Nashville has had touches of Spring (and even Summer) the last month and it has me so excited for patio season. That time of year when you want to open the windows and doors and let the smell of fresh air into your house, when you get to sit outside and bask in the sun after hibernating for months. It’s the best!

And ever since we moved into our home here in Nashville I have come to appreciate the important of a well styled porch or patio.

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This is exactly what I wanted from this space and I’m so thrilled with it. The perfect blend of a dining area to fit the family as well as a lounge area to enjoy some football on the weekends. And with family coming in last week I knew that it was the perfect time to set up a festive fall dining experience.

We found the perfect way to hang our new cafe lights without any huge holes or difficulty.

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I have a dream of one day having a home that has several raised beds, a little shed and connected sitting area covered in cafe lights, centered around a fire pit. But until then, I have made my own little garden without any construction or yard landscaping and I am actually really happy with it and enjoying it so much.

Our yard is very difficult when it comes to adding anything to it because it slopes on a decline quite aggressively, so finding a level area is, well, not as easy as you’d think.

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I told my mom and my sister last Fall that I wanted them to come visit in the Spring around Mother’s Day. I had this vision of a brunch in our new outdoor space to celebrate them that was full of flowers and food and made for a beautiful and fun morning. I wasn’t able to get everyone in town for the holiday but decided to put together a brunch anyway, just to show off our patio!

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I absolutely love this time of year, everyone is coming to life again and getting outside as much as possible. It’s so much better than being cooped up inside hiding from the cold weather. I posted the full reveal of our finished back patio a few weeks ago and since then we have used it practically every day. I am not lying when I say that I am quite literally sitting at the outdoor dining table under the umbrella working on this post.

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Everything has really started to bloom here in Nashville. All of our trees are filling in and everything is starting to feel alive! I feel like I’m at the nursery every week because I want to plant something new every day. So here are some planters that have caught my eye lately in case you feel the same way.

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I absolutely love this time of year, and I’ll risk repeating myself for the millionth time but we spend as much time outside as possible when we can! So we want our outdoor space to be as comfortable and welcoming as possible when we do.

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Our front porch isn’t very large, but it is big enough to feature a few beauties each season.

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I’ve grown to love styling my front porch. Even at our old place where no one could really see it, I loved the outdoor accessories and styling that you could do with a few square feet. And don’t even get me started on the holidays and seasonal decor. So exciting!

Our front porch in Nashville is on full display for the neighborhood so I really wanted to step up my game.

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This is my favorite time of year! Well, pretty much any time that I can sit outside or do things outside = my favorite time of year! And I will find any excuse to get outside too, just ask my husband. I love yard work merely because I get to be outside. I will sit on our patio with my coffee and my book first thing in the morning just to be able to be outside for a few hours before it gets too hot in the summer.

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