Spring is in the air, so tell winter goodbye by decorating your front porch for Spring!
Take advantage of the good weather to transform your home's first impression.
Here are a few ways to decorate a front porch for spring.
Flowers
Spring is the season of new birth, and it is welcomed by blooming flowers.
Use an abundance of colorful pastel flowers when decorating your front porch.
Use flowers in your yard leading to the porch as well as potted flowers on the porch.
You can also use flowering vines that wrap around the columns of your front porch and/or hanging baskets.
Use primarily pink, purple, blue, and white flowers but avoid using too many red and orange flowers that feel like Fall.
You can use yellow in small quantities when mixed with other colors.
For the best results when potting flowers in a pot, select 3 types of flowers or plants - one tall, one medium, and one that cascades over the side of the pot. There is a saying that goes - one plant that thrills, one that fills, and one that spills.
You may need multiples of each type depending on the size of the plants and the size of your pot.
If the pot will be seen on all sides, put the tall and skinny plant in the middle, the medium sized plants surrounding, and the cascading plants surrounding the medium sized plants.
If the pot is against a wall and will only be seen on one side, then put the tall and skinny plant towards the center back, the medium sized plant in front of the tall plant, and the cascading plant in the front.
Furniture
If you have patio furniture, now is a good time to give it a spring cleaning and maybe a fresh coat of paint.
After it is clean, consider getting some new bright and cheerful cushions and throw pillows to freshen things up for Spring.
If you have high quality pillow inserts, consider just getting a new spring pillow cover. Pillow covers not only save money over buying a pillow, but they also save space when being stored for next season.
You can even get outdoor curtains to add some softness to your porch.
Don't forget about cleaning your welcome mat or changing it out for a new one appropriate for Spring.
Wreath
If you want to put a wreath on your door to welcome visitors, then select one that has Spring colors.
Most any pastel colors work, as well as white.
You can also change out your wreath per the upcoming holidays or add embellishments to your wreath depending on the nearest holiday.
If you prefer a more neutral aesthetic, select a wreath with different shades of green - light, medium, and dark.
Don't go too small on your wreath else it might look cheap and wimpy.
You can even add a greenery swag over your door.
Holidays
Consider decorating your front porch with one or two high quality decorative elements that you change out per the upcoming holidays.
Make sure to opt for high quality decorative items over juvenile cheap fillers that you will probably throw away at the end of the season.
Cheap items make your home look cheap and an abundance of cheap items costs the same as one or two high quality items that you will cherish for years to come.
This might include statues, embellishments to your potted plants, or yard signs.
Spring holidays include Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Flag day, and Father's Day.
Spring Cleaning
Before you start decorating, make sure to do a deep spring cleaning on your front porch so it looks its best.
It might just needs to be swept and hosed off, or perhaps it needs a little more cleaning with a pressure washer.
Do your windows need cleaning?
Does something on your front porch need a new paint job? Maybe your window trim, house numbers, or front door?
Do you need to weed your flower beds and add fresh mulch?
If so, tackle the project now that the wonderful Spring weather is here.
