A quintessential front porch in the South typically includes seasonal plants in full bloom, a wreath or welcome mat that says something along the lines of “live, laugh, love” or “bless this home.” You ...

Sometimes, there’s nothing more blissful and rejuvenating than to sit back and relax from your front porch. With your favorite beverage in hand along with great company, it can’t get much better. No ...

Whether alone with a book or laughing with a loved one, a canopy porch swing makes an excellent place to sit and enjoy your outdoor space. You could buy a stationary bench, but don’t underestimate the ...

Brian Boggs Chairmakers was founded by Brian and Melanie Boggs in the renowned River Arts District of Asheville, North Carolina, to produce custom luxury furniture. Their latest design gives a modern ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

Like biscuits need jam, every Southern porch needs a swing. "I devoted so many hours converting an old piano into a drafting table for @hollowaywi, that I didn’t have time to design and build anything ...

On the day that I first visited the house I would buy and live in for the next 40-some years, the swing was waiting in the wings of possible dreams. From the roof of a long narrow front porch, two ...

The great philosopher Terri Guillemets once said, “The swing on your porch is a better liver of life than the chair in front of your desk.” I’ve started my seventh decade and I get that. I craved the ...

Election season is in high gear, with political conventions just ahead, and in New Orleans the summer swelter is at full tilt. Across our neighborhoods, however, one respite from it all remains the ...