No. 6 Porches & Sunrooms · Mountain & Cabin
Wraparound Porch Featuring a Rustic Swing Bed
This wraparound front porch features flagstone paving, heavy timber framing, dark ceiling fans beneath a pale blue ceiling, and a rope-hung wooden swing bed flanked by planter boxes.
Design notes
Mountain and cabin design lets the landscape lead. Look for heavy timber and log, stacked stone and boulders, steel and dark stains that recede against the trees, and decks and terraces that reach toward the view. Fire is central — a stone fireplace, a fire pit ringed with Adirondack chairs — and hot tubs earn their place. Planting is pines, aspens, grasses and wildflowers; paving is flagstone and gravel that can take the snow.
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

