exterior house renovation progress: happy painted door & porch furniture

oh, what a productive weekend it was! we spent most of our time outdoors planting (48! oh my!) tomatoes. i also managed to sneak in a bit of painting. 

if you've been following along, you know we are slowly renovating the exterior features of our home. here's a before & after of our painted brick. i finally got around to painting our robin's egg blue door the prettiest terra cotta orange (toffee glaze by valspar).

although the blue wasn't bad, i wanted a color that matched our painted brick a bit more. i painted our outdoor light the same orange color (light found at a yard sale). we also ripped off our storm door with the outdated brass details. we are now saving up for a simple cedar screen door. you can't beat the sound of an old screen door opening & closing.

a front door isn't as happy without a warm greeting. i found the "hello" decal on etsy.  at one recent craft night with a girlfriend, i made the wreath. i love how it matches everything on the porch.

slowly, over the last handful of months, i have been painting our outdoor furniture on our back patio. this space is huge (!) - like bigger than our living room huge - so i wanted to make it pop.

i finished up the last of the painting with this bench & coffee table in a cream & light blue. i also spray painted a couple of old picture frames in matching colors. 

i cannot wait to show you our patio once i finish up a few more projects. it's coming together quite nicely.

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in random news, heather finished my landing page! you can now go to www.nataliecreates.com & have access to our shop, the farm & my blog all in one space! i am so thankful for heather & her many talents. isn't it lovely?!

pssst, don't forget to enter the bella vita jewelry giveaway!

love,

natalie