Classic Summer Front Porch

Add some curb appeal to your home with these simple front porch decor ideas. Our traditional-style front porch is decorated for summer with classic white flowers, greenery, and black and white accents.

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Summer Home Tour – Our Front Porch

I’m kind of jumping all over the place with our summer home tour this year, but today I’m showing you our front porch. If you missed the previous summer home tour posts, you can click here for our backyard patio and here for our kitchen. I’ll be making my way through the rest of the house over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

We changed things up a bit with our front porch this year and went with a really simple traditional look. I usually have more flowers and a couple of hanging baskets out front, but they’re a lot of work to keep up with and I’d rather have more flowers out on the back patio where we spend a lot more of our time. That being said, I still wanted things to feel welcoming and summery. It’s so nice to come home to a pretty space and provide a warm greeting for any guests.

How to Create a Welcoming Summer Front Porch

It really doesn’t take much to create a welcoming front porch space. All you need is a little time, some good old fashioned elbow grease, and a few decorative touches.  Here are my favorite ways to decorate our front porch for summer {or really any season!}…

Clean it Up.

Before you get started on your front porch space, clear everything out and give it a good power wash. I’m always amazed at what a power washer can get up! Touch up any stain or paint if needed and clear out any cobwebs from the corners and ceilings. We replaced our front porch decking with Trex composite decking last year {because we loved it so much on our back patio} and it’s so nice to not have to worry about re-painting every year. {NOTE: White I love the Trex decking, I was very unimpressed with their railing system.}

Add some flowers.

There’s nothing better than summer flowers and they add such a pretty touch to any outdoor space. We went with all white flowers this year like we did on our backyard patio. I love the contrast between the white and all of the greenery and it tied in well with the black and white accents.

The planter boxes were filled with a magnolia topiary and a variety of white flowers around it. They’ve grown like crazy over the past couple of weeks and I’ll trim them back after this round of blooms is done. It’s amazing how good those magnolias smell when they bloom – even if there’s only one or two!

The one thing I always recommend with flowers is to not go overboard with them. Make sure you only plant what you have time to take care of. Most will require daily watering and regular dead heading and trimming which can quickly add up. A few well taken care of flowers looks WAY better than a planter box full of dead, straggly ones!

Place a doormat.

A door mat is one of the easiest ways to dress up your front porch and it can help to keep all of the dirt and dust out of your home too! I love the dimensions of this Our Happy Place doormat. It’s nice and wide to extend past either side of the door but not so deep that it takes up a lot of patio space.

Hang a wreath.

I always like to have something on our front door. I’ve been using this hanging basket wreath for the past year and have had fun changing it up for the different seasons. For the summer, however, I went back to a simple eucalyptus wreath {similar one HERE}. and added the metal welcome sign. Adding a small sign to a basic wreath is a great way to customize it for different seasons or events.

Light it up.

I think everything looks prettier with lights and I love a glowing front porch as the sun goes down. While we do have more functional lighting that keeps the front porch well-lit when needed, my favorite lights are the softer solar lights and outdoor lanterns. I have some outdoor battery-operated candles in the lantern that are on a timer, so they’ll come on when the sun starts to set and stay on for 4 hours. I also placed a solar light in each of the planters {as well as along the walkway to the house} and also added some solar light toppers to the porch railing.

Add a couple of decorative accents.

Pick a couple of fun decorative touches to add to your space. Even just an item or two can make an impact.  I added a black and white hanging metal Welcome sign and a Home Sweet Home sign above the door.  The white hanging lanterns brightened up the space and the metal floor lanterns tied in with the metal sign on the wreath.

Shop the Post

I’ve put together links for as many of the items that I could, and found some similar items for the others. If you have any questions, just let me know!

Wooden Planter Boxes – Decor Steals {or see some similar ones below}
Our Happy Place Doormat – The Cross
Home Sweet Home Sign – local store {Triple Tree if you live in the Vancouver area}
Metal Steeple Lanterns – Decor Steals
White Hanging Lantern – Canadian Tire {or see similar ones below}

And that’s a wrap to our little summer front porch! I hope it sparked some ideas to decorate your own space. Happy Summer!

Decorating Outdoor Spaces

If you’re looking for more decorating inspiration for your outdoor space, check out these beautiful outdoor decorating ideas from some of my favorite bloggers. Whether you have a large backyard patio, small outdoor space, or a cozy fire pit area, there are ideas for everyone! Enjoy the tours!

The Happy Housie // Place of My Taste // Rooms FOR Rent // Two Twenty One // Hallstrom Home

Taryn Whiteaker Designs // Modern Glam // Inspiration for Moms // The DIY Mommy // Life is a Party

The Handmade Home // Lolly Jane // Finding Silver Pennies
// All Things With Purpose // She Gave it a Go

Clean & Scentsible // My Sweet Savannah // Maison de Cinq // Amber Tysl // Lemon Thistle

This is Our Bliss // Southern State of Mind