Spring is officially here! It has been mid 80’s on the coast all week so I actually feel like I should say summer is officially here! It’s so warm for this time of year and all of this sun is inspiring a re-fresh of my outdoor spaces. Kicking things off with the porch! Just like the Easter table I recently shared I kept things neutral with browns and greens. Feels like spring!
I added my pretty camellia trees next to the faux olive trees and absolutely love the combo together. They look so real! I’m so impressed with and excited about both of these faux plants! They look a lot more expensive than they actually were.
Part of what gives the illusion of real plants is using large planters. These rattan planter baskets are so beautiful! I actually bought them around Christmas and have been so excited to use them. I filled them with some spanish moss and they just elevated the entire porch.
But the real star of the show? The adorable grapevine bunnies. :) TOO CUTE!
The best part is that they light up at night! You can set a timer and they twinkle. Just a touch of evening magic! I’m a fan. There is a whole collection that goes with them of other fun Easter items. I love just a touch of Easter with the bunnies!
I also adore this striped rug! It’s hard to tell in this pic but it has tans in it too and is a beautiful outdoor option. I had a few other rugs I was looking at and decided I would order this rug first and return it and try the others if I didn’t like it. I was so pleased when it arrived and was even better than expected!
*Funny side story.. this rug was another choice and I had to laugh when I googled green and white plaid rug and this image popped up! Well now I know what it looks like on my porch! This happens all the time where I see my pictures being used in crazy ways on the internet! It can be a little maddening (and is totally illegal!) but this time it just made me laugh because I was looking for a rug for my porch! And there was the rug.. on my porch. Ha ha. Also thank you SO MUCH to everyone who points things like this out to me! I get so many sweet emails an IG DM’s from all of you saying “wanted to let you know that someone is using your picture here..” It always means a lot that you are looking out for me!
I also ordered this cute floral door mat to go over the green rug but it’s taking its sweet time getting here! I’ll share it as soon as it comes. If I don’t like it layered over the striped rug I’ll set it in front of one of my side porch doors.
This simple rattan flower basket is perfect to hold faux tulips or any fax flowers you love!
Now that my porch is ready it officially feels like spring at our house!
And I didn’t have to say good-bye to my favorite thing about winter. Night lights. :)