Cool Off This Summer On a Screened-In Porch

It's that time of year. Scrub down the porch furniture, bring out the cushions and votive candles, take out the tablecloth, mix up the sweet tea and set up the screened-in porch. Don't have one? It's worth considering adding one on to your house, especially if you have mosquitoes in your yard like I do!

You can program your porch for practically any use you can think up. Dining, eating, taking in a view, talking on the phone, resting in a hammock, reading, socializing, playing games, growing plants, checking your email on a laptop, working on craft projects, catching a catnap...you name it. On hot summer days a screened-in porch is the best place to catch some shade and a breeze. Let's take a look at some beautiful examples for inspiration.