An Outdoor Bonus Room

Hello again!

Today’s project is at a home you might recognize from last year (read the full story here). We recently returned to this home to help transform a deck into an outdoor bonus room.

Adam started by adding vertical posts to the existing deck and attaching horizontal slats, which serve for both privacy and shade. It was only 100 degrees on this day, so the shade was much appreciated!

After all the smaller boards were attached, the homeowners decorated this area with lights, hanging plants, and furniture….transforming this deck into an outdoor living room!

A big shout out to the homeowners, for having us back to do this project! It was exciting to see this outdoor space come to life and I can’t wait to see how it serves this family in the future.

That’s all I have for today, thank you so much for your continued support and we will be back soon. Make sure to follow us on Instagram for the ‘behind-the-scenes’ craziness that we call our life :)

Take care!

-Rachael

The Final Summer Porch Refresh!

If you have been following along you might be aware that sweet corn season officially started this week here in Iowa, and I might be just a teeny bit excited about that! In fact, I had to incorporate the first delivery of corn into my final Summer porch refresh of the year. That’s correct, the next time I redo this space it will be with pumpkins!

But for now, I had to take down the 4th of July decor and I wanted to incorporate a few farming pieces to set up for the future harvest season. As a collector of all things random and old, I happened to have everything I needed stored in the garage (which has kind of unintentionally become my decor locker, just don’t tell Adam). This John Deere seed planter from an old tractor is a great example…

The fresh ears of corn in this photo are from our local CSA/farm share program that is delivered weekly throughout the spring and summer. For more information about farm shares, you can see my full post here.

Here are a couple more photos of this newly refreshed space!

For the other side of the door I snagged some of the decorative grass from my front landscaping that is currently out of control, and stuffed it into an old rusty milk can that i picked up at a garage sale a couple years back. The black metal ‘hello’ sign will stay for now, but I might take it down for the winter months, as it gets pretty cold here and I don’t want it damaged or warped in any way.

Here’s a front shot of the whole front porch, which is one of my more favorite area’s to decorate at my home. Now, if only I can light a fire under Adam and have him replace the construction door that’s been there for 4 years next month! It’s the little things….

That’s all I have for you today, thank you for stopping by the blog and I hope I have been able to inspire you on your own decorating adventure! As always, feel free to share your projects and questions either here or over on Instagram.

Happy Summer!

Rachael