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Sunset Porch

When the garden is ruined by flooding you take on other projects. Well, at least we do.

We like to stay productive and active and we have lots of ideas that don’t always come together, but this summer one came together more perfectly than I hoped or imagined!

I found this photo years ago of a porch with three walls made of old doors and a tin roof. That got me thinking. I started to collect old doors and Andrew asked around for some. We finally had enough this past spring and Liv and I picked out paint colors and started in!

It took all summer and lots of configuring, measuring, questions, scrounging for materials, and planning. The best part is the whole family helped!

It’s absolutely amazing and magical and if you can’t find me I’ll be tucked in the corner of my property in my sunset porch. Just because I’m on the porch doesn’t mean I’m home!

As you walk up to it from the back yard. It sits in the southwest corner facing west so we can watch the sunset.
As you can see here, we hung twinkling lantern lights. Andrew designed and built the pergola roof with tin.
Here’s the front. Liv and I spent all summer painting flowers on all the doors. We sprayed the doors with urethane to protect our artwork and it frosted the glass, which I absolutely love!
Here’s all our doors! Each one is unique and I love them so much. The best part is I had so much fun connecting with my sweet daughter-in-law while we painted together!
Had to grab some night shots with my new camera! These are so magical!

All I need is some furniture and a Solo Stove and I’ll be set!

Being productive and working hard is important to us. We value it daily in ourselves and our children. The fruit of our labor is so rewarding and fulfilling! And sometimes our labor reaps something so much more beautiful than we could have thought!

Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.