Happy Halloween! Who wants ice cream?! 🍦 .. .. Happy Halloween! Who wants ice cream?! 🍦
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Day 6 of Sophieween...Cutest witch on the block! 🧙‍♀️🖤💜
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Day 5 of Sophieween...NA-NA-NA-NA-BATGIRL! 🦹‍ Day 5 of Sophieween...NA-NA-NA-NA-BATGIRL! 🦹‍♀️🦇
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Day 4 of Sophieween...Sushi, anyone? 🍣 .. .. . Day 4 of Sophieween...Sushi, anyone? 🍣 
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Day 3 of Sophieween...Shitter’s full! .. .. .. . Day 3 of Sophieween...Shitter’s full!
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Boo! Day 2 of Sophieween 👻🤍🖤 .. .. .. .. Boo! Day 2 of Sophieween 👻🤍🖤
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Day 1 of 7 days of Sophieween 🎃 Our little pump Day 1 of 7 days of Sophieween 🎃 Our little pumpkin
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Super easy project for you and your little ones! I Super easy project for you and your little ones! I painted a small canvas black and dipped Sophie’s right foot in white paint. We did it upside down to put little ghost faces on the heels. I painted on a simple “B” and it was finished! So cute and love that we have this to put out every Halloween 👻 🎃 
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August 31, 2014

Front Porch Makeover Complete

It’s done, it’s DONE! Ok, it’s actually been done since the beginning of July, but I’m just getting around to writing this post. It’s been one busy summer! So I last wrote about the porch floor, where we ripped out the carpet and used a porch paint on the floor. If you missed that post click here to catch up.

Here’s where we started with the porch:

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Just fabulous, right?

I actually sanded down parts of the walls and spackled the hell out of them to cover any cracks. Then I painted. And it took a month. A lot longer than I thought, but definitely worth it. I used a Valspar exterior paint in white in case anyone is wondering.

I looked like this for a month straight.

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You can really tell the color difference with these two pictures. Before the porch was a tan that just seemed dirty, and now it’s pure white. Much better!

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And then it was finished and time to decorate! I almost die every time I look at the before and after.

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My mom gave us a couple of her Adirondack chairs too to put in there. I gave them a coat of spray paint for plastic to brighten them up a bit.

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We’ve had a lot of fun filling it with goodies we find. Found the anchor at an art shop and the seahorse was a gift from my mom from Home Goods! I LOVE seahorses.

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The lantern was another gift from my mom. So cute and matches perfectly.

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Got this bigger lantern at a TJmaxx, which is on our white table I sanded down and painted.

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And seahorse cocktail napkins of course (Home Goods).

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Lanterns! From Pier 1

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This table used to be our dining room table when we first moved in. Since we have a new dining room table we decided to move this out here. Love it! Place mats from Home Goods.

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Decorative seahorse vase, because why not?

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Adorable plant stand from Target. Got this bad boy for less than $20!

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And of course a seahorse light catcher. Can you tell I really like seahorses? I think I need a real one.

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Oh, and our little cabinet I restored is on the porch too! Read here about how I turned an old dark wood cabinet into this masterpiece (with seahorse knobs, duh)

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And there you have it! Our new and improved front porch that we’ve been seriously enjoying and eating dinner on every night. What summer projects did you get done this year?!

Rissa and Charlie Sig

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My name is Rissa and I am so happy you’ve stopped by my blog! I am a full time graphic designer and part time DIY fanatic. Come join my fiance and I while we live in our first home together, filling it with projects and completing some small renovations along the way. In 2019 we became parents to our beautiful baby girl, Sophie. Lots of mommy stuff is sure to take over the blog, so I would love for you to follow along on our newest journey as well. Click here to read more about us.

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