Today I’m inviting you to go outdoors with me, so I can share my spring decorating ideas for a small porch.There’s also a special guest on the porch for a little nod to Easter. If you have a tiny porch like ours, you have to make the most of the space available. I’ll share a few of my tips on how to create a pretty porch on a small scale.
Easter Celebrations Blog Hop
I’m so happy to be joining my sweet blogging buddies for an Easter Celebrations Blog Hop. A big thank you goes to my friend Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home for hosting such a beautiful spring and Easter blog hop. You will find all the links at the end of the post of everyone participating today.
If you’re stopping over from my friend CoCo of The Crowned Goat, welcome to Thistle Key Lane! I’m loving CoCo’s beautiful spring wreath centerpiece. Everything she creates is extra special.
Spring Decorating Ideas For A Small Porch
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll notice right off that we have a new front door. Well actually, we now have double doors instead of the single door with sidelights on each side.
Our old door and surround was practically rotting before our eyes, and we couldn’t put off replacing it any longer. The new doors really change the whole look of the house outside and inside as well.
Would you believe the first thing I thought of after the installation was how I’m going to decorate double doors? Oh the thought process of a blogger, LOL!
I hope to find new door baskets, something a little different from the one I’ve been using. Until then I may have to double up on wreaths.
Be sure to check my post from last year, Summer Front Door Basket, featuring greenery and gingham ribbon.
Creating a Focal point with Plants And Flowers
Let’s talk about creating a focal point with plants and flowers. Last spring I gave our old urn planter a fresh coat of Annie Sloan’s graphite paint, and it’s still looking great.
All I had to do this year was add fresh plants and flowers. Since this planter stays on the porch year round it’s always the center focal point.
My pick of flowers and plants for the planter includes a Boston fern, a pink kalonchoe, and a polka dot plant. The ivy I planted last year is still surviving, but I’m hoping it will grow like crazy this summer.
Speaking of crazy, the huge Boston fern behind the planter looks like it’s related to Cousin Itt. All it needs is a pair of glasses and a hat!
To add more color and interest I’m bring out some rustic terra cotta pots, which really stands out in front of the lush Boston fern. I can’t think of a better backdrop for showing off flowers than a lush green fern.
A Nod To Easter
A gray rabbit peeping out from the middle of the green foliage is a little nod to Easter. I usually don’t decorate for Easter outdoors, but this year I couldn’t resist adding this handsome rabbit.
The grand littles are becoming more observant, so I’m thinking this rabbit will be making a lot more appearances in the coming years.
Grapevine Wreaths With Moss
I’m keeping the decoration on the doors symmetrical, so that your eye travels over the doors and lands the potted plants focal point. Creating matching grapevine moss wreaths is a quick and easy solution for decorating the doors for spring.
I’m loving this natural look, and the little pops of green moss shows up really well on dark metal doors.
The trick is finding two grapevine wreaths that are the same size and thickness. I went through a whole bin of wreaths laying them out on the floor at Michael’s, before finding two I liked side by side.
To make a grapevine moss wreath like these two, you’ll need a package of preserved sheet moss and maybe two packages of green deer moss.
The only equipment you’ll need is a hot glue gun and glue sticks. Start by gluing on the preserved sheet moss, then you can fill in the gaps and spaces with deer moss. How easy is that?! In less than 45 minutes you can make two of them.
Left over deer moss inside the galvanized metal and wood lantern adds a little more greenery on this side of the door. I’m also repeating the galvanized color with the metal finial sitting next to the rabbit, which helps to tie in these two spaces.
Be sure to follow Thistle Key Lane on Pinterest, where the boards are up to date with inspiration that you can use right now!
Up next on our Easter Celebrations Blog Hop is Kristin of White Arrows Home. I know you don’t want to miss her fun post on 9 Ways to Make Your Easter Celebration Special. Then come back and check out all the links below for everyone participating today.
Cheers!
Easter Celebrations Blog Hop continues…
Your porch looks amazing. What a great ideas to add the flowers and bunny for Easter. I need to do something to my porch.
Thank you Marty! I’m so happy with the new door!
Love these small porch ideas so much, Michelle! My parents have a small porch at Bliss Barracks and Loblolly so I can’t wait to send them this post. I love the plants and flowers you chose and your wreath is totally fabulous too. The bunny you snuggled in the back is such a sweet nod to spring! Sending you lots of hugs for a happy Easter, CoCo
Thank you CoCo! Sending lots of hug to you too! Happy Easter!
Michelle, your spring porch looks lovely! I love your moss wreath and adding moss to the lantern is a great idea, too! Have a blessed Easter, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you Cecilia! I can’t believe how easy the wreaths were to make!
What a beautiful porch Michelle. Your grapevine moss wreath is perfect for the season and the ferns are a great fill in mixed with your beautiful blooms. Happy Easter my friend.
Thank you Kim! Hugs and Happy Easter!
Your doors are absolutely stunning! I’m in love with the style and the color! Your porch looks so pretty!! Can’t wait to add flowers to mine. I’ll swoon over yours until I can. So pretty!
Thank you so much Kristin! We are so happy with the new doors and the design!
I love those new doors – and what fun that you have a new look to work with! Your porch looks gorgeous. It’s so classic and inviting. I have yet to do anything outside. I really should get moving on that! Great to hop with you always. Happy Easter!
Shelley
Thank you Shelley! My challenge now will be keeping everything watered! Hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!
As soon as I clicked on your post I gasped in delight! I said out loud – she got gorgeous new front doors! Wowza they are fantabulous and I know you love them. What a huge change and the way you decorated the porch looks perfect. Everything seems to pop more with those new doors. Love your added grapevine idea too. I would have never thought to do that but love it. I know you’ll love celebrating Easter with your family. Enjoy!
Thank you so much Cindy for your sweet comments! We are so excited about the new doors and now just need to keep everything watered. These windy days are really drying us out LOL!
First of all, your new front doors are totally amazing! I love the wavy tinted glass and design. Your plantings are perfect and that little bunny is just so sweet peeking out behind those kalanchoes. The grapevine wreath is wonderful wrapped around the urn and pots. Have a wonderful week, Michelle.
Thank you so much Debra for your kind words! We are so happy to have this little project behind us, and love the doors! Have a wonderful Easter weekend!
Michelle I love ALL of this! I too have a tiny entry area and this is perfect. I had no idea you could use the pink polka plants outside. I am going to get one tomorrow. Happy Easter!!!
Thank you Laura! Our porch is always shady so as long as I keep everything watered the pink polka dot plant should do nicely!
Michelle, your new front door is beautiful. Love the color and the style. The pots and planters are perfect for your front porch. The flowers are gorgeous and so welcoming. Happy Easter, my friend.
Thank you so much Carol! This was an expensive project, but so worth it!
Looks gorgeous Michelle! I just love that bunny peeking out behind the flowers! Your lantern and wreath look so welcoming there. Thanks for the inspiration! Happy Easter!
Thank you Denise! I think our bunny has a new home here! Have a wonderful Easter weekend!
Love love love your spring porch! Ferns in urns and mossy wreaths and pops of color with touches of spring flowers…perfection! Love the bunny, lantern and Cousin It!
Thanks so much for joining the hop. Happy Easter!
This was such a beautiful blog hop and I’m so happy I could join in this time! Big hugs to you Amber and have a wonderful Easter weekend!
I’ve been reading Amber’s blog. Follow The Yellow Brick Home is very useful and informative, and now I know you’re friends. What a small world it is.
Amber is such a sweetheart and extremely talented. Getting to know her has been so fun, and I always love joining her blog hops! Thank you for stopping by and commenting Charlotte!
What a beautiful porch! Those doors are stunning. I love how you kept it all so simple yet it all makes such a large statement! Ferns are my favorite plant to use…they are just timeless! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you! I love ferns too and usually have better luck keeping them indoors. This year though, I’m determined to keep these watered and alive LOL!
Your front porch is charming and that fern is fabulous. I love love those doors. We also need to replace our front door and was wondering whether you’d mind sharing your source for them. If so, thanks in advance!
Hi Sandra, the doors are from Love That Door. They have three stores in the Dallas Ft. Worth area. I’m sure you can find a company that probably sells the same doors closer to your where you live. They are heavy wrought iron doors and so far we are extremely happy with them.
Your porch looks stunning. I would love it if you would share it on The Fabulous Friday Link party. You can find the link on my website. Blessings to you.
Thank you Renae, I linked up yesterday! 😊
Beautiful and stunning!
The Keira, the flowers are really blooming now!
This is exactly how my mom decorates her porch, with many plants. Having flowers and plants really brighten up your house entrance
Thank you Valentina! We love just a little bit of fresh color!