DIY: Updated Colorful Porch Furniture

by Mary on April 9, 2013

The chairs and table on the porch of my apartment are over 11 years old. I know this because they were put there at least 11 years ago by a previous tenant I know. Apparently they have never been moved. The furniture outlasted a lot of tenants before me.

Table and chair before

The wood was faded and grayed out so I wanted to give the set a fresher look. It’s the first thing you see when you get to my house so I wanted something that better represented us and made me happy to look at.

Clean the chairs

I cleaned the chairs and table and then let them dry outside. I laid down a tarp and tape to protect the porch (well I  Then I started with the color yellow and decided to do both chairs with yellow spray paint.

Yellow chairs painted

Chairs painting yellow

From there I debated the color of the table. I almost went with red then purple then green. I finally settled on a rich blue. I thought the blue and yellow would look good together and with any future plants or plates or flowers I put on the table once spring rolled around.

Table and chairs painted

I ended up loving the blue and yellow combination.

Table and chairs

Table and chairs porch

We now have the brightest porch on the block! I finished this DIY months ago and it still makes me happy to see the bright furniture on my porch every night. Now that it’s porch season with lovely weather we can sit out there and enjoy the evening on our colorful, fun furniture!

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Scenes From Memphis

by Mary on March 20, 2013

I love living in Memphis again. It’s been fun.

Since this has always been a rather Memphis centric blog (thanks to planning a Memphis wedding), I figured I’d share scenes from Memphis here. :)

3 angels diner

3 Angels Diner.

Hog and hominy

Hog & Hominy.

Trolley stop market

Trolley Stop Market.

Memphis grizzlies game

Memphis Grizzlies game.

Guns

Real southerners shoot guns. (Jk, I just learned how.)

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There is so much to do here, so much to see, and so much to eat. It’s lovely. 

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