DIY, how to make your front porch welcoming...

This past weekend, Stacy and I finished painting and decorating our front porch.  She is the one that makes everything beautiful and I am the one the makes it strong and sound.  Together we do a pretty darn good job.  I am putting too pics on here for the front porch because the front door is smack in the middle of the porch.  We went with a warm beachie cozy kind of theme. 

This pic is the right side of the porch from the door.  The big picture on the wall was the inspiration for colors and theme.  The color is someone what of burnt orange, almost like a sunset.  We have the andirondack chairs with a few knick knacks and such.  What you don't see is a sign right above doorway going into the house that is black with white lettering and says "Beach House".  There are white sheers on all the windows and the front of the porch is all windows and a door.  There are 3 windows on each side of the door and then 2 on each side of the porch.  The sheers gives it that summery beach house feel to it.

Here is the left side of the porch.  We have the boat shelving unit along with the palm tree and another beach tree.  The love seat has the blue and white striped sheet on it (mainly to protect it from dog and cat hair). The black hooks for coats and backpacks because it is a porch and is also treated as a small but neat mudroom.  Our pooch, Duchess, is very happy that we got this done because that is the only piece of furniture she is allowed on and she likes to watch traffic and people walking by. 

This front porch is welcoming because it is warm and inviting.  The warm bright colors to the serenity of being at a beach.