Linda {Calling it Home} Linda {Calling it Home}

Outdoor Rug Shopping


Wow, I can't believe that it has been one year since I bought this rug. I love having a rug on my front porch, and I would like to find one for my back patio. So, back to on-line shopping for an outdoor rug. What a difference a year makes....the choices have become almost overwhelming....almost.

I found new (to me) site, here. I think I am leaning toward a sisal looking rug like this

Source


Although, this Oriental looking rug could be interesting



Now this won't work for me...but I know how the world has gone tangerine thirsty



This is great, I'm not that brave


Have you ever purchased an outdoor rug? Do you have any suggestions?


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Linda {Calling it Home} Linda {Calling it Home}

Front Porch Finished!

A while back, I was planning on a Front Porch Make-over. Here is one of the "before" shots


I was thinking of white cushions that I spoke about here. Well, truth be told....the white did not work out for me. The first set of cushions I made were too small. Tip, outdoor foam does not react the same as pillow forms (I like to sew my pillows an inch smaller all the way around, so they have that "poooff"). When I went to buy more outdoor fabric, white was gone. So, here is the "after"

A "Happy Accident", they are turquoise.


I also told you about my outdoor rug I bought on-line. If you remember, it arrived like this. So, to get it to lay flat, I did this

put it on a hot driveway, and before long, it looked like this

nice and FLAT! Here are a few more pictures of my porch




and my window boxes

onto the next........
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Making color choices from a computer

Look what came today


That was fast, and I love it! It does remind me that you can never trust color on the computer. As I have mentioned before, I love on-line shopping, but when it comes to specific color.....it's always a surprise.

Here is the on-line image of this rug


I think the brighter one will look great on my front porch. Which one do you prefer?
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