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    Home » Front Porch Ideas

    Vintage Eclectic Summer Porch Tour

    Published by Pam Kessler | 594 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. - 37 Comments

    Wow, I love summer!

    Always have.

    From the time I was a little kid, when summer meant a whole lot of kicking off my shoes and running barefoot through the grass. Having nothing in the world to do but ride my bike, swim and hang out with my besties.

    To now, when summer means a whole lot of kicking off my shoes and walking very slowly through the grass, avoiding piles of dog poo and poison ivy. Having nothing in the world to do but read books, yard sale and hang out with my besties (aka my husband and son).

    But summer now includes hanging out on the porch.

    A fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor


    We never really had a porch per se when I was growing up. More like a entrance pad and I don't think we ever had chairs out there and we surely never decorated it. At all.

    So I like to do a little sumpin' sumpin' with it now. (If I have to Google how to spell sumpin' should I really use it in a sentence?)

    Sometimes I get carried away with it and you can hardly walk out here.

    A fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    This year I tried to use restraint.

    Well, except for the glass of pink lemonade. I just wanted an excuse to a use a cute paper straw and one of my Starbucks bottles.

    Starbucks chilled Mocha Frappuccino bottle turned into cool lemonade glass

    Something to note. If you put lemonade on the porch for a photo shoot and forget about it for a few days. The ants will find it. It's not a pretty site.

    Let's talk Adirondack chairs.

    Adirondack chairs on a fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    Is there any chair out there that is more comfy than an Adirondack?

    Sure, a vintage metal motel chair could give them a run for their money. But I'll put my money on the Adirondack.

    I love how they support your back while giving you a nice solid place to put your beverage.

    A fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    No need for a side table. Just plop it right down on the arm.

    I've had my black rockers on my porch for quite a while and had the Adirondacks in the back yard. But this year I decided to go all wild and crazy and move my Adirondack chairs up here front and center for all the world to see.

    My Black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata) is another thing that's been upgraded to porch-worthy material.

    Black-eyed Susan vine on a fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    Do you remember the Seinfeld episode when Elaine talks about her dates being sponge-worthy? Not quite the same thing. But sort of.

    It was a pleasure to show you my porch all decked out for summer.

    Black-eyed Susan vine and a vintage Pleasure Chest on a fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    Get it. It's my pleasure. The pleasure chest.

    Ha! I crack myself up sometimes.

    I could make some boob jokes. But that is just too obvious, now isn't it.

    A fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    I bought the chest a few weeks ago and I love it. I have visions of it with flags sticking out of it for the 4th.

    That brings me to the elephant in the room.

    Boston ferns on a fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    My stupid ferns.

    About a week after I put them up here I noticed birds flying in and out of them. Why do they have to build nests in every pot, hanging basket, and shelf I put on this porch?

    So anyhow, I feel guilty about watering them now and getting the eggs and nests all wet. Do eggs float?

    So they are just getting whatever water they get from rain. Call me many things, but I'm no baby bird destroyer.

    Although I may be a fern destroyer by the time the birds vacate the nest.

    A fun summer porch with a bit of vintage decor

    Do you use your porch a lot in the good old summertime?

    Fun and colorful summer porch decor with a vintage twist. Adirondack chairs, vintage coolers and a gorgeous black-eyed Susan vine are the highlights.



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    1. Kari at A Grace Full Life

      June 24, 2014 at 11:06 am

      OMG I want a porch so damn bad.
      I also want to go to your Ohio home because it makes me homesick for my childhood.

      Reply
    2. Anonymous

      June 24, 2014 at 1:28 pm

      The same thing happens to my ferns every year. So this year I decided to put up pots of verbena, well guess what? Here they come with twigs, twine and other found objects to build a nest. I kept shoeingbthem away, but they were persistent. I was explains this to someone and they informed me that putting a fake egg in the pots will deter the birds from building in my pots. I did and it worked!!! Have not had to shoe the birds away NPR sweep up all the potting soil they throw onto the porch. Next year try this technique to keep your ferns looking good without the birds.

      Reply
      • Pam Kessler

        June 26, 2014 at 6:22 am

        That is genius!!! Thanks for the tip!

        Reply
    3. Sheila Halterman

      June 24, 2014 at 2:07 pm

      Girl, you are so funny! Before I read your next comment on your blog, I saw the Pleasure Chest, and thought to myself, if she doesn't make some kind of reference to this in a naughty way, I will be disappointed..lol.( We are all friends here, right?) ..Love the porch! We are waiting to pick our plumbs until the mama dove is done in there.... 🙂 So cool your brother in law built your chairs, I love them!

      Reply
    4. Sheila Halterman

      June 24, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Well, I just can spell today....plums, plums, plums.....we are waiting to pick our PLUMS until after the mama dove leaves the tree...lol

      Reply
    5. Danielle

      June 25, 2014 at 7:22 am

      What a lovely porch to contemplate the summer day! I love the white adirondacks and the red pleasure chest!

      Reply
    6. Sarah

      June 25, 2014 at 8:21 am

      LOL!

      1) Walking slowly and avoiding dog poo. Yes. That accurately describes how I enjoy my yard.
      2) Love the Adirondacks!
      3) Your black-eyed Susan vine is gorge.
      4) All TV went downhill after Seinfeld.
      5) Boob jokes are like fart jokes: You can never have enough.

      Thanks for the entertainment! 🙂

      Reply
    7. Farm Fresh Vintage Finds

      June 25, 2014 at 9:01 am

      LURVE your beautiful porch and that "pleasure chest" is fantastic! Thanks for sharing it with us.

      Blessings,
      Beth

      Reply
    8. [email protected]

      June 25, 2014 at 9:14 am

      Ah, this post reminds me of why my next house must have a front porch! Preferably one with a pleasure chest. 🙂

      Reply
    9. Carol

      June 25, 2014 at 9:33 am

      I just love that baby Adirondack chair planter! ~Carol

      Reply
    10. Melinda

      June 25, 2014 at 10:50 am

      Your porch looks great! I'm with Carol above--love the baby chair.

      It is funny that you did a porch post--come by and see my porch porch.
      Grreat minds, I tell ya.

      M 🙂

      Reply
    11. Marty Walden

      June 25, 2014 at 3:08 pm

      That looks so pretty and peaceful, Pam! I pinned it!

      Reply
    12. Sharon @ mrshinesclass

      June 25, 2014 at 5:18 pm

      LOL! I do remember the sponge-worthy episode. I have black rockers in front and (plastic) adirondacks in back...I've often thought of switching them...maybe I will now that I've seen how great they look on your porch.

      Thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply
    13. Olive

      June 25, 2014 at 6:09 pm

      Pam, the porch is utterly charming. I love these chairs vs. the rockers. The pleasure chest is a hoot and a half. I love that vine-I really need not one more flower but it's a winner. xo, olive

      Reply
    14. Carlene @ Organized Clutter

      June 25, 2014 at 7:13 pm

      I have been wanting to paint my adirondack chairs white. I love the look of your white ones better than my stained ones! I love the pleasure chest! Too funny and red and perfect!

      Reply
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