Porch Project: The Plan

It all started innocently enough.  Our concrete porch is painted gray and started to show some wear and tear.  Paint was flaking off on the steps and it generally looked shabby -- not the first impression we want to make for visitors! 

I was googling for instructions on resurfacing concrete, when I came across the most beautiful painted stencil porch from Design Amour:

Could you just die?!  After reading through their process (custom-sized one time use stencils ($$), concrete stain, etc.), I realized it might be a little too ambitious for us. 

I found some great stencil options on Royal Design Studio, and picked out the following for the floor porch and stairs:

Stick around for in progress updates!