BEFORE
• 1. Before
• 2. Kim's porch. Kim created a cozy, laid back porch with spots of vibrant reds, blues, turquoises and greens. She relied on places like Pier 1 and Pottery Barn for most of her accessories.
• 3. Lydia's porch. Lydia whipped up a fresh and soothing outdoor space that combined a limited summery color palette and layers of patterns. Most of her accessories came from West Elm, target, and Lands End.
• 4. Dawn's porch. Dawn relied on simple wooden furniture and lots of fresh greenery to spruce up the bare porch. She shopped almost exclusively at discount stores like HomeGoods and Tuesday Morning.
Check out the list of resources and more details of the project on the My Home Ideas website.
(Images: Southern Living)
Jessica's Crafted Space
Ana Creates a Community at Home
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Z2 iPod Dock and Wi...
10 Low-Budget Pantry Items Everyone Should Have
Recipe: Spring Fruit and Nut Tabouli
1st picture for sure!
Agreed!
Love the third the best -- all pretty but third looks the most inviting in my opinion. I love the ferns.
Not to be contrary, but taste IS contrary...aside from the drapery (which would be killer added to #2 or #3), #1 is the only one I didn't like!
#2 is so seaside charm, but needed the drapery for privacy from the street.
#3 fit nicely with the craftman style of the house and would be my favorite if not for the lack of comfy loungy type chairs.
For me a summer porch needs to have a punch of color. That is what I really liked about number 1. Although I think I would have gone with a colored Adirondack chair and bench instead of the metal framed pieces. I feel like the white chairs are too washed out in the second option and for me the patterns are a little to traditional or something. I do however like the bird pillow. I also agree the drapes are needed if we are pulling out all the stops. I also liked the plants in the third option but besides that there isn't enough drama or a focal point. I would have also gone with odd numbers when placing the plants. Just my opinion.
So the textures, colors, and items from number one with similar chairs to number two and plants from the third one. That's my pick.
Check out some other articles I have commented on from apt therapy, re-nest, and other sources at wilddirt.tumblr.com
AK
I really liked #1 and #3... #1 is more my personal style, but #3 is something I could see our whole family loving. It looks relaxed and laid-back.
They all seemed a little out of place to me. While I really like #1, something about it says back yard rather than front porch. i think #2 is most appropriate and attractive since it is a front porch, but it's a little underwhelming. Perhaps a larger table, or the addition of a bench for added seating. The last choice appears rather "fuddy-duddy" to me, but that's what I always think when I see ferns and terra cotta colors together. Ho-hum. I do like the furniture layout, though.
#1 is my absolute favorite! I want a place that I could relax, another living room. I think that giant puff "coffee table" makes it for me! And it's a little eclectic, like me!
i love #1 but would be nervous people would steal my stuff! maybe in the back yard...
I love the bench and chair in #1. I tried the link from the myhomeideas article and it must be discontinued CB2 furniture. Does anyone know where I could find the same or similar outdoor furniture?
Love #1. The other two I dont' like at all. Taste is entirely subjective! :)
I like them all.
I have the furniture in #1 and have been thinking of getting rid of it for some time now. This gives me some ideas to perk it up a little until I find a suitable replacement set. My girlfriends and I like it but it sits so low and is too small for the boy, so it needs to be replaced. Anyone is the greater DC/Balt area want a set of discontinued CB2 furniture?
Of the 3 options above, I like #1 the best for looks. But if the adirondack chairs in #2 were a little more modern and brightly colored, they'd be my pick.