First of all, seeing such a fresh and breezy cottage porch swing makes me lighthearted, but alas, living in the city can have it’s drawbacks. One would be lucky to have a huge porch where such a decadent cottage porch swing could be hung. I am so in love with this porch swing. I wish I knew who made it. Beautifully up-cycled from an antique bed by an amazing craftsman. I have to say, I wish it was mine.

This is the perfect project if you have an old vintage or antique bed. I adore the frilly cushions & lace pillows. I can just see myself relaxing under the pretty blue throw.

Painting an old carved antique bed white or any color is sometimes difficult to actually get the courage to . Trust me, the results and transformation are so amazing. Once you paint one piece of wooden furniture, you will become addicted. Likewise, there are times that an antique piece just shouldn’t be painted. The pieces that I acquire are usually beat up and in need of repair.

Do you get as excited as I do about re-purposing old furniture into something charming? Sometimes I can’t sleep at night because I am thinking about that next great project.  If you have enough interest, I will definitely put this on my list of DIY projects that I will feature in a future post.

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I hope to have a lovely swing like this on my porch one day.  It would be a beautiful place to relax and have my morning coffee.  Ok, maybe not so realistic as I have to work all day but still, a swing like this will add that punch of charm every cottage home craves.