Spiderwebs are taking over our front porch ~ and I don't mean the decorative ones!

Another disturbing find? The significant amount of mildew growing on our white railings ~ ew...gross! These before photos don't really do it justice:

But with a little elbow grease, mild detergent & a Sunday afternoon,

I was able to get our white painted porch back in order.

Have mildew or mold? Depending on the severity you may want to go with a pressure washer, otherwise, we found a scrub brush & mild detergent did the trick. I also read that 1 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water works wonders. Scrub with a brush, then rinse thoroughly with water.

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I'm looking forward to fall decor! It's still a little too humid for pumpkins here.

So until then, I put up a simple wreath, bought some mums,

and added a rustic basket (a $5 thrift store find) to the front porch!