My Painted Porch, established in 2004, was born quite simply, from a love of the old.
As a little girl, I was told countless stories from my mom and grandmother of their days as youngsters in far simpler times, when less was plenty. When, what you didn't have and longed for, you created with your own hands to be valued and enjoyed so much more. Where necessity was the mother of all inventions. Where what was most valued were not things - but love, family, togetherness, faith and home, and the items you adorned your home with were to be mere reflections of all that was meaningful to you. Later in years, I would always search to evoke that kind of warmth in creating what I longed for; with sincerity and meaning in what I chose to do in life and surround myself with - because if it came from a place of love, honesty and simplicity, the beauty would shine in those like no other.
The lives we lead can be simple and casual, while still being full and rich. A loving and truly incredible husband who is my right hand and heart, a blended lot of 5 beautiful children, a furry family member, Murphy the Second (it’s Murphy the First who walks out of the old covered bridge - you are forever in my heart), a century plus old home chock-full with our creations and all that is important to us, and My Painted Porch - my creative den which allows me to bring to you a little of all of the warmth and learned appreciation for the old and created, bestowed upon me in my childhood. The inspiration behind anything I do these days.
In a fast-paced and materialistic world, simplicity and a flavour of days gone by have a way of keeping us all grounded, reminding us of where it is that we come from, and of times and those before us. It is with French and German influences from our heritages, experiences from our travels abroad, great love, care, and attention brought to our creations which offer old world vintage flavour, character and a warmth in our items that can only be created by heart, together with hand.
Each and every one of our unique pieces are 100% designed, cut, painted, distressed and aged by us here at Meyers Designs Studio in New Brunswick, Canada, ensuring you a quality heirloom with precision craftsmanship lasting generations to come.
Now that was 2004!
And now, 22 yrs later?
Today, we bring you that same warmth and vintage charm but rather than on wood, our designs are now offered exclusively on stretched canvas and indoor/outdoor metal - in a wider array of sizes, with ease of shipping, and with a wider selection of applications extending to your outdoor spaces in our continued line of custom and personalized business and farm signs!
And, we've moved our almost 20 yr old blog over to join our new website - at home and where it now belongs! We invite you to take a look around, browse through the stories of our beginnings as we set out upon this journey together then in our 110 + year old home, the history we learned of in it, the DIY projects we took on in renovating over those early years, and the history we continue to make in it.
May My Painted Porch inspire you, in however a small way, to create warmth and vintage charm in your surroundings - and lasting memories of “HOME”.
My Painted Porch - inspiring HOME! 🏡
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