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9. Easy Indoor-Outdoor Flow The best way to encourage use of your covered porch or sunroom, even when the weather turns cooler, is to create an easy transition between the space and the home that doesn’t require going outside. French-style double doors open from the living room of this home in Spring Island, South Carolina, out into the enclosed indoor-outdoor dining room. The space feels warm, thanks to a colorful woven rug, twig lights in the corner, lanterns on the wall, string lights on the eaves and rustic wooden furniture, befitting the woodsy setting.
If you already have a screened porch and are looking for a quick and easy update to make it feel cozy and festive for the darker season, try hanging string lights along the porch’s perimeter. The copper string lights used in this porch by Our Town Plans outside a cabin in Pine Mountain, Georgia, look particularly decorative and cast an alluring glow.
If the design of your sunroom or covered porch ensures a dry, warm space over winter, consider choosing furnishings and decor that are just as high-quality as what you’d choose for inside the house. Upholstered couches and armchairs, plush pillows, textiles and soft lighting all make this Minneapolis sunroom by City Homes feel like a true extension of the home — one with a front-row seat to the changing seasons.
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