Summer on the Front Porch
Summer is front porch sittin’ time … that is, if you’re not at the beach,
peddling a bike down a shaded trail, or enjoying a picnic with family and friends.
When I have a few moments to myself, I love to sit out on our front porch.
It’s peaceful and shaded and perfectly situated to capture summer’s breezes.
For today’s Humpdays with Houzz,
I’m sharing a collection of refreshing summer porches.
Beach Style Porch by Chicago Interior Designers & Decorators Tom Stringer Design Partners
An extra wide porch showcases beautiful wicker furniture and potted plants.
Evoking the nostalgia of days gone by.
Rustic Porch by Venice Architects & Building Designers
This shabby chic porch is seen all over Pinterest.
It doesn’t seem to matter that the house needs painting.
It’s still beautiful and invites you in to sit a spell.
Traditional Porch by Chappaqua Architects & Building Designers Fivecat Studio
A new porch is given farmhouse style with lantern lights, green shutters,
wooden flooring, and Shaker style rocking chairs.
Contemporary Porch by Brooklyn Architects & Building Designers Coggan + Crawford
A simple porch wears a blue ceiling.
This is often done in the South to ward off the haints.
I painted my front porch ceiling blue in the spirit of the South, even tho I’m a Yankee.
Traditional Porch by Brooklyn Photographers Francis Dzikowski Photography Inc.
A colorful porch can energize you and lift your spirits.
Touches of red mix with vintage green wicker.
Farmhouse Porch by Austin Architects & Building Designers Rauser Design
If you’re fortunate to have a porch large enough for a dining table,
then you are truly living a blessed life.
If this were my porch, I would enjoy meals out here every day!
Traditional Porch by Norwell General Contractors JB Robbie Builders Inc.
Another farmhouse style porch with an inviting swing.
Simple, clean, and beautiful.
Farmhouse Porch by Dallas Media & Bloggers Sarah Greenman
I love a porch filled with flowers!
I have a blue wicker chair like these out in my garden.
Farmhouse Porch by Neenah Photographers Lendrum Photography LLC
A simple and beautiful wraparound porch has magnificent views …
and a cute kitty! What’s not to love?
Farmhouse Porch by Barneveld General Contractors Bradley Construction
The classic green and white country porch.
This one is comfortable and liveable … with the traditional screen door to boot!
Traditional Porch by Norwich Architects & Building Designers Smith & Vansant Architects PC
Cheery yellow wicker furniture creates a cottage style front porch.
I love the rocker … someday I will have a wicker rocking chair!
Farmhouse Porch by Millbrook Architects & Building Designers Crisp Architects
I love this last little porch with its pig perched on the railing.
The makeshift stone step makes it that more endearing.
And here’s my front porch where I sit on the vintage glider,
listening to the birds and watching the kids play in the park across the street.
Tell me, do you have a front porch you enjoy during the summer?
Your’s is the prettiest!
I love all these porch pictures!! My porch is also beautiful. Do you allow email pictures of other porches?
Thanks for sharing! Cookie Parrish
I love all these front porches and I think my favourite is the one with the green wicker furniture and touches of red accents. We have a front deck which I have enjoyed sitting on a lot, but now we have a brand new back deck with a pergola covered section that I am enjoying even more! It’s private but we also have a view of the valley and the fields behind us. Thanks for sharing these beautiful porches, including yours, Jennifer. Have a great day! Pamela
Ours is too tiny to enjoy as a porch, but I hope to do a vignette like these once I get truly moved in! Thanks for the inspiration!
I have a white glider on my front porch too. Love sitting out on my porch. It is all white and my house is a country blue.
After seeing these pictures, I think I might paint my ceiling and the top of the railing blue now….maybe.
I always enjoy stopping by your blog to see what’s going on. It always makes me feel happy, so I thought I would comment. All of the photos are wonderful, but your porch looks so inviting and tranquil.
It makes me want to go out and do something with mine.:)
I am so jealous of your glider! We spent so many summer days on my Grandma’s porch swinging in the glider! That is truly a beautiful porch!
Yay, thank you for calling them “haints” instead of “ghosts”!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful porches!
Love them all Jennifer. I would love to sit on anyone of them. Yours is so adorable. The yellow is such a sweet color for your house and porch. Very pretty.
Kris
I love front porches! Yours is one of the prettiest! 🙂
Yes, our farmhouse does have a porch. It was one of the things that drew me to the house. I’ve always wanted a house with a front porch with beadboard ceiling, so that I could paint it blue, and we have one. Love it!
Hope you have a great week.
Beth.
I don’t have a front porch in our current house but I so wish we did. Your glider looks so comfortable I may have to start searching for one of my own.
I found my way here to your blog via your home tour on Shelstring. Your home is so charming and you did a great job of staging your photos. My home will be featured on Shelstring on August 9th. I hope to see you there.
Traci
love this. i always wanted a front porch, but i’m happy with my little sunroom in the back.
b
Love these porches! We don’t have a nice deep porch on our house, but that is at the top of the list for our next house. I want to paint the ceiling robin’s egg blue. Though the legend is that Southerners paint their porch ceilings blue to ward off haints, the more practical reason is to trick the birds into thinking it is the sky so that they will not build their nests in the corners of the ceilings. Either way, it is a nice Southern tradition.