Front Porch Floofing.....

So, how does a gal

 

who lives out in the country

 

entertain herself during another

cold, dreary, drizzly weekend

 

here in Michigan...?

 

(Yes, I'm still considering building an ark...)

Everything outside my windows 

 

is so green and lush.

 

Happily blooming and reveling in the cool, wet days we've had.

Tree peony

White lilac

Million Bells, Licorice plant, Lobularia

Great for the gardens.

Not so great for this gal.

So...beneath the shelter of my front porch

I floofed.

Last year I had a pale blue boho-printed pillow set on the loveseat 

which I really loved 

 

 

 

but I needed a change.....which is nothing new if you know me.

So, I packed it all away....

until I change my mind again sometime in the future.

 

This year, since I was going for more of a sophisticated Jeanne d'Arc look in the gardens,

(neutrals and white)

I took a hemp linen grain sack from inside the house, 

stuffed it with a king-size pillow for the backrest,

and tucked a freshly washed painter's drop cloth around the

seat cushions on the loveseat.

Another more rustic style flea market find grain sack became a pillow for the rocker.

Then, I dug out an old floral down-filled pillow from the vast pillow collection in my basement and plunked it on the porch swing.

coffee table: flea market, pitcher: IKEA, loveseat: Pier I, rocker: flea market

Hubby, who was working in the garage at the time, 

with eyes rolling nonetheless,

watched me scurry in and out of the front door,

my arms laden with various and sundry items

needed for a proper floofing.

 

I was in my glory.

The cheap round tables have been painted white

and I draped one with a piece of burlap 

and topped it off with a piece of windowpane check linen.

bottle carrier & bottles: flea market

vintage iron lamp: flea market, clock: Pier I

bucket:  Doster Emporium & Antiques: vintage picnic basket: garage sale

 

 

I felt it looked less fussy,

cleaner,

and brighter.

 

 

Yes?

 

But does it need something else?

 

Is it missing.....just....something....?

(A seat cushion for the swing or some French red toile, maybe....?)

Whatcha think?

Escaping inside before another rain storm blew in,

I started floofing around in the kitchen.

 

I moved the beautiful art print I won from Gina's giveaway 

(thank you, Gina!)

at The Shabby Chic Cottage

to the top of the pie safe next to my French pitcher collection.

It added depth and dimension to that corner of the room.

Dee and Kelly at Red Letter Words created this beautiful 

typographic cafe mount art print

with one of my favorite scriptures.

It's the first thing my eyes fall on when I walk in the kitchen.

It comforts me.

Dee & Kelly create inspirational art that "connect people to the unchanging truth of God’s word and reminds them just how much God loves them. Red Letter Words takes its name from the words spoken by Jesus in the New Testament, 

which appear printed in red in some editions."

 

They do beautiful work.

Visit their studio and I know you'll be blessed.

 

A little floofing took place earlier this year in my studio

vintage French pitcher: Dreamy Whites, fan: flea market, vintage frame: Doster Emporium & Antiques, twine ball/scissors: LaurieAnna's Vintage Home

where a little vintage French country vignette fell into place

with twine balls, burlap, glass containers (from Farmhouse Wares), 

and a vintage French inspired twine can (from LaurieAnna's Vintage Home).

Floofing completed for the day.

It's still raining

 

and more is predicted.

(sigh)

Time to gather wood for that ark....

Hey, honey....where do we keep the nails.....?

So, when you're not building your ark,

how do you spend your rainy days?

{ Hugs }

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