Our screened porch: Before & After

Over time, we have gradually made a few improvements to our screened porch. Here's what we did on a small budget:

- Repainted wicker furniture (yes, the owner agreed to leave her porch furniture. My husband swore we could make them look like new. I honestly doubted it, but in the end, he was right! (sigh)

- Installed and painted new french doors

- Installed and painted new screen doors

- New cushions and pillows

- Repainted the floor

Wow. What a difference a few updates made. And the best part of it all (and the biggest money saver) was that we did it all ourselves, including painting and hanging the doors! It was a lot of work, but totally worth it in the end.

We love entertaining on our porch. Here are some pics from a baby shower I hosted last fall...

and finally, my most recent project was repainting and hanging these antique shutters. I think they turned out well and add some architectural detail to the space...

I love Before & After pics, so I hope you enjoyed these today. Although our porch will may never look like the "dream" pictures I posted yesterday, we love it and I think we've made some definite improvements! Now on to the next project :)