Porch Living

Indoor/Outdoor Bistro Chairs, Counter and Bar Stools from Purple Leaf
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Indoor/Outdoor Bistro Chairs, Counter and Bar Stools from Purple Leaf

The French style chairs and stools from Purple Leaf are available in two frame colors and eight seat and back colors. They are durable, designed for outdoor wet locations. But the traditional style will look great indoors as well. They are designed to be comfortable and attractive. Rust proof aluminum frame with white or bamboo…

Indoor/Outdoor French Bistro Stools with Zig Zag Weave
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Indoor/Outdoor French Bistro Stools with Zig Zag Weave

These French style stools from Purple Leaf Outdoor Furnishings have a bamboo-look aluminum frame and woven back and seat. They come in bar height and counter height. They are rated for wet locations, but would look great indoors, too. Rust proof aluminum frame with painted finish to look like bamboo All-weather hand-woven PE wicker is…

Madcap Cottage Chinoiserie Area Rugs and Runners
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Madcap Cottage Chinoiserie Area Rugs and Runners

Looking for blue and white area rugs that work with your Blue Willow collection? These have all the motifs you are looking for in traditional blue and white. They are also available in other color ways. Some are even made durable enough to use outside! Indoor or Outdoor Rugs Madcap Cottage Blossom Dearie Blue Chinoiserie…

Two’s Company Bamboo Touch Melamine Dinnerware from the Chinoiserie Chic Collection
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Two’s Company Bamboo Touch Melamine Dinnerware from the Chinoiserie Chic Collection

The Bamboo Touch Melamine Dinnerware from Two’s Company has faux bamboo in natural colors or cobalt blue. It is part of their Chinoiserie Chic Collection and coordinates with Blue Willow Two’s Company Bamboo Touch Melamine Dinnerware A sculptural bamboo blue rim lends an elevated look to Bamboo Touch Melamine Dinnerware from Two’s Company Chinoiserie Chic…

Blue and White Paper Plates, Cups and Napkins
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Blue and White Paper Plates, Cups and Napkins

I just love this set of disposable dishes! They come in two sizes and have matching napkins and paper cups. The description says they are blue and white, although many of the photos look more off-white. I love them either way. The larger plate is a full 9 1/4” wide. The napkin and the larger…

Octopus Furniture Trends
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Octopus Furniture Trends

A few years ago octopus images started showing up at the furniture markets. Both Las Vegas and High Point, N.C. had octopi on fabric, furniture, tableware and pillows. This trend shows no sign of going away. Here are some ways to add this look to your home. The artistic Creatures of the Sea Octopus End…

Summer on the Porch with Marye-Kelley Blue Willow
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Summer on the Porch with Marye-Kelley Blue Willow

I came on Marye-Kelley Blue Willow while I was looking for something else and put it in my shopping cart to think about later. Now that it is summer, even though we aren’t entertaining, we are living more on the porch. Blue Willow Ice Bucket The Blue Willow Ice Bucket is beginning to look like…

Allen + Roth Valdosta Portable Outdoor Wet Location Ceiling Fan
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Allen + Roth Valdosta Portable Outdoor Wet Location Ceiling Fan

Allen + Roth makes a ceiling fan that can be hung from a hook anywhere. It is rated for wet location, so you don’t have to have it in a covered area. This fan can be suspended from a secure hook from any structure that can safely support 65 pounds. (The fan does not weigh…

Liora Manne’s Ginger Jars Blue Rugs and Pillow
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Liora Manne’s Ginger Jars Blue Rugs and Pillow

Liora Manne’s Ginger Jars Blue Rugs and Pillow are made for outside, so they would stand up well inside. They have SmartSilver technology built right into the fibers to inhibit microbes, bacteria, mold, and fungi. It is stable, so it doesn’t degrade with heat or sun. They can be washed, use detergent and the hose…

Kitschy Tropical Splendor – 1950s Flamingos
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Kitschy Tropical Splendor – 1950s Flamingos

I have a cousin who collects kitschy Florida souvenirs. The tropical 1950s looking stuff with palm trees and pink flamingos. The whole house is Mid-Century Modern, but with a fun tropical twist. I found some great rugs in a Blue Willow pattern made by Dream Decor Rugs of Miami. They make the same rugs in…