Poor Pitiful Porch

I have this screened in porch off my kitchen. I hate it! 1st off- we live in Texas-its too hot to really enjoy a porch, 2nd the way it is situated there are no cool breezes- its hot, stuffy & humid in there. 3rd- its a catch-all for the yard toys, spider webs and dust. *sigh* that being said I knew it needed some sprucing up so at least when I let the dog out I wouldn't cringe every time. I have future plans to tear it down, enclose it with french doors & glass and make it my sunroom- one day,....someday......hey a girl can dream.....

Ok so here is my before. Actually this is partway through the clean up- I didnt have the heart to show you the "real" before...paint cans, spray paint, a bike, blow up pool, sand box toys....I told you it was a catch all.




The white plastic chairs have been with us for over 10 years and they showed it-mold, dirt, grime...but once again spray paint came to the rescue. Krylon makes this wonderful plastic spray paint. No sanding, no priming, my kinda stuff. Just dont use it on laminate- I have a dear friend who has a horror story about THAT. Maybe she will blog about THAT. I will have to ask her about THAT. I wont reveal her name in case she doesn't want you to know about THAT. :-)

Anyway- on to the makeover. The chairs....


I also bought a Walmart can of Red spray paint & painted some items to add a punch of red.








This plate was already hanging on the porch but was green, gold & red. So I primed it with gray primer then painted it with my 2nd love- Chalkboard paint *sigh* That stuff makes me happy.


AFTER:




Now if only we could get rid of this 97 degree, 100% humidity I could actually sit out there and enjoy my work.