Front Porch Cleaned & Fluffed

I have always loved a front porch.  A place to sit and enjoy a cool drink and wave to the neighbors or have them join in for some tea.  Our last home had a front porch big enough to sit on, so it was always fun to decorate it.  Come Spring it was time to get the Front Porch Cleaned & Fluffed. Time to really clean up the front porch again.  Living in Arizona, I reserve the lawn for the backyard and have desert landscaping in the front.  Last week I finally got around to giving the front a good cleaning again.  Such an ongoing project.  I hosed off the front of the house, cleaned windows, and really cleaned the porch.  I love it when it looks all fresh and dust-free even if it only lasts about 10 minutes.  We have farms about 1/2 mile away from us and they are constantly plowing and planting something.  A lot of dust. I sanded and restained the rockers last year, so they still look pretty good. The white garden bench you see is a thrifty find from Big Lots.  I decided to paint it and give it some character.  Here’s a pic midway. Check out my step-by-step how-to and pictures showing each step here.  To see the final porch makeover, be sure to check out my previous post – Front Porch Cleaned & Fluffed. Welcome to Home & Decor Encore! My friends and I have been blogging for many years, so we have a ton of fabulous content from the past.  Home & Decor Encore is where we dig into our archives and bring back some old posts that we can update and make fresh,  or ones you might have missed or are new to you!   Doreen from Hymns and Verses, keeps it all put together and us all organized.  Be sure to check out what my friends are sharing this week.

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