Since I don’t really have a front porch, I’ll call it a front stoop. The front door is an area that I notice almost as much as the style of a house. Plain concrete steps are not conducive to beauty. There’s not much you can do to make them appealing. I’ve put flower pots on each step. Nada. So I concentrated on the stoop. I had a white pitcher I bought at a thrift store that didn’t have a home yet; a small green metal chair from a yard sale; two old funnels, 2 rusty tools, and a small white shelf from a church sale and a bouquet of flowers. Put them together on the front stoop and you have some interest.

I have been wanting a big sign for my kitchen. I love Joanna’s sign she has hung in her farmhouse kitchen from the show “Fixer Upper”. I’ve been looking to purchase one and the cost is so crazy. I went to a Vintage Market Sale in Overland Park with my friend Cindi and found really unusual signs for sale that were fairly reasonable. My friend found one that was just the kind of wood I liked but with the words “Hope”. She bought it. I found the words I wanted but not the wood. We walked around for awhile and I found this vendor that had really amazing signs made from metal as well as individual letters. I gathered the letters I wanted and got in line to pay. Ahead of me, there was a woman with a rusty rooster. I asked her where she found it. Raced over to pick one out and got back in line. While paying for my finds, my friend got my attention at a vendor behind me. She was holding up a piece of wood. It looked a little large but she said the vendor had other pieces as well. Collected my letters and the rooster and followed Cindi and the new vendor inside the booth. She had a really old “huge” door panel with a rough finish of blue paint on it. Loved it at first sight. Cindi suggested I lay out the letters and the rooster to see if they fit. They fit perfectly. Bought it and smiled all the way through the flea market to the car. Just what I wanted!!!!

Wood door panel from the Vintage Market.

White washed the wood door panel.

Glued the rusted metal letters and rooster on the panel.

Admiring how it looks on the wall.

I love going to flea markets and getting ideas then making them my own with my personal touch.

I just love it when a project comes together and it surpasses what I envisioned!!

It’s time for a summer door hanger. Looked on pinterest for ideas. I decided I didn’t want another floral wreath. Love, love, love flowers but wanted something summery and fun. I went to the garage and looked for some boards to create my door hanger. We are in the process of remodeling our kitchen and have left over bead board. I just love this stuff. It’s thin and easy to work with. I hand sawed two pieces to the size I needed. Printed off the words “Welcome” and “Summer” in a font I liked. Stenciled the letters on the boards and painted them a pretty green. I thought the color was getting lost on the white board so I outlined them in black. I made holes in the boards and wired them together with leftover wire from another project. I had a cute wall hanging tin container that I hadn’t found a home for yet. It has a home now. I painted it white, put flowers in it and wired it to the boards. It still looked like it needed something. I had a wood butterfly left behind from when my granddaughter was crafting with me. It looked adorable on the hanger. Printed out a couple of birds and butterflies. Glued them on. Stuck flowers in the tin. Found a left over scrap of material for a bow and walah!