Another view. The blanket in the lower right corner is hanging on a folded-up table that we can pull into the middle for food, etc., when needed. You can see the extra folding chairs in the back corner, too.

And one more.

You must be so happy, it's lovely and there's a wonderful feeling sitting in the screened in porch, you get all the beauty without the bugs and the best part is the fresh air. It looks wonderful.

How marvelous! I am so envious. I dream of creating a screened-in porch where our deck is now. Maybe someday-at this point, I will live vicariously through you! I know you will enjoy this space!

Lovely!!

Very very charming -- well done! :)

Very nice!! So jealous too. We had one for yrs at our other house and oh how I miss it. Next house ")

Love it!!!
I have a question, which I hope doesn't highjack the thread. We have a deck, and I'd love to build an enclosed porch on it, or at least parts of it. Husband claims it will considerably darken the inside. We have two windows and a French door overlooking the deck. Any comments or suggestions?

I am sitting here on my screen porch admiring your screen porch. I love yours. Mine is getting a bit shabby looking. Wish I could afford some new cushions for the furniture. I especially like your small tables.

Very nice...you have a lovely space in which to relax and enjoy the Summer. Great job ! c

Love it and also jealous! When our deck needs to be replaced we would love a screened-in porch instead. DH is also concerned about light/dark since we get a lot of natural light in the kitchen now. If you can comment on that, it would be great.

That is beautiful! You'll be spending many hours enjoying that lovely porch.

Thanks! Regarding the light, that was a concern for us too, so we have a skylight in the screen porch. You can see a little bit of it in this "in progress" photo from a few weeks ago. That side of the kitchen is not as bright as ot used to be, but our kitchen is open to a large eating area/sitting room that has a ton of windows, so it wasn't a huge concern. The skylight does help!

What an awesome space! We have our first ever screened in space and I find that I use it much more often then I ever used a deck or truly "outdoor" space, so hopefully you discover the same. Question, was this an existing space that you thought that you would use more if screened, or is this a new space for you?
I love your decor and how much it makes it looks like an actual room (if that makes sense). Enjoy it!

It was a deck that we rarely used because it was either too hot or too buggy. We sat on the deck (which was small, even a bit smaller than the screened area) maybe twice a year. (We have a larger patio where we spend slightly more time.) Now we've been using the porch pretty much every day!

It's just darling and I'm jealous, too!

What a wonderful space! Great work Sue!

really nice and inviting !!

Thanks for the feedback on the skylight.

Same thing here, mostly too hot and too buggy.

Looks great. Enjoy!

Lovely.
We'll be right over.

Thanks for the feedback on the skylight.

Same thing here, mostly too hot and too buggy.

Love this space. What are the dimensions and what did you put on the floor?

Love it! I would be spending all my time out there.

I have two spaces in which to sit outdoors. One is a lovely brick patio with an umbrella table and chairs. The other is the screened-in porch. I spend about 90 percent of my outdoor time on the porch. The drawback of the patio, besides bugs, is that I can see one of my gardens and within five minutes I am up and weeding or deadheading or something! Porch is much more relaxing. Taking a nap out here (where I sit right now) is the very best.

I love it . Great job.

oh that looks so nice, and the artwork on the wall suits perfectly. I want to cuddle up in a chair with a good book and some lemonade! Nice work(jealous!), it all came together so well!

It looks so inviting. Nice job.

Oohh it's so lovely - I've wanted one for years - like Cyrus, I'm wondering what are the dimensions. Did you find a wide range of quotes for cost? Were you able to build off the existing deck, or did you need to gut and start over - new deck or concrete pad? Is your skylight fixed - I decided long ago that I would add one if I ever add a screen porch....sigh

Sweet!!! I would love to have a screened in room or deck. Yours looks so inviting!!!

sueb20, it's great! It looks like just the place to spend an evening. Your furniture looks so comfy too.

Sue, what a wonderful place to relax! No worries about those dang mosquitoes. ;o)

Thanks for all the nice feedback. I have loved screen porches all my life so I'm thrilled to have my little one!

It's about 8' x 11'. We couldn't go bigger because of setbacks/lot coverage.

Some people will find this weird, but we didn't get quotes from more than one builder. We know this guy -- he did our kitchen addition, re-sided the house, basically rebuilt our summer house, etc., and he is fantastic to work with, so we aren't interested in having anyone else touch our house! But yeah, it cost a lot more than I expected! We had to get rid of the deck and have a foundation dug for the porch. The skylight is fixed...

Oh, and the floor is bluestone -- matches the adjacent patio.

Sueb, what a comfy space you have created. Screened
porches have always made my heart sing!

Comfort is what it says to me too. Your original porch didn't seem all that inviting, but now it looks like a wonderful place to relax, with the best of inside and out. New favorite reading spot? :)

Very nice! Porches are great.

I think you need to do a layout like a room. Can you post a diagram with dimensions, including doorways and fairs to patio?

I just built a small porch, though its bigger than yours. Our porch was designed with BBQ in mind, but now that its real life and not a plan on paper, DH is afraid one BBQ flair up could mark porch ceiling or God forbid, cause a fire. Now, BBQ is on patio. But it can't be near the porch because then the smoke blows up onto the porch which is unpleasant for those relaxing on porch.

Anyway, we don't plan to eat meals on porch, but we wanted that option. We wanted nice comfy chairs, not dining chairs. We opted to get a rectangular fire pit table with 4 nice cushioned chairs. It's a tight fit on our porch. We chose the fire put table because its higher than most coffee tables and you could eat there if you wanted to. We don't plan to use fire bit much for same reasons stated above for BBQ.

Very nice. Looks like a great spot to relax and read a book!

wonderful! it turned out so nice! I grew up with a screened porch, and always wanted to have one in a house of my own. Not in the cards. (jealous, a little)
What a great space to use and enjoy.

I don't think it is weird at all that you stuck with the contractor who has proved himself to be capable and competent. When I find one I hang on, too.

Your porch is lovely--- the flooring is wonderful and ties everything together so well. Here's to many happy hours enjoying it!