{"id":18738,"date":"2013-06-30T18:41:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-30T23:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=18738"},"modified":"2013-06-30T18:41:48","modified_gmt":"2013-06-30T23:41:48","slug":"wow-its-july-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=18738","title":{"rendered":"Wow! It’s July Already?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday! \u00a0Before we go on, our Ramsign<\/a> European-like house numbers give-away ends at midnight eastern time Monday. \u00a0Be sure to go here<\/a> for the details if you haven’t entered yet.<\/h3>\n

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Since it is July 1, we are following our tradition of featuring a project from the same month last year. \u00a0It’s hard to believe it has been a year since we gave our rustic back porch a face lift. \u00a0There’s aways room for some tweaking, though. \u00a0Just last week I showed you our back porch bar that I created from an Craigslist diaper changing table<\/a>. \u00a0Be sure to check it out if you are new to our blog.<\/h3>\n

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This is a good one. \u00a0It’s why I love to DIY. \u00a0This project reminds me of the Grimm’s fairy tale about kissing a frog, and it turns into a prince.<\/h3>\n

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This is the frog in question. \u00a0It is our back porch, and it had a lot of warts.<\/h3>\n

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It had warts and more warts.<\/h3>\n

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The previous owner left a table and chairs on it when he moved, and we just piled it high with\u00a0junk<\/del>\u00a0belongings.<\/h3>\n

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It was wasted space that we only used as a pass-thru to get to and from our revamped backyard and\u00a0new patio<\/a>. \u00a0There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, though ’cause this fairy tale has a happy ending.<\/h3>\n

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When my blog partner\/mom was here last week, we decided to kiss that frog and make it the most handsome prince we could. \u00a0That became our number one priority. \u00a0First, we decluttered and then primed the entire space. \u00a0Then I applied a light blue to the ceiling while she tackled the walls. \u00a0Since the room is right off of our kitchen, I chose the same blue that is on the\u00a0kitchen<\/a>\u00a0walls to make a good transition.<\/h3>\n

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We painted the walls the same gray as the\u00a0exterior of our house<\/a>. \u00a0Here it is after the first coat. \u00a0When we were all finished, we started adding pops of color.<\/h3>\n

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First, we brought in the light blue bistro set that had been in our guest bedroom. \u00a0The blue in the table matches the blue in the ceiling perfectly. \u00a0Under it, we added a jute rug trimmed in green.<\/h3>\n

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Then we hung a paper lantern over the table. \u00a0It even has a little battery-operated light so that it is useful at night.<\/h3>\n

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We used the colors in the lantern for our inspiration. \u00a0We hung a big yellow pail that we used to hold dancing shoes at our\u00a0wedding<\/a>, on a wall.<\/h3>\n

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I painted a used bookcase the same bright red as our\u00a0front door<\/a>. \u00a0It will come in handy for holding our shoes this winter. \u00a0The top is a great place for Gracie’s supplies. \u00a0(I’ll tell you about the recycle bin you see on the right in another post).<\/h3>\n

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We painted an existing shelf white and then just put some colorful items from around the house on top of it. \u00a0I plan to put hooks in it for hanging some extra coats this winter. \u00a0The mounted art poster on the right had all of the colors in it we needed.<\/h3>\n

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It was in the vacation condo my parents owned in Toronto, Ontario a few years back.<\/h3>\n

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I’m thinking this prince is pretty good looking. \u00a0How about you?<\/h3>\n

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Since I was able to use some things we already had, the total makeover, including paint, the book shelf, rug, plant stand, and lantern came in under $100.<\/h3>\n

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I think it is now the perfect place for the prince in my life and me to enjoy our morning coffee.<\/h3>\n

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Cheers!<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Monday! \u00a0Before we go on, our Ramsign European-like house numbers give-away ends at midnight eastern time Monday. \u00a0Be sure to go here for the details if you haven’t entered yet.     Since it is July 1, we are following our tradition of featuring a project from the same month last year. \u00a0It’s hard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18738"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18738"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18754,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18738\/revisions\/18754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}