How to make your Front Porch Amazingly Inviting

I’m a Front Porch kinda gal.  I love old wooden, shady front porches with rocking chairs, wooden tables, and a few bric-a-bracks.   A front porch that beckons one to slow down and just enjoy the moment.

We grew up in a time where everyone sat on their front porch after dinner.  Kids played in the neighborhood until the street lights came on and parents would talk quietly in the dusk.   My parents did and my grandparents did and now I do.

My mother was raised in rural Arkansas where my grandfather had a farm and lived in an old farmhouse without even running water.   He had money to install plumbing but he didn’t see a need because he had always lived without running water.   When we would visit the farm, we would sit outside on the front porch and my uncles and my mom’s cousins would tell big stories.  The adults would sit in rocking chairs or other comfortable durable chairs and us kids would sit on the steps and listen.   We got to know all those stories by heart.    And when I’m sitting outside I can still hear all those loving voices and hear all the laughter.   Maybe that’s why I love sitting outside in the evening on the front porch and looking out across the fields.

The front porch in the evening is a nostalgic time and place for me.  And I  wish to recreate that warm feeling for my grandchildren here on the Ranch.   Our front porch will look out across our front 60-acre pasture where the cows are grazing and the wind is blowing through the cottonwood trees.

I say will because our front porch is in the construction phase.  We are adding a 10′ by 73′ front porch by ourselves.  The hubby is pretty picky about the construction so he does things himself.  We are fortunate because we do work very well together and we are able to accomplish so much just the two of us.  Sometimes if you throw in another helper, we stumble.

As we are building, I am imagining how to decorate a porch that is inviting and enticing.  I know generally what I want but I decided to start scanning the internet for great ideas for front porches.

Front Porch Decorating Ideas Starts Now:

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I would love homemade signs like a wooden Welcome Sign or a witty sign that welcomes guests.  And they can either be purchased or homemade signs.  And I am searching for either hammocks or hammock chairs.   We would love to have several seating areas and maybe a dining area.    But of course, what would a front porch be without a porch swing?   To find some of our items, we have been cruizing the Antique Farmhouse website for ideas.

 

Antique Farmhouse is one of our favorite sites to look for decorations, furnishings, or items that bring on the nostalgia of country life.     And these can create the feel and personality of our front porch.

This amazing Gardeners cart could also double as a bar cart when we are entertaining.

 

 

Iron Bench and Sign on the Front Porch

 

 

 

White Porch Rocker with matching Table

 

Wagon Wheel Decor Grouping

 

 

Curb Appeal Reveal

 

 

Rustic Ladder and Plant Stand

 

 

 

Farmhouse Porch with reclaimed items

 

 

Rustic Lantern Planter

 

 

Yellow  Flowers in the Seating Area

 

 

Porch Sign from Shutters

 

 

Porch

 

 

Rustic Heavy Duty Rocking Chairs

I  would a couple of these rustic rocking chairs that remind me of Texas with the stars cut out in the back.

 

 

Milk Can Table

 

 

Hanging Ladder Chandelier

 

 

 

Simple Spring Porch

 

 

 

Nantucket Swing

 

 

Farmhouse Porch

 

 

 

Summer Porch Decorating

 

 

Farmhouse Porch Ideas

 

Fall Farmhouse Porch

 

 

Diamond Back White Washed Porch Swing

 

 

Spring Porch Decor

 

 

 

Don’t you just love this Rustic Table?   And we would love to have one just like it.   I found this picture on Pinterest without a link to any website either selling this or making it.   We decided to go ahead and post it hoping some of our readers would recognize it.  So if you know anything about this quaint table under this gorgeous porch, please let us know.

 

 

Another great site to visit to help with fulfilling our dream of an inviting front porch, we have been visiting  Decor Steals.     Decor Steals has daily specials, they call them “steals” of reproduced vintage items.      And We have purchased several items on Decor Steals, it’s one of our favorite sites.   But remember if you see something you like, grab it because these items usually sell out quickly.

 

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