***This giveaway is now closed***
THE WINNER IS Ellen Price!!!
When spring hits here I go full force outside for two reasons. One, because I have been cooped up all winter and I am dying to work outside. And two, after a long winter everything outside looks dirty and homely.
Take my side porch for example. Here is what it looked like last Summer:
And here are some close ups of what it looked like after a hard winter:
Scuff marks, dirt, water marks, more dirt. Pretty, huh?
I was lucky though because P&G sent me some new cleaners to test out. And you are lucky because you get to enter to win some :)
Prize includes: Mr. Clean Outdoor Pro Cleaner, Mr. Clean Outdoor Magic Erasers, and Bounty 2X paper towels PLUS a $50 Home Depot Gift Card :)
I used these products to freshen up my poor side porch. Actually used them all over my yard.
Now before I forget, I am a dork. I didn't read the directions before using the cleaner. It clearly states to be careful when using on painted surfaces and to wipe off quickly. DOH! It actually didn't have any negative effects on the shoe cabinet that was spray painted shown here, but on my door it actually took the paint off. Not all the way off, but where it sat for a bit it came off on the Bounty paper towel. Dude, this stuff means business! Can you imagine what it would do to a nasty, greasy grill! We just bought our first grill and haven't even used it yet. But you can rest assured that the second it gets nasty I am using THIS.
I had some rust spots on out concrete and the magic eraser got it off. It also got off the white water marks on the metal railing. If we actually had patio furniture I bet it would have had it looking like new. :)
Okay, are you ready for my new and improved side porch? Here it is in all its sparkly glory!
The "Welcome" had faded off of the mat so I stenciled "hello" on there in yellow. I first tempted to use spray paint and a stencil and when that bled I stopped and then used a paint brush and acrylic paint.
(I swear it is centered. Don't you have it when things look "off" in photos?)
I added some lemons to my wreath. I would have loved to make the whole thing out of faux lemons but at almost $2 a pop I was happy with just a few :)
My steps NEVER look this clean. The dirt gets into all the little dips, creases, etc. and is so hard to scrub off. Water puddles on the areas that are uneven an when it evaporates it leaves white water marks. They never come off either. I loved that the magic eraser totally took them off. LOVE!
I change it up each year but I decided to go with a yellow and red scheme this year. I still have my front porch and driveway to share later. Thanks for letting me show my porch off. And good luck on the giveaway!
Here is how you enter:
This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only that are 18 years or older. The winner is chosen by random.org. The winner will be announced on Monday June 10th, 2013. The winner must contact me within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.
(If you have any issues with rafflecopter please email me.)
*This is a sponsored post on behalf of P&G and Home Depot however the thoughts expressed are all mine.
On my outdoor space I need to clean up the front of our Cottage (guest house). It gets full of spider webs and bug remains over the winter. Love the giveaway. Jo @ Let's Face the Music
The porch looks wickedly awesome & ready for summer use. Loving the lemon wreath!
I need to clean up my benches that stay outside all winter...they need to be freshened up!
I love Mr. clean products! And the lemon wreath is so summery!!!
My back deck needs a good sprucing up!
Our pool deck area has some hidden areas that just never seem to get clean, I'd love to win!
The sliding glass door to the little porch and the garage
My doors and patio could use some sprucing up. Thank you!
I have a bunch of clutter on the front porch right now - bicycles, skateboards, etc. I need to put those in the shed, clean the space, and make it welcoming! I have a lovely teak rocker that needs to be wiped down and revived so that I can sit out and read!
I love the idea of your "hello" mat rather than the conventional "welcome"! So cute!
I was wondering did you paint your porch cement floor. What color is it and or paint used? I have been thinking about painting ours It is in bad shape. I am trying to find people who have. Yours is cute and neat. lovely blog.
I painted them because they were in such bad shape and had been painted in the past. I first did it with regular paint and it completely peeled off the first year. The I tried Behr concrete primer and concrete paint a few years ago. It works better! I do have a few spots the size of dimes that have started to some off. I think no matter what paint you use it will not last forever especially if it gets high traffic. Make sure you power wash the concrete first and follow the steps to a T. The top of the stairs landing on my side porch has been repainted since the three years, but it is because I use that landing to cut wood, spray paint items, and repot plants in the colder months.
Here is the link to the original post: http://www.notjustahousewife.net/2011/05/painted-cement.html
Our patio area needs a good cleaning!
My doorstep desperately needs a makeover!
My windows need the biggest clean including the sliding glass door.
My back porch - I really want to try the outdoor magic eraser! And the cleaner might actually get my old plastic chairs looking new again. I'd love to win.
My welcome mat and flag
My front porch needs a good scrubbing and freshening up! Love yours!
Looks pretty! (and sparkly clean) I hear you one the faux lemons. That fake fruit is spendy. Do your shoes stay dry in the file drawers? We get loads of rain here in Oregon, if so, what a great idea for storage!!
Yes! It keeps them dry. I didn't paint the bottom of it so under it has rust spots in the painted cement. That is the only down side. But maybe you could set it on a rubber mat?
Our back porch!
The outdoor toys and patio area in general could use a good clean up!
The areas that definitely could use a good clean are the front porch, the railings, along with the patio/deck area!
I love what you did with your porch so clever and cute - I love all your ideas - you have a awesome blog !!!
I need to clean the back patio ! It needs a makeover real bad !!
My outdoor furniture and the grill.
Thanks for the chance!
We have so much dirt and dust flying around here in Arizona. Looks like I could use some of those cleaning products!
My Patio Furniture!
My back patio is desperately awaiting some love.....!
First, I love the idea of a shoe cabinet! We have a closed in porch but this is such a smart idea to keep it a little more organized! Genius!
My windows and garage door are in dire need for a good scrubbing! A white garage door, what was I thinking? With all the rain we've had lately the windows and garage are so dirty.
Great looking!! Th shoe cabinet looks great. I might do this for my porch, but change it up so my scouts have somewhere to drop off things at my house and they won't get wet or blow away.
Looking good!!!
The back patio and deck furniture! Love the shoe cabinet idea.
Love what ya did with the space...thanks for the give-away...I need a shoe cabinet what a great idea.
Our back patio needs a major cleanup - thanks for the tips!
LOVE Magic Eraser, but didn't know there was one for outdoor use. Gotta' get one!! I am always battling the mess that accumulates on my screened back porch. Can't wait to try these products - especially the pro cleaner on the floor and gas grill. I will let you know how it goes.
My balcony needs a power wash and some new planters
The area that most needs attention is our patio. It is made of bricks & my husband would like to take the bricks out & do either a deck or colored cement. It would be nice to not have to weed in between the bricks any more. Thank you for your giveaway & for motivation to clean the front porch. You did a beautiful job & I know it would only take a little effort to make it more welcoming.
Our back deck needs some work. Would love to fix it up for the summer. :)
My siding needs a bit of cleaning...
Definitely my outdoor furniture...boy do they need a bath!
The siding. It is filthy.
My front entry is disgusting. Bird droppings, rough wood, filthy grill out front. Yup, it could all use a good scrub!
Doors, windows, trim and garage...need I say more! =) truckredford(at)gmail(Dot)com
My front patio could definitely use some sprucing up! with our crazy weather patterns, its been hard to get into spring/summer cleaning!
My back patio is most in need of a good cleaning!
The front of the yard needs a complete overhaul,we spend most of our time on the back and we need some front yard tlc for sure !
love the lemon wreath !
our pool area could use some freshening up!
I love how you stencilled on the faded mat, I am going to do that instead of replacing both of our mats that I thought were "past it"!
Our front porch desperately needs some sprucing up!
Thanks for hosting the give-away!
Looks GREAT Stacy!!
Definitely the sliding glass door leading to the backyard. The wind storms here in the desert do a number on windows, cars you name it.
I would love this for cleaning up my deck. Thanks for the chance to win.
Because it's very damp in the South, we get mold on the house, and there is an area that really needs be cleaned!
Mt windows and the doors need cleaned something awful!!
The carport. It's not like a garage where I could pull the door down and hide the mess!
I need to clean my deck and outdoor furniture, and the door needs to be cleaned and then painted.
Amazing ideas and giveaways! Thanks!
This is our summer of the outdoors! We are installing a new patio and flowers and have added a stone walkway. We also just bought a new (to us) patio set that needs cleaned.
Patio and picnic table need to be cleaned.
My grill needs to be cleaned.
My entire back patio needs help!
Absolutely must clean my windows! Well at least no one can see in!
My screened porch needs cleaning.
My front entry area need alot of love.
Our back patio needs cleaning!
Our outdoor problem is mold...I'm thinking this prize package would be most helpful with that!
Where to start? I have a bench on my front porch that could use a good cleaning, as well the door and window frames, and on and on...
Love that lemon wreath. I think it's better with 5 lemons. It lets the greenery show through.
Our siding could use a good cleaning!
The shed.
I need to clean up my deck area & all the exterior windows.
My back porch.
my patio is a mess and can use a good cleaning!
My grill is a greasy mess! Although I love to bbq, I hate to deal with the cleaning of the grill afterwards.
I need to clean up my gazebo in the backyard.
Our outside doors need some cleaning, and also our porch could use some help.
I really need to clean my home's front porch and entry -- there is a lot of dust, pollen and grime on the storm door!
My waterfall - we just bought the house and have yet to get the hang of tall the maintenance.
Your porch looks great! I think I'd best rush out to get some OUTDOOR magic erasers. What a good idea.
we don't have much of an outdoor space but the porch could use a good cleaning :)
We have these beautiful paving stones, but someone painted on them and they're cluttered and cracked with weeds. I would start there.... (Really, our whole back yard is a jungle).
Our front flower bed needs some serious help right now.
Our front door is a mess!
My porch would love to have a date with Mr. Clean...Say about 6:30ish? We will keep it very casual. I'm thinking cleaning clothes...sidepony.
I like your red filing cabinet! What's the purpose of it being outside?
It holds the kids' play shoes and our gardening shoes. All our regular shoes are stored inside. I just didn't want to have muddy shoes in the house. And since we don't have a back porch or a covered porch, I needed a place to store them so they would be out of sight and safe from the rain :)
Oh that's a great idea!
Our back porch has baskets of toys that even though we try and keep organized they always seem to be a mess.
Definitely need to spruce up our back screened in porch.., between the water leaks and termites, we have a lot of work ahead of us..,
Love the lemon wreath.
Oh my gosh! Where to start! My whole outdoor space! Single mom, full-time parent/student....it's all I can do to try to keep up on the house with our crazy lives, let alone our yard..and my porch! Oy vey!! Thanks so much for the giveaway! Love what you did!!
Looks nice!
Our front porch really needs some sprucing up! It collects quite the debris in the corner.
Everything around here outside needs cleaning up, With all of the storms and wind we've had, everything is dirty. Thanks for the giveaway.
Judy
Our front entry is in desperate need of a makeover! I have paint for the door, but we trimmed the front bushes and now you can see all of the sad porch tiles! a trip to Home Depot is definitely on the list!
Oh gosh, our whole outdoors is a mess right now. But especially the front porch.
Our back patio needs some freshening up!
My back patio needs a cleaning more than anything right now.
Definitely my PVC coated Trex deck!
Super cute!
The columns on our parches need to be cleaned badly!
Looks nice!
Love it! I definitely need to liven up my front porch as well!
My deck and backdoor need the most help right now.
Looks great! I have so many ways I could use those cleansers. Pets and kids definitely challenge my cleaning abilities. :)
I love your side porch, so fresh and inviting!
What doesn't? But I'd be happy if my back deck and patio furniture were all cleaned up.
Everything :(
My front porch!
What a beautiful porch! I wish I was as creative. :-)
I don't know what is in those Mr. Clean magic erasers but it seriously is magic!
My siding is looking beat up by dirt and grime! Going to give old Mr. Clean a try!
My front porch needs lots of love! And updating! We just moved in this winter and I haven't been able to get out there to do much! :-(
your porch looks really nice!
We're moving this month and our new place needs cleaning, weeding and updating!
Our front porch needs some TLC- including paint on the boring white door.
My front porch needs lots of TCL!
So want to clean and decorate my porch...
My back patio is a bit of a disgrace right now -- plus our grill is so messy is almost a fire hazard!!
It looks great! I love Magic Erasers--they are so magical.
Would never have thought to use the eraser on the cement! This looks awesome!
My back porch is in need of a huge scrubbing!
My front porch would use a little sparkle.
Back patio
My front porch!
Our Patio
my patio needs serious attention. It just gets so hot we don't even open the windows after awhile to look outside. But I love sitting on m patio.
love your porch ! thanks for the give away
I need my porch fixed up
My outdoor table and chairs are in need of some serious cleaning!!
Our front door definitely needs some TLC. Our patio furniture could also use a good cleaning. Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway.
the whole house needs a serious power washing!
My window boxes need a good cleaning!
My patio Furniture! It's a mess.
We have cement stairs and a cement porch (with no railing). I love my house, but I loathe that porch and stairs. I feel they look ugly and dirty all of the time. I would really like to get rid of them completely but until then, they could really use a great clean. They get dirty so fast!
Can I say the entire backyard?! If I have to be more specific I'd say the old decaying shed in the backyard it really should be torn down!
Def. the window sills!
I have begun preparing my screened porch for our annual "opening day". Let me just say this is the LAST time I leave the cushions on the outdoor furniture during pollen season! I would love to seal it off completely, but until I figure out how to use my magical powers I can at least bring the cushions inside. What a mess!
My windows for sure
Our lawn chairs needed to be cleaned for the weekend -- did that today!
My patio furniture! It's a mess!
My deck needs some serious help. I would love to give it an overhaul.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
My patio area and BBQ need cleaning the most because they are just incredibly griming from dust that blows towards them.
I'm very excited to try this as I haven't been able to find anything that will remove the white water marks from my porch steps!
the patio needs to be cleaned the most
We need to clean our windows and doors!
My back porch needs spruced up!
My back porch needs cleaned and reorganized!
Our patio is the area most in need of a thorough cleaning.
Our grill needs a real good cleaning and thanks for suggesting it.
My back porch area could use some work.
My patio furniture needs a very good cleaning
Our deck needs a good cleaning for summer. Hasn't been that nice yet, so just never got it it!
Back Porch could use some work