Front Porch Entertaining: Wine on the Porch
My neighborhood has an early evening, summer tradition we call “Wine on the Porch”. It started when our kids were little. All the adults would grab a folding chair, a glass and their favorite beverage to share and head down to my front porch where we would chat while the kids ran wild in what we affectionately called “the hood”. My house is the low point on our street so kids on scooters and loose basketballs have a propensity to show up here.
Speaking of kids, our neighborhood gang of little ones loved Wine on the Porch nights and would beg us to have them. Maybe they loved them because us parents would get so engrossed in conversation we wouldn’t notice them climbing the redwood trees or rolling in a mud pit they made with the hose. Or maybe it was really because I served them all the otter pops and s’mores they could eat.
Bottom line, front porch entertaining is the epitome of easy, low-effort, casual fun. There’s no hurrying around to pick up, vacuum or dust the house. Your neighbors feel free to arrive or depart at their convenience. Spills and dirt are outside and can be washed away with the hose.
After hosing off the cement and the furniture, I went inside and shopped my own home to find a few items to spruce up the porch.
I chose the chenille pillow covers because the green echoes the ferns and right now I don’t have any greenery behind the furniture. So the pillows fill in for the lack of plants. The chenille of the pillows also brings just the right amount of texture for summer.
I accented the pillows with throws. The turkish towels bring color, but are also practical. They’re nice to wrap around your legs in the evening to protect them from mosquitoes.
The acacia wood cutting board is a call back to the cedar siding on the house, but can also function as a giant coaster for wine bottles.
Lastly, I put out some fairy lights. Their warm glow matches the vase of flowers and bring a bit of magic to the setting.
Ultimately, I spent $0 and a little over one hour of time to get my house ready for front porch entertaining.
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