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Ah, spring! The temperatures are rising, the days are getting longer, and the ground is coming back to life with vibrant green hues and pops of color. Arguably the best part of all? It’s beyond delightful to sit on your front porch again. But first, we recommend you give it a good hose down after a long winter and get rid of all that pollen that’s fallen (yuck!), and then you can get to the fun part: the decor. Here we give you seven spring front porch ideas to bring happy seasonal color and pattern to this space for both good porch sits and a bit of sunshine for all who pass through it.
Whether your front porch is small or large, we’ve got plenty of ideas for you this season, from planting lush flowers to prettying up your front door with a new spring-fresh paint color or a seasonal DIY wreath. Once you have your front porch all set for spring, you can move to the back and freshen up your screened-in porch to hang out on all warm-weather season long. But first, those spring front porch ideas because it’s time to get outside.
Pot Assorted Green Plants
Buff Strickland for Country Living
Nothing says “spring” on a porch like greenery, greenery, and more greenery. Set out pots of varying shapes and sizes throughout your porch to fill with your favorite plants, and don’t forget hanging pots too. Here, designer Claire Zinnecker surrounded two vintage rocking chairs with lush potted plants and a wedding ring quilt sewn by her grandmother.
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Pile On Colorful Pillows
Annie Schlecter for Country Living
An easy way to add a pop of springy color to your porch is with some new throw pillows. Select a mix of fun colors and patterns to arrange on your porch sofa, wicker chairs and rockers, and porch swing to make for a happy, comfy seating area. Here, stripes and other textiles pull blues from the haint blue ceiling paint on this porch, and hanging planters add an extra colorful touch above the pillows.
Paint Your Front Door a Happy Hue
Becky Luigart-Stayner for Country Living
Don’t be afraid to paint your front door a happy spring color. It will shine extra bright in springtime and deliver a dose of sunshine no matter the season. Here, a pink Dutch door pairs perfectly with a white-and-yellow painted metal awning, with plenty of potted flowers to complete the colorful look.
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Add a Rug with Personality
Max Kim-Bee for Country Living
To give your front porch a more living-room-like feel, select an outdoor rug with a fun pattern for your seating area. The ensemble is sure to invite all who pass through it to sit and stay a while all spring long. Here, a blue and white rug pairs with an antique wicker porch swing and a rustic wood coffee table.
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Hang a Fun Wreath
Becky Luigart-Stayner
Perhaps the best way to express seasonality any time of year is by swapping out the wreath on your front door. For a more traditional look when spring arrives, find a wreath layered with greenery, or display fresh flowers in a basket. For a unique look, hang a wreath celebrating a favorite object or game like this one made from vintage croquet mallet sets.
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Embrace Pastel Colors
Tim Furlong Jr.
Pastel is officially the color palette of springtime, and your porch should show it if you want to amp up its seasonality. Consider painting your porch furniture (or your ceiling!) a light green, pink, blue, or yellow, and add in some pastel pillows like the seahorse ones on this porch swing to round out the look.
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Plant Seasonal Blooms
Helen Norman for Country Living
Last but certainly not least: flowers! Plant your favorite spring bloomers in pots on either side of your front door (and more places if you have a bigger porch!) for the best form of porch color. Here, happy hydrangeas add a dash of color set against designer Nancy Fishelson’s classic white farmhouse flush with greenery.
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Madoline Markham Koonce is the assistant managing editor at Country Living and VERANDA, where she covers home décor, shopping, travel, news, and culture. She began her career at Southern Living and previously worked in community journalism—including serving as the editor of three community magazines she helped launch. She has an undergraduate degree in history from Rhodes College (and loves to tap her love of history in her writing) as well as a master’s degree in magazine journalism from the University of Missouri. When she’s not on deadline, you can find her baking or lost in a good book.
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