Farmhouse Back Porch Makeover

Oh, friends.  This makeover was a labor of love and determination, coupled with a bit of insanity.  The summer weather hit here in full force by May and we have experienced so many humid days since.  We pushed through because there was a vision and we knew that the end result would be worth all the hours and days spent outside {hanging off a ladder} to complete our farmhouse back porch makeover.

(If you missed the mini-update I posted about this space, click HERE.)

To get a little perspective, let’s take a quick look at a few before photos and then the to-do list for this back porch makeover.

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Ugh.  It was so disheartening to come back here.

So, what did we do for this farmhouse back porch makeover?  Here was our to-do list:

• Paint the exterior clapboard
• Paint the window trim
• Paint the beams on the overhang ceiling
• Paint the porch ceiling
• Paint all of the porch trim and lattice
• Strip, stain, and waterproof the porch floorboards
• Paint the exterior doors
• Spray paint the rain barrel (I have a love-hate relationship with this rain barrel.  I love the “free” water it provides for our flowers, but I hate having it here.  A phase two would include re-routing the gutters and adding more gutters in order to place it on the other end of the house.)
• Repaint the shoe cubbies
• Add a rocking chair to the porch

We are absolutely thrilled with the results and I love to be back here now.

Real life means you get to see our play/work shoes in the freshly painted cubbies.

It took me many days to paint these beams by hand.  I was deliberating about what this should look like, but once I really took a look at the wood ceiling, I knew that it deserved to pop with some crisp white beams.

Can’t you just picture a long farmhouse table in this space?  I would love to see a table that could seat 12 people right here.  There have been so many ideas floating in my mind about entertaining outdoors and a farmhouse table would be perfect.

I did my super budget-friendly tip of reusing the existing outdoor lighting by simple spray painting them.  You can read all about this simple makeover idea HERE.

If you need me, friend…this is where I will be.  ♥

xo,

Leigh

Paint colors: Clapboard is Behr Charcoal in flat, trim is Behr base white in satin, and black doors is Benjamin Moore Black Satin in satin.