Rocking Chair Front Porch

A rocking chair front porch was pretty much a requirement when we were house shopping, so we made sure we completed ours pretty early on. Sure, there were tons of other projects that needed to be done and some of them are probably more important, but this is one that I could take on in the afternoons after work with not much assistance, so I jumped right in a few weeks ago. We already had to buy a ton of stain for the fence and deck, so I had that on hand already. We used Ready Seal in Pecan. It was easy to apply and it looks great! I just rolled on one thick coat and it is holding up really well! I love the stain, so we ordered more for our fence. I did it about a week before Easter and it has taken this long for me to post about it. Wow!

Anyway, one day cleaned and stained the porch. We had to wait 48 hours before we could use it like normal, but we did walk across it a few times before that. It was fine. 

You can see the stain color pretty well here.

We decided on these for the rocking chairs. They're no longer available on Amazon and I haven't been able to find them anywhere else, so I'm glad we bought them when we did. We saw similar ones when we were in MD for a lot more money, so I was happy with the deal we got on these. They were a little more pricey than the plain looking painted ones you can find in other places, but I absolutely love these! 

Once the rocking chairs were in place, next on my list were some hanging baskets. I wasn't completely sure what I wanted, but I've always loved ferns. They're simple, but so pretty. That's what I went with. I messed up the hanging at first. They were SO uneven. Josh fixed it for me though and I love the way it looks now! I would like to get a small little table to put between the rocking chairs, but other than that, I think I'm finished with the porch other than seasonal changes! 

Speaking of seasonal changes...we do have a flag pole to go on the porch...we just haven't gotten around to putting it up just yet. It will definitely go up before Memorial Day!

We both love our porch. I had to work half a day on Good Friday. It was a slow day and I didn't need my full work setup, so I took my laptop down to the front porch and worked from a rocking chair. Josh and Bailey even hung out with me while I worked. It was a great day! Unfortunately, right after that, the pollen hit full force and we haven't been able to enjoy it so much since then.

The pollen is mostly gone now, so I worked on the porch with Josh for a little while today too!