Southern Porch

From screened in numbers to double stacked fixer-uppers, these porches make us want to kick up our feet and take in the view. But, they weren't always that way. Check out our best before and after porch makeovers.

This design trick works no matter where you live.

It's no secret that we Southerners live for our porches. Is there any memory sweeter than those of childhood suppers on screened porches, or drifting the night away on the perfectly-designed porch swing? We pay for our mild winters with our sultry summers, and while modern air-conditioning may have made the deep porches of the past unnecessary, our Southern spirit just can't imagine our homes without our porches. Take a look at some of our favorite porch designs; maybe you'll find some ideas…

source? Dallas does not lend itself to the desire for a porch. Not for me, anyway. Maybe in the fall, a porch would be nice, but in ...

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