Spring is just around the corner – yay! In this post, I want to inspire you to make your porch your favorite “room” of the house. Check out these beautiful porch decorating ideas for spring that are easy to do and don’t break the bank.

This is my porch. As you can see, I like decorating it in a vintage farmhouse decor style. Aside from sitting out there, I enjoy decorating it for every season.
I don’t know what I would have done without my sweet little porch while I stayed home during the pandemic. On many days, I like to grab a coffee and a good book and sit in my rocking chair for an hour.
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Porch Decorating Ideas for Spring
This is a picture of my porch. You can often find me here when the weather is nice.

If you’d like to use your own porch more as an extra room to enjoy, here are 5 easy ways to update it:
Add Seating: A Rocking Chair or A Bench
If you don’t have nice seating on your porch yet, what are you waiting for?
Rocking chairs or a nice bench are a very simple way to update your porch to make it even more enjoyable in the spring.
I inherited my rocking chair and painted it white. Here is a similar one.
Do you have space for a lot of furniture on your porch? I love this outdoor porch or patio set, and it’s soo affordable! I bought a similar set for our backyard.
The nice thing about outdoor furniture is that you don’t have to worry about them getting rained on. They’ll last for many years on the porch.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have all that seating on a porch?
Add Hanging Plants
The one thing I always look forward to once spring comes around after a long winter is buying two hanging baskets for my porch. I think of them as buying earrings for my little cottage.

Buying hanging plants is such an easy way to dress up a porch for spring and summer.

If you want to save some money, you could buy hanging plants with coco liner and fill them with flowers yourself every year.
If hanging plants don’t work on your porch, you can always add planter boxes on the ledges or plants on the steps.

Topiaries are also a lovely addition to a porch:
I have short ones, but I would like two taller ones for my front door eventually. Fake topiaries, of course, because I’d kill them in a second otherwise, ha!
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Add Porch Curtains For Privacy or To Keep Rain Off Your Porch
Years ago, I added these DIY porch curtains to the sides of my porch for privacy and to keep the rain from getting the furniture wet. Check out my easy tutorial post about how to add them.

I added the curtains mostly because I was tired of always moving the furniture out of the way of rain water so they wouldn’t get ruined.
Now the curtains are keeping the rain away from the porch. It’s a simple fix that didn’t break the bank.
I added shower curtain liners, and they are working fabulously! They also keep the snow off the porch in the winter.
I usually exchange them once a year because they are so inexpensive, and then I reuse the old ones for paint projects as drop cloths. It’s a win win.
Here are other porch curtain ideas:
Add Art Or Shelves to Your Porch
I like having plenty of spaces to decorate on my porch. I’m in love with these little metal wall shelves.
These shelves would look adorable on my Blue Cottage porch or any porch. My shelves would be filled with knickknacks, though — you know me.
Add An Outdoor Rug To Your Porch
As you can see in this picture, I added an outdoor rug on my porch to make it look and feel more like an outdoor living space.


I’ve actually also repurposed indoor rugs that I replaced for newer rugs inside. I figure why not get a little more life out of a rug out on the porch?
I’ve also added an outdoor rug to my pallet deck. It’s actually a camping mat and costs a fraction of what outdoor rugs can cost.
This outdoor rug made out of recycled plastic (win win!) comes in so many different colors and sizes, you will find the perfect one for your porch:
This one is reversible:
I hope I have inspired to make your porch an outdoor living space with one or all of these ideas! These tips would also work or any patio.
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Natalie says
I LOVE PORCHES TOO! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
Carol ("Mimi") says
thanks for curating all this terrific inspiration for outdoor living. These are some beautiful ideas.
sahana says
Great ideas. Thank you for sharing it with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says
All great! I’d love to have a front porch; instead I must settle for a courtyard. Maybe we need to string some twinkly lights because they make everything better, right?! Visiting from The DIY Collective.
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Victoria, thanks for coming by! Yes, twinkly lights are always a good idea :)
julie says
You are giving me porch envy. We don’t really have porches like this here in the Uk but I think some of these ideas could translate into our back garden quite nicely!
Sam @ Living The Dutch Dream says
I adore all of them! Now I just wish I had a porch :(
Janet Vinyard says
Hi Dagmar, I like all of them! Thanks for sharing these lovely ideas! Blessings, Janet
Mother & Daughter says
I have a front porch and a screened in back porch. I love all of these, but husband and I can not agree on what we are going to do. lol
Melinda Mitchell says
Yes, I have an all weather front porch. It’s a disaster. Broken appliances, and toys, and art supplies strung out everywhere.
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Tania says
I love that first one from Pennington Point! I do have a front porch and a back patio… unfortunately I really struggle with decorating them! Maybe this year I’ll get it right.
Tania
McKenzie says
Those porch ideas are so beautiful! I’m dying over those red chairs + patio lights!!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Right? Me, too!
Seri says
LOVE LOVE THESE IDEAS! -Seri from serisblog.com
Tammy says
I adore porches. Living in the south you spend a lot of time there. I can’t get enough of them and love to decorate out there than in the house. Thanks for joining the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop
Cyndi says
I would love to have a big old covered porch that is protected from the weather – both sun and rain. We have a huge back deck, but it’s open to the elements with only a pergola for protection. The furniture and decor really takes a beating in the sun, and I have to bring the rug and pillows in when rain threatens. Great examples I’m envious.
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thanks for coming by, Cyndi! I also fight with the rain – even with our porch being covered I’m constantly covering our furniture.
Denise says
Thank you for linking up with us at Sunday Features. We appreciate your support. Sharing on our FB page and pinned today. Thanks again.
Carmen says
Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos. One day I am going to build a huge front porch. Until then, I can dream!
Tammy says
Love them all… oh how I wish I had a front porch to decorate! Thank you for sharing a Share it One More Time