Our Porch Makeover

We’ve been making the most of the spring weather and spending lots of time on our back porch this month – have you guys been embracing the outdoors more too? While the wicker rockers the previous homeowners left behind have served us well, we decided it was time to buy some things of our own and make our outdoor space a more beautiful, relaxing place to be. Let’s head on out to our back porch… ( post includes affiliate links; full disclosure statement available {here})

The little conversation/hang-out area on our back porch consisted only of these two wicker rockers that had seen better days:

Along with some new furniture, I wanted an indoor/outdoor rug for this space because there’s a whole lot of brick going on and I wanted to break it up a bit. I ordered everything from Wayfair last Monday and within a week I had received my entire order, assembled it, and had our first Happy Hour in our new space last night:

The new rug was the base for everything and I love, love, love it! It’s {this indoor/outdoor rug} that comes in four sizes – I got the 6’7″ x 9′ size which was absolutely perfect for my space (and right now it’s on sale for less than I bought it for!):

I chose {this 5-piece acacia wood seating group} because I love the simple, clean-lined look of it and details like the “X” design on the sides:

I also chose it because of how versatile it is! We can push the ottomans up to the chairs to use them as loungers,

move them further away to use them as traditional chairs with ottomans:

or move to the other side of the rug to use as extra seating:

You could push the two ottomans together to use as a coffee table too!

For accessories I kept things pretty simple and put one of my large plants in the smallest of {this set of two baskets}:

The other basket is only a little bit larger and will be filled with another plant when stay at home orders are lifted and I can visit the nursery. I also have two of {these pretty patterned cotton throws} for evenings that get chilly:

Since it looks like sitting out on our back porch in NC is as close as we’re going to get to a vacation anytime soon, I’m loving our new little outdoor getaway 🙂

Top 10 “Save Big, Give Back” Wayfair Sale Finds From My Home

I also wanted to share that Wayfair’s “Save Big, Give Back” event just started! It includes tons of furniture and home decor pieces so I thought I’d share my top ten favorites.

Star flush mount light (our NC laundry room)  | Teak shower bench (new master bathroom)  |  Large round rattan mirror (NC family room)  |  Simple brass flush mount light (our guest bathroom and laundry room)  | White nightstands (NC guest room)  |  Gray nightstands (master bedroom)  |  Brass vanity light (master bathroom)  | Ceiling fan with globe light (girls’ bedroom)

1. Guest Room Nightstands

These super cute white nightstands with gold feet found {here} are definitely a favorite – I have a pair of them in our guest room and love the design of them and that they’re a great not-too-high, not-too-low height:

 

2. Slim, No-Slip Hangers

When we first moved into our 60+ year old home in Connecticut, Jeff and I couldn’t fit all of our clothes in our small master bedroom closet. I changed over to slim, no-slip hangers and it freed up so much extra space – I’ve been a hanger convert ever since! I use to buy the “big brand” hangers but decided to give  Wayfair’s version a try a year or so ago and they’re every bit as nice for about 1/3 the price right now. You can find them {here}.

 

3. Flush Mount Star Light

I just put this star light (found {here}) up in our laundry room a few weeks ago so it probably looks familiar to you. It’s such a beautiful light!:

 

4. Stylish Globe Light Ceiling Fan

It’s hard to find a stylish ceiling fan but this globe light ceiling fan (found {here}) checks all the boxes and has blades that reverse from white to oak depending on what look you want. I installed it a few months ago in my girls’ room – I’d take a pic to show you but lets just say that quarantine = super messy when it comes to my girls’ room right now…

5. Master Bedroom Nightstands

Certain colors of our master bedroom nightstands (including the gray that I chose) are part of the Wayfair sale too – such a great price! You can find them {here}.  I used Rub ‘n ‘Buff to change the color of the knob on mine to gold because I have a lot of gold accents in my room:

 

6. My Go-to Budget Flush Mount Light

If you need a flush mount light that gives off good light but you don’t want to spend a lot {this simple brass flush mount} is my go-to! I hung it in our guest bathroom (found at Wayfair {here}) and was so happy with it that I’ve put it in another room now too:

And it comes in other color options if brass isn’t your thing.

 

7. Teak Shower Bench

You’ll have to wait to see a pic of this bench in our home until I have our big master bathroom renovation reveal but if you have a shower without a shower seat, it’s a great solution! You can find it {here} in the driftwood teak finish that I chose.

 

8. Statement-Making Round Mirror

I’ve been working on decorating our family room in N.C. and {this large round rattan mirror} was love at first sight:

It ended up being the perfect piece for above our fireplace – this room still has a long way to go (putting things other than tools on the shelves will help 🙂 ) but adding the mirror definitely took the space up a notch:

9. Brass Vanity Light

Like the teak bench, our new brass vanity lights found {here} will also make their debut in our master bathroom reveal! Here’s a pic I snapped before they were hung (hopefully I’ll be able to share them hung in place soon!):

Also check out {this vanity light} as a stylish, well-priced option that’s on sale.

 

10. Upholstered Bed

I’m admittedly kind of cheating on this one because I don’t think it’s technically one of their sales event deals but I couldn’t leave {this upholstered bed} off the list because it’s probably my #1 favorite piece from Wayfair. I think it looks just as good as beds that are three times the price! I loved it so much after buying it for our guest bedroom:

that I bought the exact same bed in the king size for our master bedroom in N.C. I chose the Zuma White fabric for both which is a great neutral color option.

I’m off to go remove some more wallpaper – fun times! I hope you all are hanging in there and finding new ways to stay busy and happy at home!