Last night my husband and I sat out on our front porch in the white wicker rockers I bought at the thrift store. The air was warm and still; blue jays hawked and cardinals serenaded. In the distance we could hear the joyous voices of children enjoying the summer evening.
Our porch is narrow but comfortable enough to sit in our rockers and cross our legs. I wish it was a wider, southern-style porch {as pictured on Paula Wallace’s Perfect Porches book, left} but I am glad we have a porch that is functional. {At my husband’s condo that I moved into when we married, his front porch was not the width of a chair. That was just sad!}
I love how front porches just beckon us to come and sit a spell. Porches are the perfect place to use your mix and match items for an eclectic look or you can opt for a matching patio set. Personally, I love the mix and match.
I also like using lamps outdoors as you see on Paula’s bookcover - I have one on our front porch. When I turn it on at night instead of the two mounted lights on either side of our door, it gives such a warm, welcoming glow.
Another “must have” for me is movement – I must have chairs, a swing, or even a hammock that will allow me to slowly rock all summer long. I like the trend we’ve been seeing for the past several years of porch bed swings.
A bed swing seems like the perfect place to relax with your summer read or to take an afternoon catnap!
Ahhhh, I just love porches! Enjoy the links below of beautiful porches and if you’re in the mood make a bedswing!
BHG Tour of Porches
Make a Swinging Porch Daybed
Elements of a Great Porch
About Diana
I’m a busy working designer & home stager who gets a lot of joy & happiness helping clients transform their houses into homes they love. I blog as part of that creative process. In our “spare” time my hubby & I are updating our Cottage in the Woods that we share with our cats. I’m a Christian & look forward to someday working for my Heavenly Father, the Greatest Designer of all, decorating mansions in Heaven!
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Maddie and I were reading this together. I said “ooohhh I would like a bed swing” and Maddie said ” I would just like a porch”
Maybe someday!!
Something to look forward to . . . ;o)
Now that we have the porch, I’m going to set Perry on making this.
Great to be married to a handy man. Please post pics of your new house when things settle down. I know everyone on FB would love to see your new place!
Personally I think a porch is nicer than a deck. You can be protected from the sun and the rain. You can leave your hammock up and the pillows on it and then it is dry when you want to use it. It is a shame that on so many new houses they make porches too narrow to be usable.
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I agree Miss Porch Days. In some ways I wish we had been able to keep our back screened porch but now that it is our new dining room, I love how much more open the kitchen feels and how much more space we have.
When we redo the outside of the house in a year or so, we have talked about making our front porch bigger and maybe, just maybe we will screen it as well! It’s still in the “thinking” process.
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