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Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch

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Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsI hope everyone had a great weekend. As for me, I’ve been adding a few patriotic touches to our front porch in preparation for July 4th. I haven’t finished yet, but I’ll show you what I’ve done so far.

Adding Patriotic Touches on the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsIf you follow on Facebook or Instagram, you may have seen this sign that I found at the auction on Memorial Day. The sign is made from a thick, heavy piece of wood so instead of hanging it, I decided to just display it on the table. And when I spotted this adorable owl at Hobby Lobby recently, he just had to come reside on our porch!

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsI think he’s saying, “Hoot, hoot, hooray!”

Adding Patriotic Touches on the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsThe cushions have been recovered in a summery, outdoor fabric with red ticking cording. I had them recovered instead of buying new ones because they are the exact, right size for these chairs.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsI pulled out some of the decorations I made last year. These stars were used on the garland around the front door. But this year….

Adding Patriotic Touches on the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsI added some of them to the wreath on the metal stand that I showed you on our Summertime Porch.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsAnd some of the stars ended up on this pillow.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsThey are just safety-pinned to the pillow! A quick way to add some seasonal decor to a plain pillow.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsThe summer wreath on the door got a metal star.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsFor the Fourth of July, the garland needed to be star-studded, so I added some.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsThey were cut from this ribbon that I already had.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsHere you can see how it all looks together.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsA patriotic pinwheel jazzes up the ivy.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsAnd a new little pick went into the topsy turvy buckets.

Adding Patriotic Touches to the Porch | Cottage at the CrossroadsYou’re probably thinking this is a new throw on the back of our rocking chair, right? Well, I actually had a twin-sized quilt in my buggy at Ollie’s, but I spied the matching king-sized pillow sham. (It was just $5.99 and plenty big to hang over the back of the rocker!) A big SCORE for adding some red, white, and blue to our country porch!

I have a few more projects for adding a little more patriotic decor to the porch and I promise I’ll show it all soon!

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  3. Jane, I love all your star-studded touches for Independence Day! Cutting some from your ribbon and and safety pinning some to your pillow is brilliant! There’s an Ollie’s near me that I haven’t been in recently. Quilt and Red, White & Blue love from me to you 🙂

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  7. You have me all wound up to get out and get the rest of my patriotic decor for the porch set up. I did work on the porch a little last night, but it needs a bit more of the red, white, and blue to make it ready for the Fourth of July. I love of your star idea for the garland. I have a big hunk of red burlap just waiting for me to use it on a project. I think I am seeing red stars with white and blue gingham checks appliqued in the middle or maybe just glued.

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    • Hi Regina, I’m sorry but I can’t help you with the front door color. I painted it over 2 years ago, and more than likely, I mixed several colors to get the one I wanted. (I’m always doing that!) All I can tell you is that it is a red that leans more toward coral rather than a blue-red. Hope that helps!

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  14. Jane, everything looks so festive, and you have so many clever ideas in this post. Love the idea of using the pillow sham on the back of the chair to resemble a quilt. The addition of the star to your summer wreath makes it a great patriotic wreath, and cutting stars from the burlap ribbon to put in the garland was so smart. That patriotic owl is so cute! Hope they still have one left when I get to our HL. laurie

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