Porch details

So here are some other porch details, J is at work and likes to look at the blog when he is flying.  So this update is to make him happy.

I bought an old chair frame from a craig's list add--I think I paid $35, because I wanted the spindle chair from the frou-frou fabric store: Calico Corners, but was NOT going to spend $3000. I am NOT kidding  3k......one chair.

So I took it to the upholstery shop and for about 10% of the pricy one, I got a really cool porch chair--I was gonna paint it, but the upholstery guy told me it was at least a 100 yrs old because of the types of screws they used.   And I liked the contrast of the darker wood and the fun cushion pattern.

refurbished antique chair

chandelier for when the dining nook arrives---I think it looks like sand dollars!

curtain tiebacks---J made these out of sailing rope and I made the curtains out of Home Depot Drop cloths!

Very colorful and PERFECT seahorse finial!!

So tomorrow I am going to start painting the outside--at least that is my plan.  I struggled with the color, but think that painting it the same blue as the rest of the house is correct--then I will add a splash of color on the door like before: cantaloupe!

J added the doorbell I bought on ETSY and it was custom made to reflect the Navy blue and Orange accent colors!  I could have gone w a beach theme again, but the little bird just spoke to me.  

the button is lit at night