Today’s the day – the day I get to debut my French Country front porch! It was all inspired by a sad French chair that no one wanted at the local auction! The chair was dirty and worn, tattered and torn – from year’s of use. Even tho she had seen better days, I decided to bring her home. You can see how I made the chair into a French country planter overflowing with glorious petunias HERE.
I found the vintage look oval tin tub at HomeGoods and added potting soil and complimentary plants from the garden center to add to my French country vignette. I love the contrast of the lime green potato vine with the bright pink flowers!
Easy to grow pink wave petunias will continue to fill in and tumble out of the tin, as will the potato vine.
The beautiful chair was joined by a match made in heaven – or at a junk stand by the side of the road. The French country style half table . . . half potting bench . . . not sure what to call it, was found in two separate pieces. The half tabletop with those gorgeous French curves was laying on the ground and the base frame was nearby. Put together, they look like a small French country style potting bench. I got the tabletop for free and the base was $20.
French Country Accessories
Apart these two pieces were worthless, but together they became the perfect piece to go with the French country chair.
I made a few trips to my potting shed to pull out some accessories to add to the vignette – a vintage watering can I found at a local antique shop, small tin buckets filled with more greenhouse flowers, a chippy barn wood frame, and a bird nest. On the lower shelf is a beeskep and a vintage egg basket from the farm where I grew up filled with clay pots.
DIY Pinwheel
I also made a pinwheel out of sheet music to tuck into one of the tin bucket planters. If you’d like to make your own vintage sheet music pinwheel, you can find the tutorial and pinwheel template HERE. If you like it – Pin it! Thanks!!
So is your home “summer ready” or are you looking for more inspiration? Here are a few of my favorite summer posts!
Suzy Handgraaf
Oh my, Doreen. Your porch looks fabulous! And the petunias are glorious, just as you said. You certainly do have a great eye. I would never think of putting "junk" together to create the beautiful setting that you have. Great job.
marty (A Stroll Thru Life)
Your porch is gorgeous. I love the flowers and the chair is such a great find. Love that potting bench too. So fun and creative.
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions
Very pretty, Doreen! Such a welcoming front porch! Love how the chair looks with its "seat" of petunias. You've decorated your table/potting bench beautifully. I love the bee skep.
Angela
It beautiful! I especially love the chair with flowers!
Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co.
Your porch is simply charming Doreen! I love the chair planter. And wow, your petunias are so lush and full already!
Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage
Your porch looks so beautiful! Looking forward to the chair/planter tutorial! I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time!
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Love your porch and know you are really enjoying it so far this summer. You had me the second I saw your vintage watering can. Love those!
Marty Walden
This is so very pretty and serene, Doreen! Makes me feel the warm breezes as I look at it! Great job and thanks for joining us on the tour!
Shanna Gilbert
So pretty! I love mixing the vintage items with the bright pops of color from the flowers! Beautiful job!
Cranberry Morning
That is such a pretty look! I think the French chair is pretty happy now, don't you. 🙂
Cynthia
Your porch is gorgeous in all its summer glory. LOVE that chair and I would love to this on our new deck when we get in the new house!!!
Cynthia
Fairhope Supply Co.
Your flowers are lovely! Such the green thumb, and they are especially sporty in the chair!
Jennifer @ Town and Country Living
So beautiful, Doreen. Your flowers look so healthy and happy!
Courtney ~ French Country Cottage
Soo pretty!! I love all those flowers on your porch- perfect!
Petticoat Junktion
Your flowers are lovely…heck the whole display is just gorgeous! I wish I had a green thumb.
Pamela
Your porch is just stunning! I love all the flowers as well.
Cindy Ritchie
So beautiful! Your flowers are gorgeous!
Kim @ NewlyWoodwards
I love how you breathed new life into the chair. And your flowers are beautiful.
Diana Petrillo
Just beautiful! I shared your fb post with my fb friends earlier today. You have a lovely talent 🙂
Diana
Katherines Corner
It all looks lovely. The old watering can makes me smile. Hugs P.S. I invite you to share at my hop tomorrow.
Yvonne @ StoneGable
I need to come for a visit Doreen! Your front porch looks wonderfully inviting! LOVE the repurposed chair!
Therese Feeman
What a delightful front porch you created Doreen! The vintage chair and flowing flowers are a match made in heaven.
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It's beautiful, I love all your plants! We just moved and I was finally able to buy plants for the porch and I can't wait for them to get big and overflowing!
Linda @ it all started with paint
Your porch looks simply amazing!!! And your flowers are blooming so beautifully!
🙂 Linda
Richella Parham
You're brilliant, Doreen. Your front porch looks sophisticated and lovely, yet still so warm and welcoming! I'm looking forward to seeing how you made the chair into a planter–it's awesome!
Allison @ The Golden Sycamore
Your summer porch is just beautiful! That salvaged potting chair is perfect! 🙂
At The Picket Fence
Oh Doreen! I absolutely love, love, love your summer porch. It is so beautiful and that frenchy chair was just meant for you to rescue!
Vanessa
Mary Beth
Your French Country porch is lovely, Doreen! Every single elements blends together perfectly. hugs, mary beth
Art and Sand
I have a bench on my front porch right now, but your sweet table display makes me think I should bring down an old table from the attic and create a sweet display.
I absolutely LOVE the styling of your table.
Crystelle
The flowers on your porch are so happy and inspiring! I am going to be looking for fun things on the side of the road now!! 🙂
x Crystelle
Crystelle Boutique
Stacey
Your porch is beautiful!
Funky Junk Interiors
The rustic details with the flowers… perfection! Your chair looks so amazing!
Atta Girl Amy
Having just spent a few days in your area, I can say I'm truly jealous of all the rusty, crusty, farmhouse, Frenchy finds that seem to be lurking at every roadside spot, auction and junk barn. I grabbed a few of my own finds while i was there, but nothing so fab as your chair. Love the look you've created on your front porch.
Gwen
I think this is more “in” around here now than two years ago. We have a local shop with finds on tubs and pails and stuff one would never dream existed…and so we are more inspired toward this look now because of Farm Girls Vintage Style!! Each week is a new haul? Your display looks great. Worth repeating?!!!
Kathy @ Sharing Shadymont
I really like what you’ve done. Love the chair and the potting table. Very pretty!