Welcome to The Front Poarch! My name is Leah and I write The Front Poarch, my story about the low-cost renovation of our 1950s ranch style home. I love all things mid-century especially if I can get them for free of next to nothing. The hubs and I are Craig’s List junkies and are always on the hunt for a good deal. Enjoy this story about my re-purposed baby crib railing!
Our house is looking a little like this these days. . .
My in-laws are here from Florida this week so we’ve been stripping wallpaper, building seating and making one final addition to my pantry! I promise I’ll give the full run-down next week but for now, here’s one final update to the front entry!
When I revealed my updated front entry, I mentioned a small ladder with big plans. A few nights ago a took the ladder down, (side note: the ladder is really an old baby crib railing) and prepped it for staining.
I chose Minwax Classic Black in Gloss. I was hesitant to go with the stain and poly again but once I started staining, I was glad I made the choice! This bad boy got 2 coats of stain per side and I definitely wouldn’t have had the patience to go back and do poly as well.
I cut out the numbers using my Silhouette Cameo, glued them to some heavy cardstock and gave everything a coat of Modge Podge so that it would stand up to the elements. So without further adieu, here’s the finished product!
Pretty dreamy, huh?
At the sake of sounding like a broken record, isn’t astounding how a few little changes can make a BIG impact? Here’s the entryway, with just the new planters. . .
. . . and here it is with the water hose tub and new house numbers!
And did I mention the Crete Myrtle is blooming?
Made any small changes that have made a big impact lately?
I think this is neat inspiration for how to use things we already have to create a fun and unique address number display. Thank you so much! I shared your post on our FB page (Front Porch Ideas). Neat, Leah!
Glad you enjoyed it Mary!