Big thanks to Better Homes and Gardens Live Better for sponsoring today’s post. We love their decor but as always, our opinions belong to us.
Hey y’all! We’re excited to kick off spring with some affordable porch patio decor ideas! It’s only February you may say, but it’s already in the 80’s here in Arizona which means it’s spring for us! Here’s how we easily transformed our plain back porch into a colorful little getaway.
We hosted my husband’s squad at my house for Christmas. I was totally freaking out about how bare our 58′ porch looked. I had nothing hung or styled out here so I screwed this giant gather to the wall in a panic, placed the food table under it and called it good. Months later, I’m glad to finally turn it into a warm place to sit and watch my kids on the trampoline and play with the dogs.
To get started with our little makeover, we ran over to our local Walmart just down the street. This colorful rug in the outdoor section immediately caught our attention. We decided to use it as the base for our design.
We then spied this cute little wicker loveseat for less than $80! We filled it up with Better Homes and Gardens Live Better line of pillows. They’re our kind of colorful and exactly in our price range.
We love pattern mixing. We’ve always been drawn to floral accents and bold mixes.
Sidenote: we adore farmhouse decor but also love color. It’s kind of a clash but we’ve always been comfortable in our own little crazy decor world. Have you read Chip and Jo’s book? It’s super inspiring. I looooove to read and am excited to cozy up on the back porch. Sometimes I’ll read in my porch swing out front but neighbors stop and chat so I’ll have a little more privacy out here.
And since I’ve always got a cold Diet Coke handy, it’s nice to have a couple tables to house them. The pitcher, tumblers and kitchen towel were less than $20 for everything! We can’t get enough of that darling ruffle on the bottom of the flour sack towel, isn’t the pop of color so cute?
I borrowed items from around my house to complete the look. (All the sources are listed at the bottom of this post.)
It’s official, even the baby and her horsie toy give the seal of approval!
And just for fun, here is a little step-by-step video we made to show you how easy it is to put this look together.
- Better Homes and Gardens 3.2 quart pitcher | $7.92
- Better Homes and Gardens tumblers | $1.62
- Better Homes and Gardens Flour Sack Kitchen Towel | $2.48
- Better Homes and Gardens outdoor rug | $70
- Better Homes and Gardens outdoor pillows | $8.88
- MainStays Wicker Loveseat | $87
- Gather wood cutout: Lolly Jane Etsy shop
- White table: thrifted
- Coral table: borrowed
- White planter: DIY
- Yellow Throw: borrowed
- Fiddle Leaf Fig tree: borrowed
- White basket: borrowed
See what else we’ve created with BHG’s Live Better goods on a budget like our Farmhouse Chic Dining Room Shelves,
or our easy Fall Dining Room Tablescape ideas,
or our Cozy Christmas Master Bedroom Farmhouse Retreat!
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Shawnna says
02/08/2017 at 8:26 amHey girl- love the porch! SO cool! and I have read Chip and Joanna’s book, it is so good!
Lolly Jane says
02/08/2017 at 10:38 amThanks so much, Shawnna!
We were hooked after chapter 1!
Debbie says
02/08/2017 at 12:15 pmWhen can I come sit on this beautiful porch!! It looks so perfect!!
Lolly Jane says
02/08/2017 at 3:25 pmPlease come join us! We’ll provide the cold Diet Cokes 😉
Shannon says
02/08/2017 at 2:55 pmSO cute. And of course, y’all do color so well!!
What a steal on that lil sofa 🙂
Lolly Jane says
02/08/2017 at 3:25 pmSmokin price, huh! Thanks, friend! xo
Stacy says
02/08/2017 at 3:28 pmCould your porch BE any cuter!? It screams SPRING! I love it 🙂 And I may be a tad bit jealous of your warm weather.
Lolly Jane says
02/10/2017 at 11:56 amCome visit soon, it gets sooo hot in the next 6 weeks, ahh!
Kierste says
02/08/2017 at 3:38 pmYou girls do color better than anyone I know! Darling!
Lolly Jane says
02/10/2017 at 11:56 amAww, you’re so sweet, friend! XO
Donna says
02/09/2017 at 7:54 pmOMG OMG OMG I need the huge gather sign. I just went to your Etsy shop and did not see it. Could you please tell me how much it is and how I can get it? Please, please?
Lolly Jane says
02/10/2017 at 11:55 amHi Donna! We don’t have them listed because non-locals keep purchasing them without reading the description, lol! Then we have to refund them and still pay the etsy fees sooo we are taking orders for those via email. If you’re local to AZ, we can cut it for you!! xo
Loretta says
04/11/2017 at 1:34 pmso if I don’t live in Arizona, I can’t have one!! sob sob sigh! Is there a pattern I can buy?
Lolly Jane says
04/12/2017 at 12:19 amHi Loretta! We don’t have a tutorial since we winged it!
We’ve got a lot of great how-to’s right here though: https://www.pinterest.com/LollyJaneBlog/to-build
xo
Carol ("Mimi") says
02/15/2017 at 10:09 amLove your color and print combinations — perfect against the exterior paint color on the wall. Looks like a place you’d like to sit and sip lemonade.
Charlene says
02/16/2017 at 11:03 amLove the pop of color. Beautiful!
Jess says
02/16/2017 at 11:39 amVery pretty!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Grandmas House DIY says
02/17/2017 at 9:28 amOh I can’t wait for spring so we can do some porch sitting again! We would love to have you at our To Grandma’s house we go link party that opened this Wednesday morning and lasts all week!
Leslie Soto says
02/18/2017 at 3:17 pmHi! I’m one of the co-hosts from the Welcome Home Wednesday Link Up. Your porch is my dream come true! I love this so much. I can see so many lazy summer afternoons here, sipping sweet tea and having a chat with a girlfriend. Thank you for sharing!
Jann Olson says
02/20/2017 at 7:02 pmI love the mixture of florals and prints in your outdoor space. Certainly cheery! Can’t wait till it’s warm enough to fluff our outdoor space! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Amanda says
02/23/2017 at 7:07 amI love this adorable spring porch and not to mention the awesome price tag! Thank you so much for sharing it with The Creative Circle link party!
Lolly Jane says
02/23/2017 at 12:28 pmHi Amanda! Thanks for visiting! XO
Janice says
02/23/2017 at 5:06 pmVery inspiring. I like the idea of the rug. Trouble is our porch gets wet when it rains, do you know it thats a problem with the indoor outdoor rugs?
I intend to paint my bench and will sew my own cushions so its all down to the rug I think.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Janice
Lolly Jane says
02/27/2017 at 9:42 pmHi Janice! This indoor/outdoor rug is under a completely covered patio but if it gets wet then I just hang to dry, easy peasy! How fun, please share your spruced up porch! Have fun 😉 XO
Christine says
02/25/2017 at 7:49 pmLooks beautiful!
clairejustine says
02/26/2017 at 5:58 amIt looks beautiful. I wish my porch looked like this 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Creative Mondays last week. You will be one of my features this week.
Jen says
02/27/2017 at 7:59 amLove this entire look, especially the colors! You’re featured in this week’s Monday Funday features, thank you so much for sharing! <3
Brandi says
05/06/2017 at 6:53 amLOVE your porch! What is the name of the wall paint color?
Lolly Jane says
05/08/2017 at 3:00 pmWe had the house color custom mixed: the paint code is 417152525780 🙂