10 Things We Learned from Building a DIY Porch Swing Bed

When I was a kid, our house had a porch swing and it was one of my favorite things. We spent hours on that swing being rocked to sleep by my dad, swinging with friends, and sharing secrets on warm summer nights in the midwest. I have very fond memories of it, with the exception of the one time my dad was rocking my little brother, Ben, to sleep and as he carefully came back inside a bat flew in too. There was an evening of screaming and running from end to end of the house chasing a bat with a broomstick for what seemed like hours. In the end, no one slept much.

We have a covered porch area much like we did when I was a kid, and when I saw the plans from Plank and Pillow for an easy-to-follow DIY porch swing bed, I knew I wanted one! I had purchased outdoor furniture for the back patio about 11 years ago for $10 and had grown tired of it. I was able to sell it on Facebook Marketplace {check this post for more tips for selling your items}for $150, so we used some of the profit on the lumber because, hello, wood is expensive right now! 

Keep reading for 10 things we learned from building a DIY porch swing bed and how we made it our own.

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Farmhouse Style DIY Projects

It's no secret that you guys are Fixer Upper fans. Anytime I post about the HGTV hit show, you guys gobble it up! This post alone has had more than 2 MILLION page views! The whole Fixer Upper craze has even come with it's own style. Every week as I look at the projects linked up to our Create Link Inspire party, I see at least a few Farmhouse style DIY projects in there. I thought I call some of them out this week and share them with you.

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Free Summer Printables that Will Inspire you to Create Plus Create Link Inspire Party

Welcome to another week of the create, link, inspire link party. I hope you find inspiration here every week and that you check back often for ideas. I'm always impressed with what gets linked up and I always add a handful of crafts, DIY's and recipes to my to do list.  

This week I'm sharing some of the projects that stuck out to me that were fun projects I would want to make this week. Sometimes we need those projects that inspire us right now to create don't you think?

Hello summer gift + tag from Tauni and Co

It's time to party!

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DIY Three Tiered Serving Stand

You all know how much I love my garage sales. I even wrote an ebook about it. I'm always looking for new uses for old things. I have had my eyes on the three tiered stands that are so popular right now. I knew I could make my own and started looking at pans I was finding at garage sales a little differently. 

I ended up deciding to use these three different sized springform pans and some candlesticks and came up with this fabulous DIY project. I'm sharing how you can make one too!

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DIY Farmhouse Style and Create Link Inspire Party

Welcome to another week of the create, link, inspire link party. I hope you find inspiration here every week and that you check back often for ideas. I'm always impressed with what gets linked up and I always add a handful of crafts, DIY's and recipes to my to do list.  

This week, I'm sharing my favorite DIY Farmhouse projects that were linked up. The Farmhouse style has gotten wildly popular thanks to my friends at the HGTV hit show Fixer Upper.  These DIY projects will hopefully inspire you to tackle some of your own projects around your home.

If you are a Fixer Upper fan, don't miss my exclusive with Fixer Upper Client Jaime Ferguson to find out what it's really like to be on the show. Ever wondered if they get to keep the furniture?  I'm dishing all the details!

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