Design Ideas for Your Porch
July 2, 2026
For the 4th of July weekend, I’m waxing nostalgic about moving family and friends out on the porch, to watch a parade, play checkers,
photo from Coastal Living
rock a spell, and gather for an outdoor meal. Here are some images to show you how others are enjoying life outside. It’s a mini vacation traveling around the country, porch by porch.
on Flathead Lake, Montana; Architectural Digest
in Beachtown, Galveston Island, TX; The Coastal Living 2008 Idea House
overlooking Lake Michigan; in Architectural Digest
From Coastal Living
a porch in the Hamptons; Architectural Digest
in Savannah, GA; Martha Stewart Living
a porch in Southern CA, Sunset Magazine
Add some screens and banish the bugs!
a porch in Westchester County, NY; Martha Stewart Living
And there is still time to decorate for the 4th.
decorated gazebo; Martha Stewart Living
The Queen Victoria, a Victorian B&B, Cape May, NJ
Happy and safe holiday weekend to all.
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