How to Decorate Your Back Porch

Decorating the back porch was next on my list of projects after getting the master bedroom refresh complete!

Since we purchased this house, I knew I wanted to make the most of our outdoor spaces. As the kids get older, I wanted to provide them with a place to have fun and relax with their friends. I also wanted a place to gather as a family and just “hang,” literally!

I joke, to myself, that our back porches are like having a mullet – business on the top, party on the bottom. It’s true, though!

Covered double decker back porch decor at night

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Covered Back Porch Seating

Regular ol’ chairs and sofas wouldn’t do for this covered back porch! Besides, we have that up top!

For several months, I browsed hanging chairs on Amazon, Home Depot, Walmart…all the websites.

I considered hanging mechanisms, colors, fabric types, colors, etc. Definitely moments of indecision and questioning whether this was even going to work on the porch.

There’s no reason this wouldn’t work. We have wood beams just begging for hanging hammock chairs!

Now my only regret is taking so long to bite the bullet and hit the “buy now” button!

We are getting our money’s worth out of these chairs.

Covered porch decorating ideas grey hammock swing chairs with blue and white rug

We rock. We spin. We listen to 90’s country music.

We’ll make lots of memories and have lots of great conversations dangling from the ceiling of the back porch!

Low-Cost Back Porch Decor

Lights! Lots of Lights!

The back porch has one little tiny pitiful light by the door.

I envisioned hanging lots of string lights to add light for late nights making memories and a fun glow for added ambiance.

These Better Homes and Garden String lights are perfect! The shatterproof bulbs make hanging a very easy and quick process.

Covered back porch decor grey hanging hammock chairs with blue and white rug.

Once we had the chairs hung, we needed a rug, or rugs as this turned out.

Per my usual project issues, I had a tight timeline, making ordering and waiting for delivery a non-option!

I found these 6×9 blue rugs at World Market locally. I initially bought one and decided it wasn’t big enough.

One online order and coupon later and I was on my way to pick up the second!

It looks amazing!

Add some faux plants, real plants, and a couple of spray-painted mismatched metal tables, and voila!

Isn’t it lovely?

Covered Back Porch Entertainment

The real star of this show is this Christmas gift that I didn’t buy until the end of May!

Well, it had been ordered once before, but “damage” and a delivery driver who “attempted” delivery, but really didn’t and this ping pong table was the Christmas gift that Santa didn’t put under the tree.