Hello Everyone!
It's that time of year. Warm weather means it's
time to start spring cleaning. Here is our covered back
deck off of the family room. I have spruced it up with a
complete cleaning and adding new pillows and flowers.
Join me and I'll show you the results.
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This is the view from inside. This is the first timeI have used red and I'm enjoying the warm look.
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I hung up ferns for the second year in a row.The hummingbird feeder is red and yellow and
matches the new Pottery Barn floral pillows.
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Here is the new rug I ordered from Ballards.I just love the color red.
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The multi striped pillows are also from Pottery Barn.Do you remember when I won the PB gift card from
Cathy at The Stylish House? This was part of what
I ordered with it along with a few other things I will
show you very soon. Thank you again Cathy!
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A mix of spring flowers fits the round table.
I added many red flowers to attract the hummingbirds.We have not seen any yet. I can't wait to see them again.
I added knock out roses to this large planter.They are really doing well so far.
The first mow of the season. Ah it smells nice.
Thank you to all that commented on my last post.You made me feel better with your support for me.
I really appreciate each of you and your friendship.
In the spirit of blog friendship look what happened
to arrive in the mail today from my friend Kristen.
Isn't it adorable? What a perfect saying as well.
Thank you for thinking of me Kristen.
Have a wonderful week!
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82 comments:
I swear I am coming to visit you one day! beautiful deck and backyard. Thoses roses - are they something special??
Melissa, I'd love a deck like that and a yard right now! Lovely!
I just knew that your outdoor living space would be as pretty as inside your home!! I love the vibrant colors and you certainly have a green thumb.
Beautiful, Melissa!!
xoxo
Jane
Melissa! It looks fabulous! I want that patio myself! Lovely! Vanessa
Melissa you have a wonderful outdoor area. I love the colors, especially that red rug!! Your home is very beautiful, I saw some of your pics on the Kirkland's website,too. You're doing a terrific job! :) Michelle
Wow, I think I'd spend too much time on my deck if it looked like yours! LOL Just gorgeous! You have such an artistic touch!
Wow, how do you manage to keep everything looking so 'clean' :) I always find my outdoor stuff gets grimey looking. I love the pillows you have, they really make a statement. Perhaps that's what I need to add to my chairs too. I love the look of it all, and your pretty flowers. Great job Melissa, I always find myself wanting to just drop by and come sit a awhile and chat. Your home (inside and out) is so inviting.
:)
Hugs Denise
The deck looks gorg. now if only we could visit and enjoy a diet coke with lemon. Love the rug and pillows. The lawn, so green!!! HUGS, friend~ Jenn
looks great! i love the read as well!!
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!
Your covered deck is gorgeous. of course your home would look as great outdoors as in. I love the reds, very warm indeed and should attract your hummingbirds.
We are having a gorgeous , sunny, warm day here.
Blessings.
Gwen
Oh Melissa, I love your huge yard. Our last one was huge and I so miss it. Just a really tiny one now. yuk!!! Your deck is wonderful. I love the furniture and your new pillows, rug and flowers are all just perfect. I would love to sit out there. So beautiful. Hugs, Marty
I love to decorate with red- it's my favorite color to use! And your porch makes me want to grab a big glass of iced tea and just relax!! Looks great.
The deck looks amazing! It looks like a great place to curl up with a good book and a glass of lemonade!
What an inviting space. It really looks beautiful. I'll have to post my patio if I ever get around to cleaning it up, l.o.l.
Your deck looks beautiful! So very welcoming, those pics make me want to sit down and relax there over conversation and some lemonade! :) Just lovely -- hope you get to enjoy it lots & lots this Spring & Summer!
Blessings,
Stacey
Looks totally wonderful....
Beautiful as usual Melissa!!
hope you are feeling better about things you are a dear sweet person and I just want you to hang in there!!
Hi Melissa. I've been doing the same thing today! Poofing the Patio. :) Yours looks amazing. I love your pillows and the rug. Don't you just love to extend your home outside? I absolutely do!
So beautiful! I love all of the red you have added...the pillows are beautiful!
How sweet of Kristen to send you such a lovely gift...so her;)!
Enjoy!
Cathy
OK, I'm ready to come sit on your deck and enjoy your beautiful yard! Wow! I love the red!
You're an awesome decorator, inside and out!
Hi Melissa!
Everything looks so clean and beautiful! You do such an incredible and tasteful job. Thank you for coming to my blog and visiting. As you can see, I don't have very many followers, but I love writing, sharing, and having fun. I feel like I always learn something new. For example, look at your wonderful design on that deck! As usual, it has been a lovely visit. Thank you, friend!
Karen
Wow Melissa, I don't think I'd ever come inside! It's gorgeous. You've made a truly inviting outdoor living space in the same beautiful style as the inside of your lovely home.
What a comfy place to sit, Melissa! I'm sure the shade it provides is very welcome in the middle of the Summer!
Your deck looks so inviting! I love the colors.
I want to come sit on your deck and enjoy some tea with you! It look's so warm and inviting and gorgeous! I love the new pillows and the rug! :)
Melissa, your deck looks wonderful! So warm and welcoming. I love red, too--it's such a vibrant, cheerful color.
Your PB pillows are so pretty, and your flowers look great. I'm with you on admiring hummingbirds. They're such amazing creatures, aren't they?
Hope you have a wonderful week!
Melissa, your deck looks wonderful. Love your furniture and that rug looks great. I have been on Ballard's debating on that rug and another choice. Nice to see it on your deck instead of that tiny pic on their website. You have some beautiful flowers already.
I love the red too Melissa. It is absolutely lovely...love the ferns!!
Your deck is amazing..looks awesome with the red rug and pretty accessories and flowers!
Miss Bloomers
What I'd give to have a covered porch like yours...I'd be out there all day long! Love all your pretty reds! You sure know how to spruce things up! :)
Love the deck...and glad you are feeling better....
Melissa, this is so lovely. I just love the reds...they are so warm and welcoming. Everything is so restful....so peaceful and you know, I love that!
Thanks for being such a kind and supportive friend. You are a blessing.
Barb ♥
Everything is beautiful as always!!
Your deck looks lovely! Well done getting rid of all the pollen!! It looks wonderful. I hope you can use it before it gets too humid!
Hugs, Lisa
Hi Melissa, Your deck looks soooo beautiful!! Love all of your new pillows, they are so bright and pretty! Your flowers look so pretty too...I'm getting ready to do some planting too. I just finished mulching the front, that was a job!! It looks so much better though. Your yard looks so lush and green too. Our yard is turning green, but still has a way to go. I'm glad you like your little bird tile! I thought you would. I am into anything with a bird on it right now. I'm going to show my new bird lamp when I post tonight. Talk to you soon, Kristen
The red color is just beautiful. We are trying to get our new home prettied up too. We have all the yard to do and that feels a little overwhelming to me. BUT it will be fun.
Your flowers are beautiful, just beautiful. Love the rug too!
As always Melissa it's gorgeous!! Red is my favorite color. I'm looking for some stuff for my patio too.
Blessings,
Cyndi
Very pretty Melissa! The weather is getting warmer. I cleaned my porch off the other day. Then the pollen came, and now I have to do it again. Thanks for stopping over.
Here's the link to my front porch and yard if you would like to stop by for a look....
http://lifeaslori.blogspot.com/2010/04/ive-been-busy-bee-im-lovin-warm-weather.html
Take care my dear friend...
Lori
Oh my goodness, can I come over? Love the red and the pillows you chose with your giftcard!
Thanks Melissa! I am really pleased with the lamp. I didn't realize I had so many bird accessories! Oh My! I'm ready for the hummingbirds to arrive too...they are so much fun to watch. Have a great day tomorrow, I'll be busy too! Kristen
I love this outdoor space! I just want to sit there and enjoy. ;). Soo beautiful. You did such a great job, but I expect nothing less from you! I feel motivated to get my patio freshened up. Love it!
Hi Melissa! I love love your deck and your backyard. And you know I love red.:) I also enjoyed all of your flowers. I was at Home Depot this morning and they had a new shipment of rosebushes. I bought five of them. :) You have a wonderful Thursday, my friend.
Blessings,
Sandra
Hi Melissa,
Love your deck and it looks so inviting and must be lovely having afternoon tea out there. Your backyard is lovely too.
That is such a lovely quote on the plaque.
Hugs
Carolyn
GORGEOUS!!!! Now, how in the world are you keeping it all pollen free?!?!? Seriously, it is very beautiful and I'm drooling over it right now. I'm from Tyler (the Rose Capital of the World) and I have some Knock Out Roses planted in a flowerbed and I love them! EASY to maintain!!
~mandy
So pretty!
Hi Melissa! I have not forgotten about you. I have been slacking on blogging myself and blog reading! I am on a strict diet and just have been doing other things around the house to pass the time so that I will not sit around and think about FOOD!!! and WINE!!! Love your patio. Your place is so clean and spotless and clutter free!!! I am trying to declutter my house. We have been gardening and planting Spring flowers. I will post soon on my blog. So be sure to check in every now and then!
Hugs!
Beautiful! I love those floral pillows...so whimsical and fun!! Enjoy spending time out there.
Hugs and love,
Victoria
Hi sweet girl...
Oooh...Melissa, your deck looks fabulous in red!!! Of course you know how I love my red! hehe! Seriously though, I think the red just looks gorgeous! It really has a french provencal feel to it! Maybe it's the mix of the yellows with the red that makes me think that...I love it!!! Love your new rug...sooo pretty!!! Girlfriend, I was just sooo happy for you when you won Cathy's PB gift! The pillows are sooo pretty! Ohhh...and all of your flowers are sooo pretty too! My favorite are the red petunias!
I love the very first photo...what a beautiful view to have from the interior of your home!!! Girl, I wished I lived close...we would be having some iced tea out on that pretty deck!!! I just know that we could talk for hours...and never run out of things to say! Hehe! Thank you for sharing your beautiful deck with us...it truly is gorgeous, Darlin'!!!
Love ya, sweet Girl!
Chari
hi melissa~! i read your recent post about losing followers and i've had that happen, i've though "what did i say?" WHO CARES THOUGH! blogging enables our freedom of speech and gives us a creative outlet to share our families, fun life happenings, things we make and do, etc.
maybe some people are jealous?
i for ONE love your blog; loooove your home and want to move in it, lol!!
i find your posts to be very insightful and inspire me to try to change things up in my home to make it more warm and cozy, ON A BUDGET:) love all your finds ♥
you rock sweetie; don't let a few POOPY people ruin your mood!!!
noelle xo
p.s. i'd even come live on your deck, its so inviting! LOL:)
~Melissa~
Your deck is so beautiful. I love all the warm colors, and that rug is WONDERFUL! If it were my deck, it would make me smile every time I stepped out onto it. Your photos turned out just lovely. The colors are so vibrant in the flowers. Your lawn is so green...don't you just adore spring?
Thanks for sharing, sweetie! =)
Have a beautiful day! ~Liz
LOVE your deck! LOVE THE OUTDOOR RUG!
Melissa,
I am in love with your porch! I am on the hunt for outdoor furniture...where did you buy yours?
Thanks for sharing!
Have a beautiful day!
Jenn
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This is such a beautiful setting! I can live elegantly through you because God knows when we'll be settled to have things like that! Breathtaking! Thanks:)
Everything looks so bright and colorful...and happy! I like that. I so wish my patio was done. Thanks for sharing ~
Brightest blessings,
Pat
Wow what an inviting deck...get the iced tea ready for my visit, lol.
You always do such a great job of decorating, whether inside or out.
Love it!!
LOVE it, LOVE it, LOVE it !! I'm on my way over with a margarita in hand, kay? What a welcoming space ... you've done such a beautiful job sprucing it up for Spring ... the rug is so pretty and I love the pillows !! You've inspired me to get outside and freshen up my area, too !! xoxo, Becca
OH MY GOSH HOW BEAUTIFUL! We are sporting very warm temps up here in OHIO but not quite ready to put out annuals yet. Tulips and daffodils are blooming right now. Cold temps are coming this weekend for us. The red is sooooooooo vibrant on your patio.
I left a message for you on Google reader. I just started using Google Reader so I did it correctly and have no clue if you saw it. Please know that we all love your blog. Please post for you and not for us. I am a follower of your Blog. I have not signed up as a follower with anyone else because of time restraints for me. But I really wanted to add a "follower" to you. So know that you have a new "Follower!"
Loving your Patio in OHIO. ~Nancy from OHIO
Ooooh....it's lovely! Now I want to spruce up my own!
Many Blessings,
M.
Your deck is gorgeous! I wish my patio was covered like your deck is.
Melissa your deck looks so great! I love red too and that rug is so fabulous plus all the red accents. It looks so beautiful!
We still have pollen problems so I have to wait a bit for that to die down before I tack my porch.
I'm off to mow the front yard now - this will be the THIRD time. Can you believe!
Manuela
Thank you Nancy from Ohio!
I really appreciate your sweet visits and that you are following along as well. I can't wait for you to have a blog one day soon. ~Melissa :)
Melissa, What a lovely post! I love your deck - so warm & inviting. You really have a gift for making a house a home. You are blessed! I'm so glad that you are feeling better - friends can lift us up in the sweetest way. Thank you also for stopping by my blog. Sending you big hugs! Have a lovely weekend.
http://homespunblessings.net/Gratefulheartblog.html
Beautiful yard and deck! Love your furniture and how you have it arranged. It looks like you have a huge yard too. Have a great weekend Melissa!
Hi Melissa, Wow your patio looks wonderful! Love the addition of the red. It really looks inviting. The Hummers are going to love it there. Enjoy all your hard work sipping iced tea on that sweet deck , Kathysue
What a lovely outdoor space! I would have my morning coffee there every day!
Hi Melissa! Oh, Dear One, you've decorated your deck as pretty as the inside of your home. It's beautiful! I love those gorgeous print pillows and that rug! Oh, I love red too. Your coffee table is so pretty! Your deck really is an outside living room! You're the best!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Hi Melissa, your deck is beautiful and looks as if it came right out of a magazine shoot! Your colour scheme suits the deck perfectly. You made it look so homey and inviting. Keep up the good work, I just love your blog!
Oh my, I'm completely green with envy. Your space is beautiful! Just found your blog and am looking forward to reading more. Have a wonderful weekend!
Your deck looks great, warm and inviting.
:o) :o) :o)Nancy from OHIO
I love red, too. Your deck looks so inviting!
Your deck is so beautiful. The red is awesome! I love the rug!
Your deck looks so inviting! I just love the red ~ it says "happy" :)
Love the PB pillows and red rug!
The red is gorgeous on your deck! It makes the indoors flow out! Just beautiful. I love your new pillows and your pretty new rug. Great new look.:)
What a GORGEOUS DECK!!! I need to pick my jaww up off the floor now! Can you come be my decorator?!?! Seriously, though it is fabulous.
I'm your flip flop partner! I can't wait!! Come visit me. I'm following you now....I love your blog!
Now why am I not surprised that your deck and front porch are every bit as beautiful as your interior? I so love it! Wish I could sit and sip some Southern Wine (Iced Tea) with you!!
Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
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