The warmer weather is finally here and we’ve been able to eat outside again! I love being able to eat on the porch whether it’s just us as a family or when we have a whole group of people over. In the winter when we have large groups over for dinner we tend to keep all of the waters and sodas and stuff to drink in our kitchen set out on the peninsula but that can make things pretty crowded. It frees up so much more space when we can set the drinks up outside and leave the porch doors open to the kitchen. We got some fun accessories this year from HomeGoods to help freshen up the space. We added a table runner with blue stripes and some navy pillows with some rope detail. And then we got some new trays, an ice container and some big buckets that we filled with ice to help keep the soda cold.
We put lemonade and some sodas out on this table and then over on another table (not pictured) we had some other kinds of soda and waters. I played around with using our new
Arhaus chairs out here on the porch (which is why they are in a couple of the pictures) and loved how they looked but ultimately ended up keeping them in
the kitchen.
Source List:
Farmhouse Table – we built it, (you can read more about it here)
White Dining Chairs on far side of table- Antique Mall in South Carolina 8 years ago
Rattan End Chairs – IKEA
Metal Chairs – Arhuas
Metal Stools with Wood Tops – Target
Navy Pillows – HomeGoods
Table Runner – HomeGoods
Lemonade Tray, Ice Bucket and Cups – HomeGoods
Big Metal Tubs – HomeGoods
Lemonade Dispenser – Pottery Barn
Tiered Stand and Wooden Buckets – Mothology
Dishes – Pottery Bar, The Emma Collection (wedding gifts 8 1/2 years ago) and a few from Pier 1
Antique Wicker Covered Demijohn – antique shop in NH years agoDogwood Branches – from yard
Porch Door Color – Mopboard Black in semigloss by Benjamin MooreLights – Target
Hat on chair – Joyfolie
I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!
I am so drooling over those metal chairs from Arhuas! They are fantastic. I went to the website and I see that they are on sale, too. I am desperately wondering how I can come up with a few hundred dollars to purchase four. They would look perfect in my eating area. BTW, your porch looks fabulous and very relaxing. Great job!
Best,
Michelle from simplysantabarbara.blogspot.com
Everything looks awesome! Now we just need the warm weather back again! LOL Thanks for sharing this inspiration today. 🙂 Have a great weekend.
That looks like the most peaceful space to sit!
Wish we could pop over for a glass of lemonade! 🙂 xoxo
Lovely, just like everything you do. Would you have the source for the light string. They would be perfect for my porch also. Thanks, Cheryl
Thanks! It is from Target 🙂