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Redecorated My Back Porch for Winter!

Winter Porch Ideas with large compass roseLast fall I knew I had to do something about my back porch.  It was time to put the turquoise and green cushions away and clean up the leaves that had wandered onto the porch.  I just didn’t feel like closing it up for winter yet.  So I somehow got this inspiration to redecorate the porch for winter!  I suddenly got all of this energy and enthusiasm!  I started pulling off everything that was summer and then went around the house finding stuff that looked lodge ish and adirondackish!

This year I made a few additions. The compass rose sign came into the store and I thought what a great addition to the back porch.

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Adirondack Back Porch Decor
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Redecorated my porch for winter

Yes I went a little crazy!  I even pulled the blue coffee table -that used to be a kitchen table (My husband cut the legs off)- out into the back yard and spray painted it red.

 

 

I had an old mahogany pedestal table that was scratched on the top and spray painted that in about 5 minutes too.

 

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Redecorated my porch for winter

I raided my son’s closet for flannel shirts and covered up some summer pillows!  then I made an emergency trip to Homegoods for some more pillows and found the felt ones with the reindeer.  Now there was no turning back.  The porch was turning into an Adirondack Mountain retreat!

 

 

I even bought some cute Christmas table runners and cut them up to make more pillows.

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I gathered up all the lanterns I had and added my Mystique candles!  The cozy look makes you feel like the porch is warm even though we have had an early winter here in Pennsylvania.  You can look out at the porch and enjoy the charming look instead of the usual piled up leaves, and accumulated stuff that usually lingers over the winter at my house until the spring thaw and clean up.  Despite the throw blankets no one has really spent too much time out there but we can imagine that we might do it!!

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Christmas Back Porch
Redecorated my porch for winter

Decorate your back porch for winter. Red compass rose, metal tray and candle holders for sale at Vintage American Home.

 

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14 responses to “Redecorated My Back Porch for Winter!”

  1. Martha Avatar
    Martha

    If I come up we’d make a hot drink and sit under the blankets sharing our mom stories!

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      HI Martha! Yes that would be great!- janice

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  2. Linda Wuertz Avatar
    Linda Wuertz

    Where did you get the rug that Is on your porch floor

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      Hi Linda, I got that rug at Target a couple of years ago. It was kind of a fake sisal and inexpensive. Maybe you could find something similar on Overstock? or another online place- if not Target online. Good luck!
      Janice

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  3. Lindsey Schuh Avatar
    Lindsey Schuh

    Where did you get that metal compass wall hanging? I must know! ?

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      Hi Lindsey, I know -it makes such a great statement. I have it for sale here: http://www.vintageamericanhome.com/product/very-large-metal-compass-rose/
      At the top of the website there is a SHOP menu and you can pull down different categories.

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  4. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    I love it! You are so good 🙂

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      Thanks Holly!!!!!:)

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  5. Doris Avatar
    Doris

    I could not seem to find the dimensions of the compass rose? Do you have them? Thanks so much!

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      Hi Doris Thanks so much for pointing this out to me! I forgot to put the description in for the compass rose. Here is the link. http://www.vintageamericanhome.com/product/very-large-metal-compass-rose/

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  6. Mary-ellen Avatar
    Mary-ellen

    This is the best winter porch re-do EVER!

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      Thanks Maryellen, This is a great compliment -coming from one of the best decorators ever! I could only hope to have the genuine creativity of you and your designs!! Janice

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  7. Emily Fouquette-Hoffman Avatar
    Emily Fouquette-Hoffman

    Hi Janice! I love your site, I just found it and it’s so much fun! In my dream house I’ll have a covered porch a lot like yours ( of course I live in Seattle, so we’d be drinking cocoa and looking out at the rain…). I had an idea, in a little rental house of mine I didn’t have a fireplace and I was so sad, because to me a hearth is the heart of the home. So my grandma bought me a little tiny, plug-in stove that had a faux fire and a dial on the back so you can have ambiance any time of year with the perfect temp. She got it at Target for maybe a little over $100, it even has a remote! I think it would be perfect for your porch, even if you didn’t have a plug-in outside you could always use an extension cord. Your porch is just too adorable in winter not to sit out and read and watch the snow! I don’t know if that interests you but I really wanted to let you know. I could even try to send you link or a similar photo if you’d like. You know, now that it’s getting into summer (ha ha). Take care!
    -Emily

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    1. Janice Avatar
      Janice

      HI Emily, Thanks so much and great ideas. I enjoy looking at my winter porch from inside in the heated dining room! When my dad and husband built that porch they wanted to put windows on it. But I didn’t want it . I wanted it to be like summer vacation, something you look forward to- LOL

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