Perking Up the Porch

Up until last weekend I had no idea what direction my summer porch decoration would go. Turquoise and blue like last year?  Yellow and navy like the year before?  

And then I found this pot of annuals at my local grocery store:

Gorgeous, eh?  

What colours would you call these?

My daughter and I have settled on purplish-blue and magenta-pink.

And a colour scheme is born!

Pink and purple it is.

To begin my quest for "purpley-pinkness" I spray painted this tray purple  and purchased a pot of mixed pink impatiens.  

 I then echoed the colour of my annuals in the starry wreath that hangs from the front door.

I placed some pillows on the Muskoka chair to add some comfort for summer book reading and lounging. 

 (I'll tell you a bit more about the purple patchwork pillow in a later post.)

As well, I planted several more annuals in shades of pink and purple  in a handful of other pots. 

Now our porch is basking in pretty perfection.

Speaking of perfection . . .

Our youngest son came home from school today with the biggest smile on his face.

He had received the "Bucket Filler of the Week" award from his kindergarten teachers. 

A "bucket-filler" is someone who does little things on a regular basis to bring joy and happiness to those around them.

This week, Camden was particularly good at this!

And we are so proud of our littlest dude!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Bronwyn