A favorite pastime is the stained-glass chessboard. By Design Front porches transition the space between inside and out. They are the first glimpse into your home and the welcome mat for your family and friends. In town, they serve as prime vantage points over daily neighborhood happenings and in the country over surrounding vistas. Decorating a porch can be as personal as accesorizing any other part of the home but a lot more fun and casual as the decisions don't have to feel as permanent.
Porches have the distinct advantage of evolving to honor holidays and the change of seasons.
This rambling ranch-style porch has a collection of red wagons and colorful sap buckets planted with bright summer flowers. A vintage wicker loveseat provides the perfect spot to survey the countryside or sample the blackberries that are planted right off the porch. Don Alquist A porch swing with quilt and pillows makes a cozy private spot for reading or visiting. An artist's easel has small pots of red impatiens in the paint and brush holders. Earlier in the season, it held seeds that children had started on Earth Day.