Bright and Graphic Porch Decorating: Welcome Home Summer Tour

Today, I'm sharing summer on the screened porch.  Creating this warm and welcoming look is easy. The graphic black and white with pops of bright colors make this porch a perfect place for summer entertaining. I love porches....all of them...especially in the summer!

I grew up in a big old white house.  Well, "big" is probably a bit of a stretch but it seemed big at the time.  It had three bedrooms, only one bathroom and no air conditioning...

but none of that mattered because we had two porches. Those porches that shaped my childhood.

Contemporary Apartment Small Bath Makeover

When I began the renovation at the apartment, I knew that the bathroom needed some help, I just didn't know how much help! The decorating and fixtures were 30 years old...which may not sound like much...until you consider the fact that it's a rental.  One of the things that intrigued me most about this project is that it gave me a chance to stretch my design imagination. You see, my son's style is very different from mine. He likes clean lines and what I call the "3 M's" of Contemporary Loft Style Apartment Design: Modern, Masculine and Minimalist

                                            Yeah, I know...my son....a minimalist...how in the world did that happen?!