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April 13, 2016 by: Ashley Greenwood

Refresh your Home with Southern Front Porch Decorating Ideas

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Refresh your Home with Front Porch Decorating Ideas and inspiration all on a budget. From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you’ve always wanted!

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

With summer right around the corner I really wanted to focus on refreshing our Southern front porch. It’s one of the main reasons we fell in love with our house and I want to make sure it is ready for lots of front porch sitting with our family and friends.

Let’s go back to the beginning to see where this front porch makeover started. This was how the porch looked in March.

Our Very Neglected Front Porch plus a Front Porch Decorating Plan: Come see the plan for how to update a front porch with lots of outdoor decorating ideas! // 3 Little Greenwoods

Yes, those are Christmas lights still hanging and a Valentine wreath on the front door. I shared all the awful pictures and a front porch decorating ideas checklist last week.

Creating the decorating checklist was a great beginning to the porch makeover. I jotted down exactly what I wanted and my total budget for the project then headed to our local discount store a shopping spree!

Front Porch Decorating Checklist

Large Outdoor Rug

Interesting Planters

Flowers & Ferns

Lanterns {battery operated}

Outdoor Pillows

 

My fabulous red front door is the first thing guests see when they arrive at our home. It got special treatment with a large black lantern, the best plants for a front porch, and an upcycled thrift store wreath.

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

Bet you noticed that bright turquoise flower pot. It’s another DIY porch project I can’t wait to share with you soon!

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

A new rug helps to define the conversation area. Along with a small table, patterned pillows, and an upcycled outdoor tray it is a great place for chit chatting with neighbors.

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

It’s also a great spot to tuck in ferns and another large lantern from Big Lots.

Oh! Do you see the navy pillow with the handpainted design? That was a Craft my Stash project. There’s a great how-to video in the works. Make sure you follow along through email so you don’t miss it!

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

My favorite spot is at the end of the porch. It’s a swing where I can tuck in with a good book or swing with one of my children. There’s been lots of sweet secrets shared there.

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

The last item to mark off my front porch decorating ideas checklist are the colorful plants for our front porch. The large metal planters hanging from the porch are so fun to fill with the best plants for our Southern climate.

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

This spring visit your local Big Lots for front porch decorating ideas and outdoor living inspiration! Our front porch makeover was simple thanks to all the awesome, budget friendly products I found.

Love the look of a Southern front porch? Here's how to decorate porches with front porch decorating ideas and inspiration you can do all on a budget! From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you've always wanted! // 3 Little Greenwoods

 

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Love the look of a Southern front porch? I hope you have been inspired to decorate porches with these front porch ideas. From choosing the best plants to easy DIY porch projects follow these tips to style the front porch you’ve always wanted!

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Comments

  1. 1

    karen says

    April 13, 2016 at 11:14 am

    I love your porch re-do, simple, yet elegant. Thank you for your service to us out here. Sometimes, a lantern, or a plant can send us off to so much inspiration. Thank you for “being you”.

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      April 20, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      Aww! Thanks so much, Karen. I appreciate you following along with my little blog!

      Reply
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    Lindsay Eidahl says

    April 13, 2016 at 11:15 am

    Your porch is amazing!!!! A wrap around porch would be a dream come true! Love what you did to make it over for the warmer seasons! Happy porch parties!

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    Michelle James says

    April 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm

    Just beautiful! Love the red front door & your porch swing-so inviting!

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    madi says

    April 13, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    what a great front porch – love what you did with the space!!
    http://www.corner52.com

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    Sarah says

    April 13, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    Looks lovely! I really like the colours you chose.

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    Jill Klopp says

    April 14, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    I love the pillows! Makes me want to go to Big Lots!

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    Lori says

    April 24, 2016 at 10:49 am

    You’ve decorated your porch wonderfully! It looks so inviting and I can really picture a chat with the neighbours there. Love the pillows, rug and lanterns as well as the colourful pots of flowers. Enjoy!

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 1, 2016 at 2:31 pm

      Aww… thanks so much for the wonderful compliments about our front porch, Lori! It is a great space for our family to hang out and enjoy the lazy days of summer.

      Reply
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    the cape on the corner says

    April 26, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    i love ferns! i wish i had a shady spot, b/c they bring so much color and life to your porch. enjoy sitting out there!
    b

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 1, 2016 at 2:30 pm

      Ferns are so awesome! I just have to keep the birds from building nests in them. Hope your day is great!

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    Katy {ashadeofteal} says

    April 28, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    Your porch is so inviting! I love the lanterns you picked out.

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 1, 2016 at 2:28 pm

      Those black lanterns are so fabulous! I love that they are battery operated and light up our porch so pretty at night.

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    Tara @ Lehman lane says

    April 29, 2016 at 9:29 pm

    Ashley, your porch looks so welcoming! Love the greenery in the pots and the basket on your front door and your new lanterns. I picked up the same red and blue pillows at Home Goods too :).

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 1, 2016 at 2:25 pm

      Thanks so much Tara! Our porch looks WAY better than the before. I can’t believe I let those Christmas lights stay up so long!

      Reply
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    Sandy D says

    May 18, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    Gorgeous re-do. You really have a way with decorating. Love it!

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      May 19, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      Thank you SO much, Sandy! We love hanging out on our front porch and I’m so happy that it doesn’t look like that awful before. 😉

      Reply

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