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Thirty Days of Gratitude, Day 21: The Back Porch

November 21, 2014 By Karen Cooper 4 Comments

Thirty Days of Gratitude, Day 21: I am grateful for my back porch. The back porch of our 1929 house is my very favorite place to relax.

back porch - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

In fact, I am writing this post from the porch. I hear the birds, the weather is perfect, and the dogs are lying next to me. It’s lovely.

Our back porch in the 1929 House - thediybungalow.com

Just FYI: the sectional is from Ikea. The rug is from World Market. The coffee table is from a yard sale ($10!).

The table is an old Pottery Barn table that was in my first apartment long, long ago – repurposed as a dining table for cool spring nights!

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you have a relaxing weekend on your porch or wherever you have a happy place.

What are you grateful for today?

Click here for how to clean a screened-in porch in five easy steps! Pollen be gone!

Here’s how to fix a screened porch when, for example, your large labrador retriever runs through it. Hypothetically, of course.

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. mikey says

    November 24, 2014 at 5:22 am

    Nice house, love the living room! Those windows works pretty well with greens outside, well done!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      November 24, 2014 at 7:39 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Lucinda Feldman says

    August 2, 2018 at 11:30 am

    Our painted screened in porch needs attention. This bungalow is almost 100 years old and I can’t remember the last time we had it painted. Looks terrible now. It is only half-screened as the screens are on the top half of the 3 sided porch. A contractor recommended power washing and then paint, but I just read power washing is not so hot for wood. What would you do? I really like how your porch looks. I realize I am asking for free advice. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      August 8, 2018 at 10:49 am

      Hi Lucinda,
      I agree re the power washing, especially if you have peeling paint. Cleaning the surface will make the new paint adhere better. You can rent a power washer or have a painter or other professional do it, and they use a cleaning solution that will dry and should not harm the wood. We have wood siding on part of our house and we had it pressure-washed and painted and it’s doing well! Thank you for reaching out – hope this helps! Keep me posted!

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