I did was to go to Michaels to get some faux flowers for a basket I spray painted a light green.
I found these colorful Gerbera Daisies at our neighborhood Lowes. I'm so glad we have one less than ten minutes away!
I dug up the green daylillie and the trailing variegated plant from the backyard. Both plants had spread and were a little bit crowded in the space they were in, so it worked out well. I purchased some Spanish Moss from Amazon to top all the planted pots off.
Lowes also had a sale on ferns, so I purchased a few for the porch.
I was really disappointed when I cleaned the pots because the white finish was chipping off and it was unsightly. I didn't want to go out and spend $$$ for a new pot, so I did a temporary fix of painting the top rim and covering the edge with moss and the trailing plant. It was a quick fix and should get us through the next month or so.
The bench pad and pillows were moved from the Basement Patio.
Mr. DIY is taking this week off to finish the "get the house ready to sell list. I'm hopeful
we'll get everything finished by the end of this month- in 3 days.
We're getting down to the wire, as they say...
If you were a potential buyer, would our front porch make a good first impression?
If you were a potential buyer, would our front porch make a good first impression?
Pam