A Few New Cushions and a Little Paint

Ages ago I bought green cushions for the patio chairs

And then after a while I decided that it was too much of a pain

To take them in and out!

So I stored them

And then decided to use them as front porch cushions.

They were "okay"

But they weren't "special"!

And so the search for new cushions began.

I was picky

And so many cushions were too "trendy" and "tropical"

for the wicker chairs on the front porch of a 1920s house.

And if I found something I wanted, they didn't have enough

(sigh)

So the search continued

And then . . . in TJ Maxx in Akenny, Iowa

I found these . . .

a caramel color

in a solid

with white piping

Perfect!!!

And they had enough!

They look good in the white wicker . . 

 And then there was the sagey green rocker

So a couple of cans of spray paint

And some fabric

And it fits so much better.

I like the brown with white dots

And it goes well with the other chairs

Now that the rocker is white like the others.

And I've never liked the "John Deere" green on the metal chairs on the porch

(Husband Jim's choice)

With a can of Rustoleum in Hammered Brown

The chairs were transformed

White wicker, brown cushions, brown chairs

With a touch of green from the plants

It was perfect today

For working in the garden

For last week was really hot

It was good to sit on the porch again for tea

Iced, of course, as it often is in the summer

The porch is too shady for a live blooming plant on the table

It took me many plants to figure this out!

However, a pitcher of cut flowers work

And so in the summer when I can cut fresh flowers

A bouquet is always on the table.

Leftover cake and iced tea

Lemon Thyme, rose and lavender glazed tea cake

Left from an Herbal Tea I did yesterday at Fire Lake Camp

I think it was better today!

It's Monday and I'm sharing my new porch look with Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday