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…

I'm not sure if it's because it's the month of my birthday and my mom's, or what it is exactly that has always found me so in anticipation of fall. I only know t…

Oh my!  It’s been awhile since my last blog post, and as always, I have good reason...of course!   There’s a real possibility of relocation in our future. Hopefully, no matter whe…

I had the thought this week that surely I've by now figured out all the buttons and have my feet wet enough in the blogging world to actually write about My Painted Porch :)!…

When Joe and I bought our 100 +/- yr old house, we were told by our lawyer, who has always astounded us with his knowledge of the history of our little town and every 'old'…

For nearly two decades, My Painted Porch has been my creative sanctuary. Hand-crafting and designing vintage home decor signs while living life on Canada's East Coast has…