I don’t have a great decorating sense. So many people are waaay more talented at making centerpieces and decorating for the seasons. I enjoy cooking seasonally, but I want my house and the things I see everyday to reflect the changes too.
Last year, I decided to paint my porch chair for Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.
We got this chair when we bought our house. We actually saved it during a large trash pick up day. Yay free stuff! It was dark green, so I painted it turquoise, my favorite color and it was that way for 4 years.
In the fall I painted it marigold yellow and it looked amazing with our trees.
Then I painted it forest green, very close to its original color when we found it. I don’t have a picture of it until I painted it again which is a shame, though I have a mark on my concrete to show it’s color. 😦
For Spring I went light green and I absolutely loved this color. I may make it my Spring color from now on. So fresh.
On Sunday it got its Summer makeover. I painted it coral and I had help.
After doing this a few times, I have a sure method. I only need two cans of spray paint if I start by painting the bottom first. I get a lot of coverage and I can turn it over and paint the top while the bottom keeps drying. I use a paint cloth usually, but I got new shower liners recently and kept the old ones as paint sheets.
It may seem silly or wasteful to change the chair every 3 months, but I love spray painting. I love the colors. This costs me about $7 a season which is less I think than I would spend to really decorate with signs and cute accessories, which I could add too, if I only had the knack.
manageable mess 