YOUR DECK OR PORCH IS JUST WAITING TO BE TRANSFORMED into an inviting sanctuary for entertaining and relaxing. Complete these simple, stylish projects, and all the comforts of home will be right outside your front or back door. They’ll enhance a range of architectural styles, whether you prefer rustic charm or Victorian splendor.

GRAB YOUR SANDALS AND A COLD DRINKit’s time to head outside. You’ll want to be comfortable, so be sure to take a couple of cushions. Better grab a snack and a good book, too. All the comforts of home are just outside your front or back door, in the space between the house and the yard, right there on your porch or deck. This is the place for some serious relaxing, a part of your homestead where no one needs an invitation to sit awhile and just be.

Introduction

Decorating 8 Caring

for Your Porch or Deck

Rustic Porch

Bungalow Style

Queen Anne Porch

Green Thumb Deck

Victorian Lover’s Porch

Dining al fresco

Lounge Deck

Bird-Watcher’s Porch

Designers

Index