The Painted Chandelier

A Creative Companion Home/Design blog to Interiors by Melanie Robinson

Christmas Porch Tour

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The Painted Chandelier Christmas Porch Tour

Hi, Friends! Today, I am sharing with y’all my Christmas porch. ( To see my Christmas Home Tour 2013, click here ) We’ve had so much rain here in Georgia lately. It rained almost continuously from Thanksgiving until just a few days ago, with few decent days to get outdoor decorating done. But finally, it let up and I was able to get the porch finished this past weekend. This week our weather is beautiful! Never boring weather~ gotta love the South 🙂

Last year, we changed our Charleston green shutters and a red front door to a shade of gray brown. I wanted to update our house color scheme, so I basically just stayed in the same color family as our siding, which is Duron Pewterworks. Caribou is the color we chose for the shutters and front door, and I love it because it’s such a great neutral & looks so good with the colors I particularly love right now: pale aquas, blue greens, magentas, purples, & pinks.

In my Fall Home Tour, I used purple cabbages, magenta mums, purple fountain grass, Dusty Miller, and purple pansies. Believe it or not, they still looked good at Thanksgiving and even now, so I decided to enhance the planters for Christmas instead of buying new plants or boxwoods. I had my color scheme planned out: natural linen ribbon, pale aqua pillows from last Summer, natural greenery & pinecones, touches of burlap, and apple green satin ribbon. I also knew I wanted to add silver and gold ornament balls to the planters.  

Side of house planter
 
 
 
Front Porch
 
 
This was a pre-made wreath I bought at Hobby Lobby. I added more greenery, pine cones, a bow made out of both burlap & linen ribbon, and a toy deer from Target ( that was previously red metallic with glittery green antlers! ) I painted it with some sample paint I had, then wired his 2 legs closest to the wreath to secure him.
 
 
 
 
 
 
One thing that really sold us on our house years ago was the wraparound porch! We have loved having it here in Georgia, and can use it almost year round. It really is like having an extra living space. Would you believe me if I told you I’ve had recurring dreams for the past 11 years about having to move and leave my porch? It’s true!! 
 
 
 
 
 
I love changing the plants in my lady head planter each season. In years past, I’ve added red nandina berries & greenery to her at Christmas, and then in the Summer I add succulents that trail. This table usually has shells from our favorite beach location on it, but I traded those for small gold & silver ball ornaments during Christmas for a more elegant look.
 
 
I added a few rosemary topiary trees in urns beside the loveseat…..they add such great fragrance to the porch!
 
 
 
 

 I found this table late one day at a yard sale. I love the rustic look it gives, but think I may paint it this Spring for a different look. I usually have a fairy garden in this large clam shell, but I filled it with gold & silver ball ornaments and pinecones for Christmas. I added greenery from the woods, and moved a succulent from the front porch to this table vignette. I spray painted some birch branches and stuck them in the urn for texture and visual interest. All very quick and simple changes that look festive!

Side Porch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I dressed up the candelier with fresh greenery, and added pinecones to the planter on the table.
 
 
 
Faux snow ( because it’s pretty & Christmassy!!:) )
 
 
See the silver painted pumpkin? Just another way I tried to work with some of the things I had on hand from my Fall decor! I added more greenery to a planter that was already on the little marble & iron table.
 
 
 
 
 
I tried to create seating groups on the side porch when we first moved to this house because it is such a long, narrow space. That allows guests to move chairs around to accommodate where they want to be. The iron wall decor, candle sconces, & candelier anchor the dining table and define this space. I added some beautiful apple green satin ribbon to each sconce to dress them up a bit. I really love the combination of apple green satin with natural linen ribbon, pale aqua pillows, and silver & gold ball ornaments – juxtaposed with the natural birch twigs, pine cones, & fresh greenery.
 
 
Lights at Dusk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you for visiting today! I hope you were inspired to try something new this Christmas, or enhance/re-use/recycle some items you already have around your house. Greenery, ribbon, pine cones, and ornaments are all easy items to incorporate into your porch Holiday decor!
 
Coming up on the next blogpost is a Christmas Tour of our home. I hope y’all will come back and visit! The countdown is on to Christmas….Are YOU ready? I don’t mean to alarm y’all, but it is 9 days away!! YIKES! :0
 
Take care, friends!! Happy last minute shopping and preparing!!
 
I am so excited to be one of the bloggers featured today at Front Porch Ideas and More website for my Holiday porch! You will LOVE their website for all things porch related. They not only feature porch decorating ideas, but also construction, screen porches, accessibility, landscaping, and so much more! Check it out and tell them you are visiting from The Painted Chandelier blog! Thanks! 🙂
 
xxooxx
 
 
 Melanie+Signature+Styles
 
 

 

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  3. Oh, my…..all so lovely!!! I haven’t really gotten to decorate much this year, since I am recovering from hip replacement surgery on Dec. 2. Anything that was done had to be done before that, so I feel lucky I got the tree up and did some minimal decorating inside and at the front door. But, your home is just lovely and looks so warm and inviting! You have some great ideas and I am inspired to incorporate some of them next time around. Can’t wait to see inside the home!

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    • Hi, Jane! Oh, so sorry about your hip surgery, but hope you begin to heal quickly and are good as new soon! Thank you so much for following me, and for your kind words! I look forward to checking out your blog, as well!! Have a blessed evening:)

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  4. Absolutely gorgeous! Oh my and your wrap around porch, I could just live out there 🙂 Next year I will be living in a different house that’s bigger, nicer with a nice front porch. Need to remember to come back here for decorating tips.

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    • Well hello there, Keri!! So excited that you stopped by my blog!! You are always so kind & supportive on Instagram…I really appreciate you so much! Deal: you come here for decorating tips and I’ll try and be healthier because you inspire me on IG with all you health & wellness tips!! Thanks, again, friend!!

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    • Hi, Angela @ Life in Velvet! Thank you for visiting and reading my post! The giant oyster shell came from Ballards. It is so versatile, and I’ve had such fun using it. Love your blog name, and can’t wait to check it out! 🙂

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  7. Hi, Rosemary! Thank you so much for your kind words! It really is great having a porch, isn’t it? Sounds like you and I have been in our homes almost the same number of years! I kind of want to move, but I do love our porch, so….. the next house will have to either have a wraparound again, or someplace we can enjoy being outdoors;)

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  8. Mel, your home is gorgeous. The decorations, etc. are so pretty. I think you should have had your dogs with red bows somewhere. Their color would blend so nicely! Hey, you’d never know this is the house of Melanie’s “Three sons”! Ha!

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  9. LOVE all of your beautiful ideas!! Where can I find the orb type things you place into your planters? I love that idea, also I am using your front door color for a little table…SOON 🙂 thank you !!

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    • Hi Yolanda!
      I found those orbs at a place in Tennessee called Trees & Trends, a great home decor store! They taper around the bottom to fit in a urn or pot and are also collapsible, which is nice for convenience sake. If you can’t find them, maybe you could have a person who does ironwork make some for you? Also try Googling “orbs for planters,” or something similar. Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate my readers! 🙂

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