Turning the covered porch into an outdoor room

This covered porch was such a relaxing part of the apartment.  It was so peaceful and tranquil back there.  The creek invited ducks and deer to visit often.  Sitting there in the morning drinking coffee or tea and quietly meditating on the beauty and peacefulness of nature was the best medicine I could hope for.  

The patio furniture I've had for many years.  I've considered changing out the cushions but decided to keep them a little longer while living here because they worked well with the rug.  The rug is one that I used in my dining room at the former house.  I never really liked it but decided that it would do on the porch.  Some day I might just hang the birdhouses where the birds can actually nest in them.  

In this photo you can't actually see the creek,

but trust me it's the dark area below the trees.

The green wooden planters were gifts from my

neighbor who sat them on the curb to be discarded.

This was a great space for my collections of begonias 

as well as the coleus.

The little green table was originally white.  It was purchased from

the Junk Diva on Rt. 68 going towards Springfield, Ohio.  

The wrought iron bicycle planter was purchased at an antique

mall in Springfield.  I found so many treasures in little shops

and on the streets while living in Yellow Springs.  I was often

amazed by the things that people there threw out.  I'll share some

of those in later posts.