Screened In Porch Ideas

The purpose of your porch is important to know

The best screened in porch ideas begin with understanding how you will use your screened porch.

Whether you are building a screened porch or installing a screen porch kit, let us walk you through the screened porch design process with a series of guides that will ensure you create the porch of your dreams...and hopefully give you some screen porch ideas to inspire you.

The screened in porch ideas for this porch from Home Rebuilders range from family entertainment to creating a quiet conversation area. Note the knee wall on the back wall perhaps designed to hide an unsightly structure from view.

No matter the size, from a small privacy porch off a bedroom to a large screen porch enclosure for entertaining, knowing how and when it will be used most will help determine many other factors.

This guide, the Purpose of Your Screened Porch, will not only give you screened in porch ideas but also help you think about how you will use your porch.

What is your screened porch's primary function?

• A quiet place to sit back and relax in comfort
• Neighborhood get-togethers on weekends
• Quiet intimate outdoor dinners
• Entertaining (business or pleasure)
• An exercise room
• Outdoor office
• Outdoor game room
• Spa retreat complete with hot tub or jacuzzi
• Weekend "tailgating" room to watch all the games!
• Entertainment room with surround sound
• Sleeping porch
• Place for morning coffee the paper
• A privacy area for reading a good book or watching wildlife
• Combination of two or more of the above

What's the highest number of people that will use your screen porch on a regular basis?

You will probably furnish your screened porch based on this number. If it will be used primarily by family members on a regular basis you will want to plan for that number plus 2 more (occasional friends). You'll want your screened porch large enough to easily accommodate at least that many people.

What is the highest number of people that will use your screen porch periodically?

If you host Thanksgiving dinner every year on your porch consider adding space or reconfigure your seating to accommodate a larger number. You may want to have additional outlets on a wall for food warmers or a storage space to stack additional chairs or a table to two.

How young are those that will use the screen porch regularly?

Toddlers and younger children are both inquisitive and play hard. Your screened porch may need additional considerations like a heavier porch screening or a knee wall instead of screens near the floor, etc., to either protect the screening or prevent someone from falling through the screening.

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