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Summer on the Patio
Re-purposed Curtains for the Patio
The curtains add a romantic flair and are beautiful as they blow in the breeze.
The curtains look pretty tied back or hanging freely.
I didn’t have enough curtains to hang in every opening but I wouldn’t really want them in the other areas.
The side of the patio where the picnic table sits has a backdrop of ferns (and hibiscus).
Once while staying at a B&B (Lovelace Manor in Lancaster, PA) we admired the huge field of ferns they had growing. We were happy to accept a box full to take home to our own garden!
Care to sit a spell?
A view from the family room French doors.
Adding Repurposed Curtains to the front porch
This is an updated post to show how adding curtains to the porch creates a bit of privacy so perfect for relaxing. I frequently have my coffee, breakfast and quiet time on the bench. It is usually still cool and I enjoy the birds, clouds and greenery. And, it is a peaceful way to start the day.
Here on the porch, I used a pair of tab curtains that once hung in a toddlers nursery then a guest room. Tie the curtains back or allow them to hang depending on the look and amount of privacy you want. I have only used sheer curtains so they do not completely block visibility, but is it enough for me. The real purpose of the curtains is to create a soft, breezy look that is lovely and adds curb appeal to our home.
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Sooo beautiful!! I love the sheers!! I dream of having a porch like this one day :))
LOVE FROM TEXAS!!
~~Michella~~
http://www.michellamarie.com
Bonjour
I love your garden
Nice sunday
Frieda
Absolutely beautiful! I wish we lived in a part of the country where the mosquitoes didn't eat us alive if we're outside! I have a screened in gazebo and you've inspired me to turn it into something a bit more special! Thanks for your lovely post!
I adore this- how absolutely charming and sweet!! Would love for you to share this at Feathered Nest Friday sometime! This week~ I am hosting Shabby Cottage Summer at the BBP but the party will be back next week!
Love Love Love this!! So peaceful and beautiful!
Popping over to say hello for the "Blog Party"! this is a gorgeous setting – i host a garden party on Thursday's & would love to have you come by to peek around or even link up?!? hope to see you sometime! xoox, tracie
That is just so pretty and charming too! I love it all, the table with the checks and wicker, just perfect!
Cindy
Yes I would love to come and sit a spell. Your patio is absolutely divine. I am ready to open the trunk and dig out my sheers. Fabulous!
Paula
This is so beautiful! I also loved the tablecloth. This is exactly what we would like to do to our back patio. Right now it isn't even used. I've also seen curtains made from drop cloths and that seems to look nice also.
The curtains add such a nice, soft and romantic look! Just lovely! I have white lights in my screened gazebo, too, and I think pictures don't do the look they give at night justice.
what a wonderful setting and fab pics~
WOW!!! WOW!!! I love your porch! The drapes are very dramatic which I love!
This is my first time participating in Ms. Rhondi's Porch Party…I hope you will swing by my blog to visit my porch! Fresh ice cold lemonade will be waiting on you!
~~~rhonda ~~~~
Simple… and simply beautiful! I love the mix of the little black bistro chairs and the pretty white wicker! I think I'll be making myself you newest follower! I want to see more!!
blessings. Dixie
Stunning!!! I love your whites & the fresh clean look you have created on your porch!
I am now one of your newest followers! Keep up the great posting!
Blessing, Glenda
How pretty! The porch in itself is already beautiful but the curtains softened the look and made it even prettier….Christine
I tried to leave you a message earlier, but something hiccuped. I hope this one takes.
Your patio is gorgeous. I love the billowy curtains and the trellis for the arches. Simply perfect!
Your patio is very warm and relaxing, but also very romantic looking. Very pretty!
Hugs, Cindy
How lovely and inviting. The curtains add just the right touch to soften a hardscape. Your ferns are beautiful too.
What a beautiful porch. I love how the curtains soften it. If that were my home I think I would live out there! Thanks for joining my porch party today.
Hugs, Rhondi
Lordy mercy, woman…this is JUST LIKE SOMETHING IN THE MOVIES. Just breathtaking. I love every thing about it.
xo bj
Your porch is so pretty and I love the curtains. Oh how I wish I could put some up on our porch.
Wow it is so beautiful! The curtains add so much flavor and romance.
you have created a truly lovely outdoor space…so restful just to look at…i've been contemplating adding sheers to our outdoor gazebo, but need to make an ikea trip first…thanks for sharing…so glad you joined the block party!
alison
stuff and nonsense
Oh my word, I've been looking to do this for our gazebo in our backyard. I always thought that I needed to get "outdoor" curtains if there such a thing. You've inspired me!! Thanks!
What an absolutely GORGEOUS porch! Those curtains only enhance what is already beautiful and the entire space is so charming and welcoming!
Vanessa
totally stunning and inspiring. hope I can convince my husband with your post to have curtains on our porch!
Absolutely CHARMING!!
You've done a wonderful work in making such a lovely, inviting place of peace and happy moments.
Love the black and white and your garden is fabulous!!
CLAPPING..
HOPE
Love the patio with the sheers! What a great place to sit a spell. Enjoy~
Your patio is beautiful! So peaceful and relaxing and the addition of the curtains is just right. We are getting ready to put in a patio outside the double doors we had installed in our master bedroom. Your photos inspired me – I can't wait for us to get ours finished so I can add some pretty things.
~Adrienne~
What a beautiful patio. I love everything about it. Thanks for linking to the party.
Reading this post makes me want to pick up my cup of coffee and hurry on over. Sitting in a pretty, cozy, porch like yours is an inviting thought to me. You have a way of adding beauty and ambience to your decorating touches. Really enjoyed seeing these pictures.
I put curtains up on the corner of my porch as a sort of sun filter. I use a rod and hooks etc. My husband is a retired electrician. Why did we not think of using conduit? Sheer curtains are a gentle and a bit sexy addition to summer.
You've convinced me that I need to add a few curtains to my porch! Yours looks so inviting and lovely!
Blessings!!
I have been trying to decide if I wanted to do this on my porch, definitely going to now. It's beautiful
So pretty and intimate, wish I was there now. Thanks for sharing at Beyond The Picket Fence.
Your patio looks so beautiful and inviting!
What a gorgeous retreat! I'm in awe!! Great job! I'm new to your blog and very impressed!
Looks like a magazine photo shoot. Perfect for that daily porch sit.
Just looking at the gorgeous photos, I feel a sense of calm take over me. So if that space were mine, I'd probably set up camp there!
How beautiful and inviting…just relaxing!
Your patio is a dream! I love it! It was suggested to me 2 years ago to do something along the same lines…but =(..it never happened. Maybe next summer? We have re-done our flower bed and it turned out delightful. One of these days I'll get a picture posted. I need to get back outside….hubby is laying flagsone for a small breakfast patio. Our daughter thought it up and worked so hard on it….he is finishing up. The stones are way too heavy for me to lift, I wish I could help!
Love your patio!!! It is SOOO beautiful!
I would love to come sit for a while. You may be sorry you invited me though I just might not leave
Those curtains looks so nice hanging there. What a perfect setting
I would just love to sit on your patio, so inviting
Looks a beautiful place to sit, good idea to.
its one of my favorite deserts so will be giving it a try.
I have got the cheese cake recipe
along with some of your others
Have a good week
Kisses and hugs for Raider
Jan and George xxx
I'd love to sit a spell — it's beautiful and so inviting!!
Beautiful! Looks so inviting!
It looks very pretty and welcoming Lorraine! Love the white, black and red and your ferns are the perfect soft touch!
WOW!! I am loving those curtains!! What a beautiful patio you have from the wicker furniture, the black and white color scheme and the lights at night!! Stunning!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Your house is beautiful… it really does look like something from a magazine.
Love, Lorraine
Wow, this looks so good. Romantic.
Love your patio, and the new curtains make it so cozy and charming!
Your patio is amazing and yes, I would LOVE to sit a spell!
What a wonderful treat for me to see, I just knew you would make it so beautiful. I like the idea of adding lights, I know you are enjoying this beautiful getaway. I really enjoy ours especially early morning and late nights.
Thank you for your sweet words.
I have been off line for about a week, and am visiting this evening trying to catchup and this was such a treat.
Blessings,
Sue
So, so pretty! I'd love to spend some time out there with a glass of iced tea. You did a great job!
They look beautiful on your Patio! Definitely a romantic flair and I can see why it would be a favorite place to dine! Just beautiful.
Wow, that looks very 'South Fork' lol!
I was oohing and ahhing all the way through this post. I can see you are a romantic just like me.
What a beautiful patio setting. Oh how I wish I could join you for a glass of iced tea.
blessings and love,
Debbie
Oh – it looks absolutely stunning. I LOVE IT! It is perfect. I have been thinking about doing that on my front porch. I have a ton of very lightweight sheets in a pale, pale yellow..and for some reason I am attracted to pale yellow this Summer. Maybe I need a little extra sunshine in my life. You have certainly inspired me here- xoDiana
That looks wonderful! I love the lattice work on your patio too. Everything looks so lush and green.
I have bags of those sheers too. I saved them, as they are mych nicer than the ones you buy now. Mine are mostly ecru, and 90 in, from the 70's!
You never know when you will need them, LOL!
Your patio looks lovely! I love how curtains look when used outdoors
Your patio is gorgeous!! It looks so inviting.