Looks like my last house. You could hang planters, stained glass windows, etc. on each side of the porch. Or plant big pots with tall pyramidal shaped evergreen shrubs. Or put up a trellis and train vines up the sides. Have fun!

Is this the front? Why hide it? Do you have a back deck or patio?

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Neighbors that won't let you enjoy the peace?

I agree with hparks...the front porch is generally the "welcome" area to sit, wave to the neighbors and "fair game" to stop and say hello. For privacy, stick to the back yard.

It is the front. I would like to create a space where l can sit and read the paper without feeling exposed. We are in a new development and have not fenced the back yet

Maybe I should be patient and add things that l can later remove when the back yard is fenced. I like the idea of hanging baskets as a short-term solution.

You could do curtains in the corners to feel less exposed. Something like this?

If you want to create a more private space on your FRONT porch, einportlandor has good ideas. It doesn't matter why you want to do it, and houzzers what is up with trying to talk people out of what they want to accomplish in their own homes? I just don't get it....(sorry for the rant-sensitive subject for me)

Thanks Darzy, that is a great idea. What color?

Thanks Roubx, l am browsing the site, many options for the backyard.

Very cozy AND welcoming!

Here's some more ideas.

Anything you use needs to be removable for the cold weather months or it will darken your entrance and be harmed by your wintry weather. If trellises, they will look too summery during the winter and need to come down. The porch is small, plants climbing trellises will draw insects. Where I live, bees and hornets are a problem and I would not sit next to plants. Wood or plastic shutters or blinds would work, providing they are removed during cold and wet weather. I have white, fake wood wide strip blinds on the 4 large and two narrower frames of my screened back porch. The hardware is rusting and they are getting hard to move up and down. I think the easiest solution is the outdoor ringed drapes. Pottery Barn has them.