Back Porch Re-Purposing

I have had a very busy week.

The weather has finally started to feel like spring and I had some projects that were calling my name.  
This watermelon sign is one that I made last summer.  
The wreath was one that I had hanging outside on the shed for a couple years.  The weather over those two years turned the vine to a soft gray color.  I found a scrap piece of plywood and cut a crescent shape on Steve's band saw, then painted it in this watermelon design.

 

These are some yard sale finds that I wanted to play with and use on my back porch.  The bed is twin size and I have two of them . . . I think that I'll use the other on the front porch, later this summer.  
That will be another project.

Here's my finished bench.  I used only scrap lumber and left over paint.  The only money I spent was on a little fabric to cover a cushion I had stored in the shed.
I am delighted with the way it turned out!

Here it is at the end of our porch table.  
I like how it breaks up having only chairs 
around the table. 

Here's what I did with the little 
round wicker topped end table.

Just a little bit of painting.

Doesn't it look perfect here.  

Now I really like how this table turned out.  I painted the legs, then sanded off 
a little of the paint to look stressed 
(you can see this in the finished photos) 
and I applied a circle of plywood 
that Steve cut out for me. 

I painted the wicker drawer 
with white spray paint. 

I painted a little brown on the top 
before applying the white paint.  
Just to give it a tiny amount of 
uneven color and look a bit more 
antiqued and worn. 

Then I used my cricket cutter 
to make a stencil. 

It worked very nicely. 

Finished table . . . it will be used as 
a small coffee table on my porch. 

A view of the table top. 

These projects are the perfect touch to 
finish off my decor on the back porch.

I am so ready to invite my girl friends over for lunch.  Steve and I always enjoy breakfast on the back porch and just sitting out there and watching the birds take a bath in the birdbath and the squirrel (so far we have only seen one) come down for a snack. 

I hope I didn't bore you with my back porch re-do.  If you liked any of my projects, please leave a comment.  
I love hearing from you and reading your ideas and comments . . . sharing ideas and making new friends is what blogging is all about to me.  Have a great week, Connie :)