There’s something so uniquely American about the front porch. Porches first appeared in this country early in the 18th century but it would be 100 or more years before they became an indispensable addition to the American home. Check out the pictures in your old family albums and you will find many, many pictures of family members, eating, relaxing and posing on a front porch swing.
A porch swing has an almost magical quality. When friends and family stop by they always make a beeline to the porch swing. Many a romance has been started on a porch swing, many a meaningful conversation has happened there as well. It’s as though the gentle, rocking motion of the swing puts its occupant in “the safe zone,” affording them the chance to dream and share.
Porch swings have often been used as set pieces in films and on TV shows to evoke a warm, homey feeling. Who can forget Atticus Finch softly speaking to his children on the porch swing in “To Kill A Mockingbird?” More recently, Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin shared a moment on a porch swing in “It’s Complicated.”
Porch swings at Fifthroom.com come in a variety of styles and materials including: the Red Cedar American Classic, the Treated Pine Fan Back, the Red Cedar English Garden, along with freestanding, face-to-face swings like the Dutchman Face-to-Face and the Greenfield Arbor and Swing.
Whether you want to add a porch swing to its traditional spot on the front porch or if you think it would be fun to add a freestanding swing to your deck, garden or yard, Fifthroom.com has the right porch swing to help you start making some magical memories of your own.
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