Hey hey hey! Today is fabulous fall inspo day. It’s Fall Porches and Patio’s Day hosted by my sweet friend Amber from Follow the Yellow Brick Home. If you just hopped over from Beauty for Ashes, welcome – I’m so glad you’re here. We have a lot to look at today so let’s get started with my farmhouse fall front porch!
A Farmhouse Fall Front Porch
Many of you saw the porch last Christmas and this past summer, but I haven’t shared a fall porch before. We haven’t gotten around to replacing the rotten boards or painting but the Mister is still out there every morning drinking his coffee watching the animals. I’ll be out there eventually but it’s still over 90 degrees with like 85% humidity and this mama don’t play that. If she did, she’d be a total grouch.
Chippy goodness.
You should have seen me redecorating for fall. Being out there for 10 minutes and I needed another shower. I’m covered in bug spray and sand with rivers of sweat dripping down my body. Mostly my head – Ugh. Does your head sweat? It’s terrible.
Rusty treasures.
By the way, do not, and I repeat DO NOT use the colored root hair touch up spray to cover your gray roots when your are headed to the Round Top Antique Fair and plan to rub elbows with top designers and bloggers. It’s not a good look unless you’re wearing a scary Halloween costume. I had black sweat! Yep, black sweat dripping down my face. Can you imagine?
I kept wiping my brow every 5 seconds knowing the people around me were walking on the other side of the isle for fear of catching whatever it was I had. Why do I do such things to myself?! Goodness gracious. And I’m not even a vain person. Seriously. I’m the girl that sits down at the neighborhood pool with a plastic cape on waiting for her darkest ash brown black hair dye to do its thing for 40 minutes. Not vain.
Vintage Finds.
You’d think this incident would make me care a little more but all I’ve learned (again) is that I’m obviously not a planner or a weather checker. What if it had rained?! Oh my golly.
Back to the porch. I had a plan and it was going to be magnificent. I wanted corn stalks and string lights and handmade corn husk garland and a cute wagon and pumpkins galore. But this year the grand plans to make the porch total magazine worthy didn’t happen. Mother Nature (and my sweaty head) didn’t cooperate. I couldn’t get in the mood with it being so miserably hot.
Simple and sweet.
So I’m settling going for simple and sweet. Adding chippy milk cans and quilts in just the right colors, a small bench made by his grandmother, unique containers to hold pumpkins and a hay bale as a coffee table. The Mister enjoys it. I saw him with his feet up the other day. Speaking of sweet, Scout (our BLM Burro), is always around and was excited to see someone outside. She knows where we keep the treat bucket. Between her and Sherlock (our BLM Mustang) we have to hide the treats because he knows how to open the bucket.
Come sit a spell.
Now that you’ve seen our farmhouse fall front porch, wait about a month and then come on over! By then I will have had time to get my hair professionally colored so there’s no laughing at me but with me when we sit and chat a while. Then we’ll have chicken pot pie, tea and State Fair winning apple pie. It’s my besties ribbon and recipe so it’s mighty tasty. You can feed and pet the animals if you’d like or just rock your worries away. The porch is perfect for that. 🙂
It’s time to head on over to My Thrift Store Addiction to see her beautiful wine and cheese set up and then on to the other links below for some charming creativity. But since it’s still stifling outside, I’ll be doing the same inside from a comfy chair with the air conditioning on full blast. While perusing, I bet we see something total magazine worthy too!
Happy Fall Y’all!
Cindy, I am always charmed by your inviting front porch! Happy to be touring with you! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
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Sweet of you to say Cecilia. Thank you!
I love your inviting fall porch! Cool or not it has all the right fall feels especially that chippy milk can. Love it all! Happy touring!
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Thank you Michelle – that makes me feel better. I think this week we have some cooler temps coming! Woo Hoo!
I love your simple and sweet decorating…it is perfect! Hopefully you get some cooler weather so you can sit out there and enjoy it!
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I believe the weather man said next week was our week for cooler temps! Yay! I’m doing my happy dance over here! Thanks for stopping by.
Oh I love it. The country view and that wonderful “bed bench” are so inviting. The picture of the donkey is the best.
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Thank you Marty. Scout is our donkey and I love her to bits and the bed bench was made by the Mister so I treasure it. Happy Fall!
Oh that sweet Scout! She is like fall themed cuteness gold. I would laugh about your black sweat but I FEEL you sister. I just purged my closet of tons of cute clothes made from rayon, viscose, poly, etc. It would seem I can only now wear cotton or linen for their ABSORBANT qualities. Did I mention I LOVE being a girl? LOL
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I should totally clear out my closet like that! Very smart. I think this is my first year being ecstatic about the arrival of winter so my power surges aren’t so annoying! Goodness gracious.
Oh Cindy. Honey, you may not have corn stalks but you gave me one of the best laughs I’ve had in a long time. I can just imagine the black dye running down when you least expect it. Why is life like that? And..you have a donkey that’s as cute as can be in your pictures. That’s better than corn any day!
All kidding aside, I think you are so talented!
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Thank you Stacey. I can hear you laugh which makes me laugh. Thanks for the compliment. It makes my day! And I’ll tell Scout you think she’s cute. She’ll expect a treat along with it so of course I’ll oblige. 😉
You know Scout could be on the cover of Country Living alongside this beautiful porch any day of the week! I love all of your pumpkins and your beautiful mums too. You have such a pretty piece of land. It always feels like home. Hope you guys are enjoying all that Fall has to offer so far! Hugs, CoCo
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CL Magazine?! That would be a dream! It is nice out here and Scout’s ever presence is always a chuckle. Saying it always feels like home is the greatest compliment. Thank you CoCo! Big hugs.
In answer to your question, Cindy… yes, my head sweats and then my hair gets gross and sticky-looking with the bangs going into ringlets and squiggles sticking out of my head where short hairs just go haywire… I have NEVER sweated like I do here in Texas, Lol! Okay, moving on… LOVE YOUR PORCH and Mr. Scout!!! So cute! Glad you got out there a little but I hear you with the heat. I look at my flowers out the trailer window and WISH I could go outside and sit on the turquoise bench and enjoy. Soon! 😉
Enjoying your tour,
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
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Sounds like we both long for cooler temps. Thanks for the visit and loving the porch. ❤️
Your front porch is charming! I’m a vintage lover and your milk can and quilt immediately caught my eye. My favorite picture is of Scout. How lucky you are to have a pet donkey!
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Scout is the lucky one. She’s spoiled rotten but we love her. You should see her teeny tiny feet. ❤️
We have several old quilts but I find myself wanting more! I think it’s a sickness. LOL. Happy to meet you Paula! Thanks for stopping by. 😀
Oh girl! Bless your sweaty little head! You’re my favorite, you know that!! I think I’m adopting the phrase “daring donkey.” I want to be a daring donkey. Love your porch, love your pumpkins, love your donkey, and love your sweet sweaty head.
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Wish you would have been with me. We would have laughed so hard about the black sweat! There’s always spring time. Minus the hair touch up of course. Love you bunches bestie. Miss you. ❤️
Hey Cindy! I love everything about your porch. Using the hay bale for a table is genius for Fall. I love that milk can and your bench. The pumpkins and vintage finds rounds everything out nicely. Happy to be on this hop with you!
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Thanks Michelle! That’s high praise coming from you and your darling porch! 😀
I love your beautiful porch. Using the hay bale as a table is so clever! I love the milk can you have! Your donkey is adorable. So sorry it was so hot to set it up… the things we do for decorating… blood (oops, cut myself), sweat (it’s hot and humid) and tears (hammered my thumb and not the nail!), right?
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Oh gosh Angelina that IS bad! I’d love to do all that I plan and do what’s in my head but sometimes it’s just not worth it. Especially when my family just walks on by and couldn’t care less. 🙄. Glad I have blogging friends that get it. Like you! Thanks for stopping by and the encouragement. ❤️
Wow, your porch and Donkey are just making me smile. If it weren’t so hot I’d say I’d be sitting out there, but I am like you. I sweat and completely hate it!I’m so sorry about the hair dye, I never knew that could happen. You’d think that company would do a better job for you.
Popping over to visit you from Panoply 🙂
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Nice to meet you Christine! Thanks for popping over and checking us out today. Scout is a cutie and a tootie but we love her to bits. Hope you enjoy your week.
Cindy, yours is authentic farmhouse style, nothing pretentious, and I love it. Fall in Texas though? Well, I have a few family members who live there, and there’s a meme going around that says you have to use your imagination to be able to pretend it’s fall. I think you’ve got just enough pumpkins for color and hay bales for resting feet that’s making that happen. 😉 That quilt draped over the chair on the porch is fabulous. The picture with Scout is priceless. I hope the humidity will at least drop to a bearable level so you can enjoy a few times outside on that great porch with the Mister. I know I would love having a porch like that for just watching life pass by. Happy Fall!
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I hadn’t seen that meme but it’s so true! So far no pretty colored leaves or cooler temps. Fingers crossed it comes next week. At least that’s what the weather man says. Thanks for the encouragement and the visit Rita! I know you’re enjoying your gorgeous garden with it’s lush green grass and colorful surroundings. 🙂
Well maybe it wasn’t what you were envisioning but is still looks magazine worthy to me! It is wonderful! So many authentic farmhouse fall touches! Your posts are always so humorous!
I have been excited to see your porch since seeing the preview of the mums in the rusty urn planter! I love it and your chalkboard too. Thanks for joining the tour! Happy fall!
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Thank you Amber. You can always make me smile and feel better about my messes. I love your confidence in me! Hmmm. Maybe you should be a teacher of some kind. 😉
You’re killing me with that hair dye story, Cindy! Your donkey is so adorable peeking through your porch posts! How nice to have live garden art; true country living at it’s best! Love your Jenny Lind bench. We made one years ago and sold it and now I’ve got a headboard and footboard waiting to make one for me. Only problem is I need more square feet…or another house to decorate in;) Wish I could Fed Ex some cornstalks to you!
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Me too Lora! I need cornstalks! And yes, our donkey is in places she’s not supposed to be much of the time. But it’s our fault for letting them by the house and out of the pasture. ❤️ Have a good week!
Girl, you made me laugh! I just colored my roots today. 🙂 Love your porch! Simple is always perfect and the donkey just happens to be the perfect touch! Wish I had one!!
hugs,
Jann
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I finally got around to coloring my roots today too! I should have planned better or at least realized even aerosols drip! Won’t do that again. And I totally think everyone needs a donkey. The mini’s are adorable. Thanks Jann 😀
Cindy,
Texas Fall farmhouse and all it entails… beautiful white repurposed bed-to-bench with comfy pillows and cushion, straw bale for propping feet and holding trays, quilts on rockers, pumpkins in milk cans, spoiled donkeys staring at you, and HOT, humid days making you long for cooler temperatures. All things that say, “Welcome, have a cool drink, and SET a spell,” while we reminisce about the time black sweat dripped down our foreheads at the Round Top Antique Show. Thanks for sharing your Fall porch. Life couldn’t be better.
Happy Fall,
Judith
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LOL Judith – reminisce about my black sweat?! Come for a visit and I hope we’ll have much better things to chat about. 😉
Cindy, your porch looks just beautiful! It brought back fond memories of my grandmother’s farm. It has been so much fun touring with you! Happy Fall!!!
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Thank you Shannon. Fond memories are the best and I always love hearing that. It puts a big smile on my heart. Enjoy this (finally) fall weather!
I love your porch, it looks so comfortable! I’d sit with a book and cup of tea and wait for the donkey to come visit. Hugs,
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LOL. Even if you didn’t see her, you’d hear her. She’s quite vocal! And come for a visit anytime Sandi.
In my humble opinion… the porch is perfect!!! I especially love the shot where you got Mr. Handsome (Scout) in the pic …lololol… sooooo cute !! the hair / sweat / color roots story is hilarious !!!!! Good to know that little fact !!!! 🙂
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Good to know what little fact.. I am completely gray but will go to my grave with dark hair or that my head sweats and I have no forethought? LOL. Both are somewhat ridiculous but oh well, that’s me. Glad you like Scout too. She’s a doll – even when she’s screaming at me for food.
Hopefully it’s cooler today, it is here in Okla. Front porches are great places to sit on cool days and yours is decked out in all its beauty. Thanks Cindy for all the beauty you bring us.
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Oklahoma seems to get cooler weather sooner than us but today it finally feels like fall! Woo hoo! Hope it sticks around. Enjoy it Marlene!
Ha ha I love that, I can just see the rivulets of black dye running down your sweaty face!! 🙂 My tip? Mascara to cover only the roots that are actually showing – I use that when my roots are showing and I have something to go to. You could have used waterproof!! Cute porch! I admit, I didn’t do much to mine….a fall mat, a wreath, and a mum. Mother nature did the rest, with billions of leaves covering everything now.
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Waterproof mascara is a great idea. My problem would be I’d need the entire tube to cover it all. I didn’t have time this month to get it done when it should have been. Saying I look like a skunk is an understatement. Ugh. I know your porch is beautiful. Especially with the beautiful leaves!
Love your hair story; I do my own hair and go so long between touchups everyone KNOWS my hair is really silver. Who’da thunk being retirement would be sooooo busy! Envy you your porch (and Scout); I only have front steps with enough room for a couple of flower pots and a pumpkin!
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I get the small porch thing. I call the tiny one on the home in Highland Village a porchette. 😏. Nowhere to really put anything. And I say a busy retirement is what keeps you young. 🙂. I should go back to coloring my own hair but I can’t find one that doesn’t fade and I usually make a huge mess. Our white bathroom cabinets are speckled now. 😯. Enjoy the fall weather Kathy!
Cindy, I would just love to have a porch, any porch. We had a long, huge porch growing up and it was a shady place to play. I still miss it. We need to go Roundtop, but in the spring. I loved your milk can.
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Thank you Carol and yes, we should all go to Round Top in the spring. But beware, it’s nice and sticky then too.
All of your fall decor is beautiful, but the thing that caught and kept my eye was the sweet quilt on the chair. I might need to make one.
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Wow Carol – You decorate AND quilt?! I’m so jealous. We have several old quilts that are from the MIL and I love them. Hope you enjoy your weekend.
Cute post. I don’t think I have ever met anyone who had a donkey!! I love sitting on my front porch!
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Thank you Patti. Our Donkey was adopted from the BLM. We’ve adopted a Mustang too. He’s in some of my posts. Love them both to bits! Glad you hopped over today. Happy Fall!
Oh Cindy, It is magazine worthy!! I love what you do with your spaces!! I love the hay bale coffee table, the quilt over the rocker, the pumpkin on the milk canister! Its all so wonderful. And I have so much fun reading your posts! I could just see your adventure at Round Top happening to me too!!
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Oh I hope black sweat never happens to you! Thanks Kristin for the sweet words too. It makes my day hearing them! I mean it!
Oh my gosh, Cindy! I just love reading your posts!!! You are too darn funny and always give me a good giggle! I LOVE your fall porch! The sweet and simple is just my style!! And I especially love your vintage touches! So fun to join you on this tour!
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Thank you Heather! It’s a little intimidating being on tours with you! You know – after that She Shed fabulousness! I always love your tours too. So much inspiration! Happy Fall. 🙂
Oh my goodness, I love every detail of your porch decor! The straw bale coffee table is sooooo cute!! If I had a bigger porch, I would totally be copying that idea! Such a darling idea!!
~Emily
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Thank you again! I wish we were down there more often to enjoy it. Our suburb house has a porchette which is not good in any way for sitting and sipping. Glad you were inspired today. Big hugs.
Cindy, what do you mean your porch isn’t magazine worthy, it totally is! I just love it – so inviting. I could sit there with a hot cup of cider and have a good ole chat with Scout.
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Really? I know I could. Especially with Scout, my little sidekick. ❤️
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Thank you Marie. Scout would LOVE a chat with you. She’d also like you to brush her while you’re talking. Or hugs. She loves those too. 🙂