Double Porch Swing Outdoor Space

Several years ago, we created a space under our back deck that has become my favorite place to spend time! Being a Southerner my whole life, I’m not sure why I waited so long to own a porch swing. It’s not just a past time here in the South, but rather a way of life. Like sweet tea, fried chicken, and pimento cheese are Southern staples, so is the Porch Swing. My parents had one on our porch growing up, as well as almost every Southern relative and friend we knew. Good conversations happen on porch swings…

Let me back up to say that our Weimaraners had passed away a few years ago, and our sons were going to college, so I thought I needed something else to take care of and got a German Shorthaired puppy named Hank. A year later he needed a friend so we got Daisy, a GSP/Spaniel mix. We thought we knew hunting dogs since we’d had Weimaraners, but turns out GSPs are one of THE highest energy breeds!

We have a large backyard, so we had a fence built, which has been the best thing ever for those dogs! Lots of room to run and explore. Being in the backyard with the dogs meant we needed a space to sit while they were outside, and under our porch seemed to be an ideal spot. We had a concrete pad poured outside our basement when we built our house almost 17 years ago, but it was very basic and this wasn’t a space we utilized since we already have a nice areas on our wraparound porch and back deck where we spent most of our time outdoors.

I thought this under-deck area would be the perfect spot for a porch swing, so I shopped around and finally decided on the Belham Living Cottonwood Deep Seating 64” bed swing from Hayneedle. I added BH & G outdoor pillows to make it more comfortable, and placed a few Adirondack chairs across from the swing. We also added some globe string lights for ambiance.