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Mediterranean Back Porch with Suspended Swing

No. 24 Porches & Sunrooms · Mediterranean

Mediterranean Back Porch with Suspended Swing

This covered back porch features a suspended wooden porch swing, white stucco walls, and a red brick floor with steps leading past terracotta potted plants toward an open garden.

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Design notes

Mediterranean design is about shade and thick walls. Look for stucco in warm neutrals, terracotta or travertine underfoot, arches and loggias that throw deep shadow, and gravel courtyards rather than lawn. Water is small and central — a fountain, a rill, a tiled spa — and planting is drought-tolerant: olives, cypress, lavender, rosemary and bougainvillea. Wrought iron, blue-and-white tile and a long table under vines finish the picture.

What to look for

  • Depth — eight feet for chairs, ten or more for a table or a swing
  • How the steps and railings meet the walk and the yard
  • Ceiling: height, material and whether a fan or lights are built in
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