Making our house our Home.

We purchased our new (to us) house in spring of 2012. It's a 1925 Craftsman with a lovely front porch, huge windows and tons of character. Unfortunately, it also came complete with the requisite rotten window box that had to be removed. I LOVE our front porch, but I'd always struggled with what to do with the empty space the window box left behind- it just felt a little naked. I didn't really want another window box because of the aforementioned rot issue, but I felt like it needed something. After much googling, I came across the Martha Stewart post for this window box alternative. 

                                               

I immediately thought that something like this was do-able for us! Next I set out to find appropriate planting containers. While we love the vintage style of our Craftsman, our decorating style tends to run more Mission than Cottage, so I knew that square, metal and black were the goal. We've had good luck with Crate and Barrel in the past, so I checked out their garden section and lo and behold the perfect containers. On SALE!

                                     

We were able to score these beauties for just $5 each and I scooped up the last 6 in their warehouse. After prepping the board, we started measuring. I realized that I actually liked the look for the planters sitting on top of the plain board- so for at least time time being no cutting was necessary. Since the board is just prepped and painted, if we happen to have any rot issues it's a very easy/affordable swap. Add in a few ornamental cabbages and ivy from Calloway's and I was set. PS Cotton says hello

                                

Overall, the house feels so much more balanced to me  and I'm thrilled with the results!