.Lilac Lane Cottage: screened porch

Monday, September 20, 2010

Our Old Back Porch

Up until now I haven't shown many pictures of our old back porch. It's actually on the side of the house but comes out to the back of our property.

Don't know why they set the house sideways on the farm like this but I'm glad they did as we get to look out of three rooms onto the long grove of lilacs and a pasture.

The old thing isn't a pretty sight but it has it's country charm and if you like 'chippy' and 'weathered' well you won't be disappointed.

Part of the porch is covered and part of it isn't.

Shep likes to lay on it when it's cool out

but when it's as hot as it has been this summer

he climbs under the porch.

See the old electric box above the chair?

That's what you hit when you want to turn the light off on the pole by the driveway.

Thank heavens the rest of the house has been rewired!

The old porch posts have seen better days.

If only they could talk...

This one has seen a good number of cats use it as

a scratching post over the years.

Still does today.

When the day comes that we tear this old dear down

I will keep these posts

and use them for something special.

Now this is a bit embarassing for me as I've never

shown a good picture of the back (side) of

the old farm cottage.

It's not a pretty sight but this gives you an

idea of how small our porch actually is.

(Remember we have only been in this old house just over a year)

The part to the left is actually only 8 feet

deep and this covered area is about 6 feet deep.

Not much you can do with it

but it does give you a place to sit in the

shade on a hot sunny day.

(Will be painting soon!)

Here's a better look.

If you follow the roof line down from the peek of the house

to the right you'll see a bit of a change in pitch.

Once we tear off the old porch we will follow that lower pitch almost up to that spot and then follow that pitch down just to the right of the far left windows.

Are you following me?

We will then come 14 feet out from the house.

That will be our new screened in porch.

With hanging bed.

Can't wait till next spring!

This is the view from the porch.

That building will be gone within the next

few months and that little grove of

lilacs will be reduced to half it's length

so that we see beyond the fields to the trees

in the distance.

Our old garden in the city

A picket fence will go from the house

nearly out to the pole and the over to the right

and I will finally be able to put in gardens

and NOT have to worry that white dog

will chew and dig everything up!

Oh happy day!

Have you got any future plans to change things

around your home?

Enjoy your day!

Maura :)

Friday, August 6, 2010

Where Has The Time Gone?

Don't you just love the shabby chic feel of this porch!

It's hard to believe that it's August 6th already!

Where has the summer gone?

I know some of you in the north west haven't had much of a summer at all and others in the south east have been struggling with heat and high humidity.

We've been breaking records for temerature here in Kansas and because of the heat I haven't spent much time with my camera...

so I thought I'd share some photo's from the Internet of pretty summer decorating...inside and out.