The Front Porch Project

A Sneak Peak

Good ideas do not always come out of thin air.  

Many hours are spent brainstorming, talking, and then heading to Pinterest to find the exact picture of what you want something to look like.

This is our front porch inspiration...

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 and this...

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Knock Knock

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Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Doris.

Doris who?

Doris locked, that's why I’m knocking.

A Dresser in the Dining Room

Dressers are the bees knees to me.

I am always on the hunt for a good old dresser that I can makeover. The hubs is actually starting to ban me from looking for them.

And I really enjoy them anywhere but in bedrooms.

All of our dressers are in our closets or in other rooms. We have one under our TV and one in the dining room.

This one pictured is my childhood dresser.

I thought my dad would have a heart attack when I first painted it.

He didn't. {Thankfully}

And now....now it needs a change.

I contemplated painting it last summer, but ran out of time.

This room is a little heavy with all the black.

Black chairs, black on the table, black picture frames.

I want this house to feel light and airy…beachy, if you will.

Even though we live in the mountains next to a lake.

So here's the question my friends, what color should I paint it?

Enjoy the day!

{Trina}

My Big Pink Huffy

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My first big girl bike was totally radical.

It was circa 1982, which made me about 6 years old.

I fell in love the first time I laid eyes on it.

That Huffy bike was all pink with a really fat cushy seat {also pink}. 

And the kickstand made this really great clicking sound when it went down.

{I can still hear it…music to my ears}.

And the wheels…none of those skinny 10 speed wheels for me....they were big and fat.

And who needs to change speeds when you have baseball cards in the spokes?

Although, I think those came later when I was older and wiser about all things bike riding.

The Great Debate of the 1990's

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There is an age old debate.

It has been talked about for decades.

This debate is very heated....one that draws clear lines between sides even though both sides can be argued equally.

What is this debate, you ask?