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My World Is Green – Out On The Porch

By Manuela Williams

My world IS literally green! It was yellow with inches of pollen every where. But now it’s green since the trees are leafing out!  I would say spring is here in Georgia. Which means it’s time to get the screened porch ready for us to enjoy.  It’s my favorite room in this house!

green mirror in screened in porch

This year my colors are going to be lots of green, with some blue and white. That way I can re-use most of the things I already have with just a bit of tweaking.

green scrolly porch mirror

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With that in mind, I just wanted to share a quick little update I started in the porch a few days ago.  I painted my mirror green and got some new plates. These are melamine plates from TJMaxx.

Storehouse melamine plates

I usually hang real plates but I don’t have any that are these colors so it was a small investment to get the look I want this year.

I think I’ve painted this mirror about 6 or 7 times. This is what it looked like one summer.

blue mirror in screened in porch

Last fall I painted it white and used my Johnson Brothers Friendly Village plates.

white mirror in screened in porch

I just keep re-painting it and accessorizing around it with different things to get a new look.

green mirror and storehouse plates

This year the color is GREEN!
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Filed Under: Exterior Decorating, Fluffing my nest Tagged With: mirrors, Outdoor Decorating, screened porch

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Comments

  1. Karla says

    April 12, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    Oh how lovely to have a screened in porch. It’s on my dream house list. 🙂 You’ve done a beautiful job reinvinting every season. So lovely

    • Manuela says

      April 12, 2013 at 5:25 pm

      Thank you Karla! I feel it’s almost a necessity to have a screened porch in Georgia. The weather is wonderful here but the bugs will eat you alive! We lived here for quite a few years before we were able to build this porch. Like I said in my post, it’s my favorite room!

  2. Judy Clark says

    April 12, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    I love the green mirror. That’s so funny that you’ve repainted it so many times. I have one that I think would probably fall apart if it didn’t have so much paint on it.

    Your porch looks wonderful – bright, cheery and inviting. A perfect place for the summer.

    Judy

  3. Patty O says

    April 12, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    Love it in every color! We’re buried under many inches of snow yet here in northern Minnesota – thanks for sharing a touch of Spring!

  4. Deanna says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    I like what you’ve done!

    Its fun to have a piece of decor that you can change up easily with paint!

  5. Vee says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Very nice however you decorate! I’m totally biased, of course, but I really love the autumn look.

  6. Dawn says

    April 12, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Love the green, it is one of my favorite colors:)

  7. just cats says

    April 12, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    I love it green. It looks fabulous. Deb

  8. Tammy says

    April 12, 2013 at 11:12 pm

    What a bright and fresh new look for your porch – I love every incarnation of the mirror. Nothing much going on here outside just yet. We still have snow in our forecast this next week.

  9. Tammy says

    April 13, 2013 at 2:47 am

    Wow Manuela. That mirror has seen some awesome transformations. It has been gorgeous in all its various colors, but the green definitely pops and those melamine plates are absolutely perfect for the look you have in mind now. Gorgeous! Best wishes and blessings, Tammy

  10. Recreate and decorate says

    April 13, 2013 at 6:14 am

    Don’t you just love having something that you can transform from one color to the next! I’m loving the green this year and those plates are very cute too!
    Oh and I’m a South Georgia Peach!

  11. Theresa H. Roach says

    April 13, 2013 at 8:18 am

    Loving that bright green:) Have a blessed Saturday dear Manuela, HUGS!

  12. Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions says

    April 13, 2013 at 8:31 am

    Well, you’ve certainly gotten a lot of use out of that mirror, Manuela! : ) I love the shape of it and it’s great that you can just change the paint color to suit your new scheme. Those plates were a great find to go with the new colors. It looks very pretty with the green on the mirror. We haven’t gotten our “green time” yet here. Trees are just starting to look alive now, although the daffodils finally popped this week.

  13. cindy says

    April 13, 2013 at 9:00 am

    Oh Manuela, I think you have picked the perfect colour for that mirror!!! It’s really gorgeous! You’ve given me some great inspiration here, I am thinking about what I”m going to do with my screened porch and I have a smaller oval mirror that I can paint, thanks!
    Hugs, Cindy

  14. Penny @ The Comforts of Home & Flea Market Makeovers says

    April 13, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Green looks so fresh. We still have lots of pollen here, so I have to wait to do any deck or porch fluffing.

  15. [email protected] Stroll Thru Life says

    April 13, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Love the mirror and it looks fabulous with any of the colors. Hugs, Marty

  16. Glenda says

    April 13, 2013 at 11:03 am

    Like the mirror – a lot!
    Everything is turning green here also, but still lots of the yellow green pollen around.
    Enjoy your weekend.

  17. clarice says

    April 13, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    Just beautiful Manuela. I love how you keep changing it. And what a great way to show how a bit of paint can change everything xox Clarice

  18. Lara says

    April 13, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    The green you chose is fantastic! What a happy way to welcome spring to your porch.

  19. Carol says

    April 14, 2013 at 6:32 pm

    I love seeing all the different colors you have used. And, it will be another color one day.

  20. Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    I love it! and I love how you’re not afraid to get out the paint and mix it up. I’m a bit of a chicken that way. Spring has made a few short appearances here. It’s still pretty cool and not too green but we’re getting there!

  21. Rondell says

    April 15, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    I love the green and I have a mirror like that, I’ve painted it white but oh, how I love the green:)
    Visiting from Creative Cain Cabin!

    Rondell

  22. Kimberly says

    April 16, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    I love the bright color choices you’ve chosen for your porch.
    How wonderful you are able to enjoy Spring, I’m still knee
    deep in snow!

  23. Dawn says

    April 19, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Love the green, it is a fav color of mine. Thanks for sharing at the Cabin:)

  24. Terri Cheney says

    April 19, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    I LOVE those plates! I bought some melamine ones to hang in the guest room simply because I liked the colors too. Love that mirror. There’s a man on the highway just before you turn onto the main road into our neighborhood that has a mirror leaning against a shed in his yard. I keep thinking I need to stop and ask if he’s wanting to sell it.

    • Manuela says

      April 20, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      Yep, go ask!!

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