I want to share some pictures of my parents' screened porch with you. Every time I visit them, I find my eyes straying in that direction, because the porch just beckons you to come out and sit...for a few minutes or a few hours. Of course, during the very hottest part of summer, it doesn't get used as often. Most of us gravitate towards the air-conditioned house when it's so hot and humid outside. But in the spring, fall, and early summer, there's no better place to be.
My parents had their home built about eight years ago, with a screened porch opening off the great room. But after living there for five or six years, my mom and dad realized they just weren't thrilled with the look and feel of their porch. It felt too dark, and didn't really flow with the warm whites and cream colors in the adjacent great room.
