Hi Friends, welcome to the October edition of the Lifestyle of Love blog gathering where a few of us share our love for decorating with vintage items. This month our topic is using and decorating with items created with reclaimed wood. Our blogging bud Cindy from County Road 407 is our host and creator of this fun get together. If you're coming from Lora's Blog, Create and Ponder, thanks so much for continuing the Hop!
Showing posts with label potting bench. Show all posts
Showing posts with label potting bench. Show all posts
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Summer to Fall Garden Florals in Vintage Containers
Today I thought I'd share a few pics and posts with my garden grown Hydrangeas from this house. I've really enjoyed the large lush bush out front and start snipping those blooms in late June for display and drying. After a few weeks of enjoying the fresh cuttings, they can be dried into lovely delicate dried specimens that range from delicate pinks and greens to darker mauves and purples in the Fall.
Labels:
back porch,
dried flowers,
foraging,
hydrangeas,
ironstone,
potting bench,
Vintage,
yard and garden
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Vintage Cottage Weekend: Seasons on the Potting Bench
I shared the Potting Bench on the back porch a few days ago, so I thought I'd have a look back at a few other seasonal potting bench posts. I love having this outside spot to keep my gardening tools and necessities corralled. It's an anchor piece for one of the seating areas, where we enjoy a break during the day and evening.
If you missed my last post you can find it HERE
Friday, May 20, 2022
Back Porch Potting Bench
When the weather starts getting warmer and planting time is here it's time to get out on the back porch, do some clean up, and put together the potting bench. With all the trees around, our back porch can turn into a bit of a leaf dump. Starting in early April we get a variety of "tree droppings", which can get a bit overwhelming to stay on top of. Oaks and walnut trees are lovely except when they're dropping helicopters, fringe-y seeds, peapods, pollen... nuts, and oh and leaves.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Wooden Christmas Star on the Potting Bench
Hey There Friends, you know me, there's always a last minute bit of holiday fun that I want to share. My sister brought by my Christmas gift last weekend so we could enjoy it a bit before Christmas this week.
Labels:
back porch,
Christmas,
December,
potting bench,
star
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Vintage Step Ladder on the Back Porch
Hi Friends, so glad you're here today. First off, I could subtitle this post as
"One Vintage Ladder- Two Seasons for Fun Vintage Decor".
Our friend Cindy from County Road 407 has created this fun vintage Hop, where we join in to share our vintage pieces in fun ways and to hopefully bring some great inspiration. Today there's a small group of us showing how we've used this month's topic which is.... drum roll please... vintage ladders!
Labels:
A Lifestyle of Love,
back porch,
Christmas,
fall,
ladder,
November,
potting bench,
Thanksgiving,
Vintage
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Cozying Up the Back Porch for Fall
November is here and it's time to bring out the warm snuggly blankets, long underwear, and cups of yummy hot cider. My wish for cooler, sweater weather has arrived and plunked itself down right here in Southern Missouri. It seems like each year the summers get longer, but then poof... overnight we plunge from the upper 80's into the 50's with an overnight jet stream.
Labels:
back porch,
fall,
goat cart,
potting bench,
pumpkins,
Thanksgiving,
wreath
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Foraging for Fall on the Potting Bench
Hello friends, hope you're having a lovely Fall weekend! Earlier in the week I shared my meager Fall Cottage Front Porch with a few fall accents, mums and pumpkins. So today I want to show how I foraged around my yard to put together a couple of floral arrangements gleaned from bushes and the last of the summer flower containers. I'm out on the covered patio out back with the Potting Bench.
Labels:
Autumn,
back porch,
fall,
hydrangeas,
ironstone,
natural elements,
potting bench
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Backyard Naturals Bouquet
One of the reasons I love Fall so very much is the change in the coloring of leaves, flowers, and shrubbery. Where Spring is full of greens and lovely pastel shades of flowers and buds, Fall can be just as amazing visually with all the glorious brilliant color.
Labels:
Autumn,
back porch,
fall,
ironstone,
leaves,
natural elements,
October,
potting bench,
pumpkins
Friday, June 19, 2020
Potting Bench, the Back Porch and New Landscape
I got a late start on the back porch and container planters this year. My cervical spine surgery really put the kibosh on my fun this Spring. We had a cold and rainy May this year which didn't help getting things put together on top of everything else. My husband and I finally got around to doing some outside clean up and then for Mother's Day he helped me pot some sun-loving plants to get the back yard up to speed.
(cast iron rabbit on the back porch retaining wall)
Labels:
back porch,
flower containers,
flowers,
June,
landscape,
landscaping,
potting bench,
summer
Friday, June 7, 2019
Back Porch and the Potting Bench
This has been the week to finally share my outside spaces... good and not so good. Earlier in the week I posted my front porch that's in the middle of a facelift. That post is a kind of a cringe-worthy "before photo", but I know it's going to get better. So now to the back of the house. I'll show you the potting bench first, since it's the most fun to look at.
Labels:
back porch,
gate,
ironstone,
metal basket,
old door,
pillows,
plants,
potting bench,
Vintage,
vintage garden,
wicker
Monday, May 29, 2017
Potting Bench and Patio
Seems like it takes me forever to get a task completed lately, I guess that's because it actually does. I've been wanting to finish up here on the patio for weeks now, but I still needed to find a fern and a few other plants for the urns. I have to wait for Hubbs to help me out, so that means the weekend. And at that point, if it's rainy, forget it... another weekend down the drain.
Labels:
deck,
ferns,
garden statuary,
on the deck,
outdoors,
patio,
pillows,
plants,
porch decor,
potting bench,
urns,
Vintage,
wicker
Friday, July 15, 2016
Cottage Journal Collector's Shed
Many of you subscribe to or purchase The Cottage Journal,
but did you know they have a website/blog that is frequently updated
with wonderful feature layouts and stories?
You can go to their site and sign up in email for the blog.
I thought you might enjoy seeing these photos from a recent entry
on a garden shed that's filled with all the vintage essentials.
Labels:
Autumn,
fall,
inspiration,
magazines,
potting bench,
potting sheds,
The Cottage Journal
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Patio Seating Area
Hi, Everyone, hope you had a great Mother's Day weekend,
mine was nice, but pretty quiet.
My goal last week was to finally get the lower level patio sitting area cleaned and put together so we can have a place to sit and relax. This is under the deck, so it's somewhat covered, but not waterproof. I found the two seat cushions and bench cushion online at Lowe's, and they were just what I wanted. They're outdoor friendly and have the look of heavy linen or hemp in a dark khaki/taupe color. I wanted something neutral, that would match most of my pillows and quilts, and not show pollen/dirt/or grunge and I think these will work out fine.
Monday, May 4, 2015
Potting Bench Progress
Hi Everyone, hope you all had a great weekend...
I've spent most of my time outside this last week. First, working on getting the container planters filled with flowers for the deck, patio and front yard, then coming up with more things for the potting bench area.
Labels:
garden statuary,
outside,
patio,
plants,
potting bench,
shelving,
watering can
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Potting Bench Beginnings
Over the weekend we were able to get alot accomplished by renting a U-Haul trailer, and with the help of our son-in-law, we emptied out one whole unit and then combined the last two. We started this a year ago with 4 big units that are climate controlled, so we were spending big bucks each month just to store all our stuff.
Labels:
garden decor,
garden shed,
potting bench,
potting sheds,
spring
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Sunroom Ideas for the New House
We've been busy packing and cleaning and updating this last six months at our old house, but I've needed to allow myself some "dream" time to think and gather some inspiration for what I'd like in our next home. I loved my little sunporch; it was a place I expressed myself and had fun. It was a place I could play and decorate and change up for whatever holiday and when the mood would strike. Color and pattern and lots of vintage goodies made it my own special play room.
I know that I'd love to have a bigger space in this next house, but it needs to be a sunroom. Not just a porch. It was often too cold in the winter months to fully enjoy it, so I really want this new space to be part of the house, and hopefully right off the kitchen like before.
LOVE those beams! These pics are just to get an idea of the ceiling and walls. I want a white or neutral backdrop for all the vintage pieces and elements to show.
May 2013
(Following images can be found on my Pinterest boards,
I know that I'd love to have a bigger space in this next house, but it needs to be a sunroom. Not just a porch. It was often too cold in the winter months to fully enjoy it, so I really want this new space to be part of the house, and hopefully right off the kitchen like before.
These are inspiration pics of what I'd like to do with the shape of the room and the planked walls. I love the look of an old home, maybe added on to over time, and think that the "cathedral" or arched ceiling with planks and beams would be perfect for that vintage vibe. My first love has always been vintage garden goods, so I thought it would be fun to have the sunroom also have the look of a potting or garden shed.
LOVE those beams! These pics are just to get an idea of the ceiling and walls. I want a white or neutral backdrop for all the vintage pieces and elements to show.
This sunroom space would serve as a sitting room,
and a place to relax and watch tv or read.
But I want it to be rustic and garden-y, too.
And of course a chandelier or two would be perfect.
with a set of French Doors.
A cupboard for pots and vintage garden goodies...
I always love Kathleen's wonderful inspiration!
A place to display old garden tools...
I'm the biggest fan of Mary's wonderful Potting Shed.
http://homeiswheretheboatis.net/2011/03/28/gardening-rules/
I love all the light in this wonderful greenhouse,
but wouldn't want glass roofing...
not with the hail we get in this part of the country.
and I'm hoping there's a way to include a brick or stone floor...
or maybe just a "look alike".
This may be where my big armoire in the kitchen ends up,
if so, I'd love to paint it a weathered gray.
My favorite wicker pieces from the old sunporch would be there,
and I want to find a white slipcovered loveseat for more seating.
and make room for my potting table...
then put my little window conservatory on top.
OK, just sharing a few ideas that are rattling around in my head.
We haven't made any solid plans as yet, but it's not too soon to start dreaming.
Hope you all are having a great week...
We're making real progress at the home front.
We worked on the two decks last weekend, painting and repairs...
I only have one word for that...
YUCK!
I'll be joining in on these parties:
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
Show and Share at Coastal Charm
Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life
xoxo,
Labels:
beams,
ceilings,
conservatory,
garden,
garden shed,
new house,
potting bench,
rustic,
sofa,
sunporch,
sunroom,
Vintage,
walls,
white,
wicker
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