Lani's Porch - My Take on Falloween . . . .

September 25th, 2008 in member junk

Lanette Lorsung, contributor

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I purchased this bird house from someone who built it out of vintage pieces. The tea cart I bought new, but after sitting outside for several years, it started to take on this wonderful patina. I love it more now!

This 100 year old Paris park bench I purchased at an occasional sale in MN for a steal. It looks fabulous on my porch. The pumpkin sitting on it was etched with a saying while it was still growing on the vine. It looks like it came that way naturally :).

I believe this was a chicken feeder and I had my friend stencil on it Theres No Place Like Home. The plants underneath is are humongous kale! I purchased them at the Junk Bonanza.

This is a wonderful cart I purchased at a store in Rogers, MN called the Vintage Cupboard. It is one of my favorites and Karen, the owner, is awesome! Im not sure what the cart was used for but its great by my front door. I love it filled with ferns and I added bittersweet for a punch of color.

This was a turkey feeder/ala-planter! Its quite a bit larger than the common chicken feeders you see.

I purchased this bird house from someone who built it out of vintage pieces. The tea cart I bought new, but after sitting outside for several years, it started to take on this wonderful patina. I love it more now!

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After such wonderful inspiration from Sue's porch I finally got to work on my own porch. Here's the finish product. More pictures can be seen on my blog. It's hard to pick out only five pictures! Thanks for looking!

Pattern or design used: My own design - Lanette @ Cottage Elements

posted in: member junk, seasonal, outdoor spaces, white, brown, tin-metallic, yellow, orange

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shabbychick writes: Lani - just peeked at your porch - I love it all - and, your tea cart has aged beautifully!!

Kathy Posted: 1:47 pm on September 30th

ladyfae writes: Your porch is so beautiful, I love the turkey feeder and the cart is amazing. Posted: 8:55 pm on September 27th

kopykatkim writes: Great Porch! Love the cart. Have to finish my Patio and hope to post also. Posted: 7:55 pm on September 27th

Junk_Sophisticate writes: Oooo...nice! The cart by the door and turkey feeder are my favorites. The Paris park bench is wonderful too! Posted: 10:36 pm on September 26th

Meadowview_Farm writes: Lani:
Love your porch - I am definitely inspired!!
Kari Posted: 3:31 pm on September 26th

KimberlyMelamed writes: Lani, What a fab cart! It looks fantastic with the fern and the bittersweet! Great job on the whole porch. Won't be posting mine anytime soon...too busy on Sue's porch to get mine done.

Have a great day!
Kimberly Posted: 10:39 am on September 26th

junkin4fun writes: Your porch looks wonderful. You really know how to put displays together. Thanks for sharing. Posted: 6:38 pm on September 25th

georgiamoon writes: Oh how adorable all of your fall stuff is, I really like the cart. What is it about something on wheels that we all love so much? I saw one of the Punkins with the etched sayings for the first time last week and thought it was very cool. I have been redoing the shop decor to reflect the season...inspired by all of you that have posted your wonderful ideas. Thank you all so much for sharing, Love geo Posted: 6:31 pm on September 25th

MimiToria writes: Very creative use of junk Lani. Love what you've done with it all. The bird house is very cool! I'd love to learn how to build birdhouses like that someday.
My favorite like Sue is the unique cart by the front door filled with ferns and a bit of bittersweet. How cool of a touch is that? Posted: 6:29 pm on September 25th

LuAnn writes: Lani:

Love everything you've done to your porch. Puts me in the mood to finish mine. Will post soon.

Good Job!

LuAnn Posted: 4:30 pm on September 25th

suewhitney writes: You at you go girl! I love it all. My favorite is the cart by the door...awesome. Thanks so much for the ideas.

Take care,
Sue Posted: 3:40 pm on September 25th