Summer Porch & Welcome Post Tutorial

Since I showed you my repurposed changing table on my porch, I thought I would reveal my post-4th of July-Summer Porch!  Then I'll show you how easy it is to make a Welcome Post!

I decided to go with yellow.  I love yellow, and I think its a good late-summer color to lead into fall! 

I picked up some flowers from Hobby Lobby...and yes, I caved and bought a few of their adorable burlap ones...but only a FEW!  I made the rest! (burlap flower tutorial here)

I pulled out my old daisy and green wreath because I thought it went pretty well with the yellow.

I made my "Taylor" sign from a wooden plaque I found at DI for $2.  The green pitcher and little frog I found at the Thrift Store!  Frog: $2, Pitcher: $6

And here is, what I like to call, my Welcome Post:



I've had my post for quite some time now, but I've made them for a few friends lately, so I'll give you a little tutorial and show you how I make my version!

I know I say this a lot, but this is super easy to make!  I like to use mostly scrap wood that I have lying around, mostly to cut the cost!

But I always buy a cute little topper like this one from Lowe's:

And sometimes when I don't have scrap wood, I get some of these too:

But really, anything will work...just get creative! 

You will also need a long square 4x4 wood beam.  I get the cheapest one I can find, then I like to have Home Depot cut it for me.  I have it cut in thirds, which gives me the right length for 3 posts

For the base, I use a thin rectangular piece, then use wood glue to attach my pieces:

Here are 2 different versions:

Next attach your 4x4 piece:

Then attach your top pieces:

When the glue is completely dry, paint and sand your post.

Lastly, attach a cute hook, and then you're done!  I picked these cuties up from Hobby Lobby:

 I am always switching out what I hang on my post, but for now it's my Welcome sign

So there's my Summer Porch, and my Welcome Post tutorial!

 Therena

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