I'm Thankful for My Porch

I love this time of year. The cooler temps, orange, yellow and red tones of the leaves, the smell of the outdoors, tucking your garden and yard in for the winter and getting to spend time with your family. However, with this being said, I have a really hard time coming up with a decorating idea for my front porch. I'm thankful for my little country porch that someday, I hope, will be a bigger porch surrounded by hardy board, new windows, shingle shakes, one that I can do at least two cartwheels in and that has large squared columns . But for now I'm thankful for all my many wonderful blessings including my little porch.
To me Thanksgiving is a holiday for large family gatherings, rich elegant colors and a beautifully decorated dining table filled with delicious dishes. I have a hard time recreating an image of what the season of Thanksgiving means to me on my little porch. The two just don't seem to match up. So I'll admit I'm not so good at the Thanksgiving porch theme but I gave it a go anyways.

Jenny's Fall Porch

My friend Jenny has a beautiful home with a huge beautiful porch. I was lucky enough to get to decorate it for the fall season. Jenny has great taste and because of this it was fun to work with her and come up with a cute porch. Everything pictured is Jenny's except for the table and I made her some wooden pumpkins. It's hard for me to jump into a project, especially when it has to do with someone else, without "pondering" and really trying to come up with something that is different but suits someone's particular style. So with some grounding pieces such as the table, pumpkins and pots all that was left to do was to "fill in" with Jenny's accessories. This is the end result. Thanks again Jenny!

After Halloween all she has to do is take down a couple of pieces and she has a porch that will last her the entire fall season.