Come Sit a Spell ...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What fun(!) ... blogland is rockin' and rollin' this week with the <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2011/06/getting-ready-for-blogger-block-party.html">Blogger Block Party</a>!  I'm looking forward to being inspired by everyone's projects, recipes and fun party ideas!  I'm joining Kristin at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for her <a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/2011/06/drop-cloth-link-party.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyUncommonSliceOfSuburbia+%28My+Uncommon+Slice+of+Suburbia%29">Drop Cloth Party</a>, along with Kim at Savvy Southern Style for her <a href="http://adventuresindecorating1.blogspot.com/2011/06/come-sit-spell.html">Porch Party</a>.  Welcome to our porch ...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3COSv8i4FWZ9s9yyVWFYKwY-MkftP26oT9d_E8i10uN-HcVtglrjPf6fl8VrCOt_YDEIoJ2tLUZRwJwxmrqdY-5y3i9yNTw-6Pw5b-gn-t2hzIE6NQnyjM4DMQJGfCSzM1U-dfm96Gw/s1600/porchdoor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's not a very large space, but we enjoy it (admittedly, not as much as we should)!   The loveseat, rockers and coffee table were a gift from my sweet parents:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSJrCIT43iEQRsgJt8bGhowdbEKQAQFo-ZzL-ODZ2792YiZIubdB6K79oF-uhrQOOSmKc698z7lomq3dtDjlK55hJrVvOH5J5K9Dvt3JFhxOeNd5ehTcr3wRrvYgqEnu6NuDk6yMo1MY/s1600/porchoverall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love barn stars and thought a large one would be perfect above the fireplace (which I recently painted Old White (chalk paint), followed by a bit of distressing and clear wax).  I also enjoy mixing all types of elements together:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfVs83Yq1iRze_3v70vZCNraMe1ewjE6mA6N91UpGe2xio9UZkK3Xu7oXK_sn5BmboeiGJLhxuI4t7YAD_ZzpLqAeV0wZtyX14Gszzd3v233-weL2amLaZfw-WjRFibvTT_yDEjrNsBI/s1600/porchfireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, okay, the secret is out ... I can't take full credit for my painting transformations!  I have a 5 year old painting partner who likes to wear Spiderman pjs:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibox0s2HuQnAFOCHgh9YhUy2GZwsIGDIiymWYQ56jXsAfJVcUHTuXldYdzfOcBbNdMjwGVxWlEDnHCAcO9i8pHb_iKgmf1qH_-NWrRbCQUJjArGAuTbfIVIi_H_OwFpdYGaYLZYUUzZNA/s1600/porchjax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did a reverse "relax" stencil on the fireplace ... choosing red to tie in with the cushions:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MySytOTgT5jWDtZhZobQ5tRBfKdM3_BWKYnCJ9eDG2l7TEX3MMThtk_89bMI4oG2ouNfpu27yvkGhOIyWb7J1ffDujzLcEk6od1GacoHBo7HecsTBxsNQ0kANJIEurxmohqiFpAa4_M/s1600/porchrelax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC022nfspoyugpPnWS1jwrQYXBBB1ymLxXzS1UpCIC-zDa8Bo76CHdsztUgZIJekJYPNk0tTu04M66zdAV_E_S7LvBBpREb0cRimQrNAgk6wW4XvTpA8GMujPGvv6FgtqVwGH9TM_c4cQ/s1600/porchrooster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2U3dSVb3jMwR_wbtbIGdayikSXUm9JroHckeNPnrTlE1TZpsSMW_PdWN_EWU7-aOB2t8KvEnuGDjfmehNeOqlae3j369q2r9iQH_-6XZ9FpAuDBJEx8J7qRAlGh_d0WGiwvZcA-HkR30/s1600/porchvotive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pretty cream and apple green pillows are from Wal-Mart:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B7Gy-B1NMYnmsdY8Tp_dwtCuBHljZGzZfeA2fg-gjkPimQ8F2KN5R6_Z1KawTkPBxEMEhfltyfPGtwcqR71W5lDBJKIQjf0y58jQU5qyiYIBzb9q1vvSgan4jziHmJ6I75CHKrccypo/s1600/porchchair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSRH2SE8rw4ZIGUWplUbM2H0AwmFe8U37B1vl1wf8yQyZmkdEiWXp4hRm9c2i9Shq9CBAoJrenNgf00jpjbeDR4BS_eVeE3kkwMLNOuZPdevceDmmvRiI-5Uos7MHmvFDBkXAUJ-uh5w/s1600/porchapples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spray painted the coffee table Rustoleum Biscuit to tie in with the fireplace:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvcYptJlC2OqsfOt7jNpNEP5NEIKORntVwxn4e8vLoiDMaS0E5ZEIJGY_5OPU-kiXJkKvSU3pnlJM5Dawqe_mGAXAMZYDIG-z4a0l5NI5iTZv0tcKjgHKaz2s9QSHSIpQwAdwBmAIhIg/s1600/porchoverallback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I scored the oversized striped lumbar pillow from PB last Fall for only $14 (normally $34)!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8vv9Z1c9BapsNm8rUzQRGZSO0W9INL7L0Q0mbfh1W2juUh4JjD513WQ_bd1dRz3aJuey5wTzT2KkEDT1N4MBZtl155vVHd4hLZ2fYcUcq00UejUbuSb89EDAjruRb3xLoGIQ2Xk06jM/s1600/porchpillows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The wire bird cage (turned candle/seashell holder) is from HomeGoods:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV74rNwCLeS1_FecPomorycLyNUfGdPo7RnQPhj6MUB22Z_-WIv5rRhBPR2FWlMj_6TWNpHz9XkfYXuTZuq2wjqx54WBovYiCQwJgb6yZitUhuBbsiiuxDcymyTNufILv3q5BVFcaXIh4/s1600/porchtable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DfHsaVsebJa3_Luha3AIEq19ID4yV8Y5rBkkT114LCqn9t8Ub-imYh8T2oqb06nZFb-cJ7pa8FJJ-LMP6grxW7YUVEC5PJhr3yXjExwo-9huhUULs9sEn4FhhgInVYmdbhHYGWjkbWI/s1600/porchflowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM4lN47cSAWAREb58N8tZ78tbL4xpvuu1zC4LcwUoxI2gXSYPDqJ2W_shwdETxyy6KosNPgowjOH_4FxHm9ria2dAvOus2Gjlayvk8A75FXyWut-TcaGWvgOGE6HCXL9IHwk7DEQS71U/s1600/porchfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's another little sitting area, which sits outside of our kitchen:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHVf2hHIm9VfRTogiWcGhr3Txvqn4QV9CoZKSAujGVd3oO65ioHU2DQEykB9CjpTW2QMCsJxY0l5AsgI-nPGIwLigdACytK_X5hrLvFr5lv6F-z7uI5ntlxQqkLxIgd-Y1NM_tIei4bY/s1600/porchsitting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also painted the accent table Old White (chalk paint):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SbVDyN7Ti0ZEoE93t3uQnQYr23BebMUWJC9IuC_sRAZVkE05YdWU-N3dkPEL1cXkOoe2LpCawreqMhzmCjJ6GJJXGp8yO8nhq0du-nxQWDAZNNtwXfOBaUzh97wn7_BWwl-N2R_QGRU/s1600/porchaccent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, I made the curtains by purchasing one 9 x 12 canvas drop cloth and cutting three 30 x 106 length panels.  My sweet friend is going to sew the "rough" sides up for me.  I love how they make the porch feel more like a *room*:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaV5EGQgaCJS8JnaNFCsodUB5FRMfbP9wmnGk1MQq8NMDXq_tKMW7okpQgDhrUBcWeoTIHQxSanbz7LeUejWWtdhqNIQDaMzV1n5jg-qJOZCtSRlipji4ZBOUrwg2It4iiOBqnECv5xw/s1600/porchcurtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, friends, that's it ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId71AE1HkZ0jhZW-bNYyL26AeOzw-ALw4I9dyXc2t_KD_gE_-xHD0ZJJWN0RCn0VxaHSqWPmGNpzcOApddIGaJFo9n37I3yEbIcysFVy9tP0euFJmLUVIVEalBGHlrwx07L0e1OIrIa8/s1600/porchlast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">... thanks SO much for stopping by!  I'm also joining these fun gatherings, too:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fingerprints on the Fridge/<a href="http://www.fingerprintsonthefridge.com/2011/06/feature-yourself-friday_23.html">Feature Yourself Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Miss Mustard Seed/<a href="http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/2011/06/furniture-feature-friday-favoritse-link.html">Furniture Feature Friday</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Funky Junk Interiors/<a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/07/sat-nite-special-88-bringing-indoors.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FKCcu+%28Funky+Junk+Interiors%29">Saturday Nite Special</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Shades of Amber/<a href="http://shadesofamberinc.blogspot.com/2011/07/annie-sloan-chalk-paint-linky-party.html">AS Chalk Paint Party</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Becca</em></strong></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-t5UtpS40jv4L83iJKKHdlRrTApewhj4I4fre8wZ3ktglSpQxY-0RauUik4QXh2gD8lTtvdpP83wM6jWqWx2BUg0STreHcsmbSAOPL-i-NmEPpCaoEsNk8N01uMgDiIQPh5xwqc0gQ/" /></a></center><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Come Sit a Spell ...

What fun(!) ... blogland is rockin' and rollin' this week with the Blogger Block Party !  I'm looking forward to being inspired ...

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