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As an extension of your home's interior, a back porch can double your living space and create an intentional hang-out zone for warm weather days. Whether you have a small patio or sprawling outdoor ...

The "outdoor room" gives you more fresh air and maybe fewer germs. In a recent post, I showed a new house designed by Tom Bassett-Dilley with screened porches, which you don't see very often anymore ...

QUAKER ACRES, NC – Piedmont Decks and Outdoor Living has introduced integrated screened porch and composite decking design services for residential properties throughout Quaker Acres, addressing ...

New Again is a monthly feature profiling a local remodeling project. Each story focuses on a narrow, problem-solving aspect of the work. Upper Arlington homeowners Chris and Kati Russell wanted an ...

YEARS AGO, when I floated the idea of a screened-in porch to my opinionated, renovation-savvy friends, some thought it frivolous. One considered the plan old-fashioned. “I don’t get it,” she said. But ...

Before air conditioning became widely available, screened porches were the sought-after place to escape summer heat. Ceiling fans circulated cooler air, wicker and wrought-iron furniture with plump ...