50 Porch Swings to Drive Stress Away
Sit back, relax and say ahhh with a photo roundup featuring this favourite summer lounge spot
These 50 porch swings will take your mind off all worries – even if only for five minutes. Take a seat and enjoy a mini break from real life with this favourite summer icon.
1. This porch may be low on colour, but it is high in texture and layers, with lots of natural materials coming together to create a relaxing, boho space. The design was inspired by a safari in South Africa. The rug is from West Elm, the chairs are by Ballard Designs and the swing is custom.
2. The porch features a custom hanging swing that also doubles as a place to sleep at night. The shutters and curtains can be closed, transforming the sunlit space into a cozy sleeping porch.
Browse through images of porch swings
Browse through images of porch swings
3. While this porch was built in the 18th century as a means of climate control in the hot, muggy South, it’s just as welcoming and inviting today.
4. L.Bonadies General Contracting used reclaimed wood when fabricating this rustic porch swing.
5. A white wood porch swing hangs from a pergola constructed during this backyard’s renovation.
6. A swing hangs as a focal point from a rose-covered arbor at the end of a brick pathway. Called the Chandler swing, it’s by Arthur Lauer.
7. This patio features a freestanding pergola and hanging swing. Matching armchairs with blue cushions complete the scene.
8. This Arts and Crafts front porch is outfitted with lush potted plants and lounge chairs, and rounded out by a custom porch swing by Copper Sky Renovations.
9. It’s easier to enjoy an afternoon on the porch without the bugs, and this screened porch in Michigan enables that. This soft swing by Penobscot Bay Porch Swings is the Camden model.
10. On a porch full of colour, with lime green drapes and a vivid purple coffee table, a classic white porch swing calms everything down.
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11. This Spanish porch has Mediterranean elegance, with simple white cushions and wood patio furniture.
12. Plush throw pillows and breezy curtains envelop this screened porch to create an intimate, comfy environment. Gas lanterns keep the party going when the sun goes down.
13. This hanging swing by Nostalgic Porch Swing welcomes visitors with a punch of bright orange.
14. This screened porch features another take on the porch swing with a woven hammock. Hung at an angle, the swing provides a prime view of the backyard.
15. A dark porch on a historic home gets a brightening lift with the light cushions of a hanging wood swing. The colourful pillows pull out the playful persimmon trim.
16. A striped rug, outdoor curtains and throw pillows have transformed a simple front porch into an extraordinary outdoor space.
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17. This soothing porch vignette includes vintage chairs and a pillow-filled swing from Original Charleston Bedswing.
18. This colourful antique porch swing overlooks the front yard and neighbourhood.
19. It wouldn’t be hard to relax in this extra-deep hanging bed. Screened sides on the porch keep the breeze flowing and the bugs out.
20. Taking the swing out into the garden gives you an opportunity to really get away from it all, as this rustic swing with a distressed finish shows.
21. This screened outdoor living room has a distinctly coastal theme that feels very much like a taste of summer, with its wide striped pillows, wicker furniture and aqua colour scheme.
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22. The homeowners can take a seat and watch the world go by from this cheery cottage porch. Sunflowers, wicker chairs and floral cushions brighten the otherwise neutral, monochromatic spot.
23. This swing got a new life with a coat of fresh paint. Handmade pillows decorate the swing, creating an attractive and inviting respite on a hot summer day.
24. A minimalist porch swing looks out across an infinity pool and toward rows and rows of pinot noir grapevines.
25. This hanging bench swing pulls in surrounding colours with its golden cushion and brown pillows. You could almost imagine the bird on the pillow’s hopping onto the tree in the background. This swing is the classic style from Nostalgic Porch Swing, with a dark grey wood stain.
26. Red wicker furniture, including the hanging swing, creates the feeling of a complete, cohesive set. Lush potted plants surround the seating area, with everything sitting on a deck made of ipe wood.
27. The simple lines of this porch swing designed by Jesse Gries of Green Star Builders allow the furniture to recede into the background, while the landscape really shines.
28. Throw pillows can easily be swapped out, changing the feeling of this outdoor sitting area depending on the season.
29. Instead of relying on luxe materials and textures to create a memorable space, the owners of this home, nicknamed the Salsa House, used colour.
30. It would be hard to have a bad day while hanging out on this porch. An extra-wide swing and oversize pillows make for an all-day napping spot.
31. Climbing roses and a lush green hedge envelop a freestanding arbor and hanging swing.
32. A summer beach vibe is channeled with this aqua bed and coastal-inspired artwork. The porch swing is called the Hayden bed swing, and it’s from Vintage Porch Swings.
33. A white hanging sofa is a great way to break up a solid brick wall.
34. This custom-made porch swing has sides made from vintage shutters, and the stripes on the seat cushion recall stripes used in one of the bathrooms inside the home. The swing was inspired by one that the homeowners’ daughter loved to play on in Puerto Rico.
35. A white wood porch swing sits in front of a beautiful backdrop of pink-flowering saucer magnolias.
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36. This desert-toned porch swing is framed by two oversize bolster pillows, making for a great spot to lie down and relax or share with a friend.
37. An ingenious sliding rope system allows this seat to swing fluidly on a porch with a sloped roofline.
38. Two custom-made swings frame this porch inviting the homeowners to relax outside.
39. Sometimes a coat of crisp paint is all you need to really make a space pop. This simple wood bench swing brings out the home’s white trim and stands out against the wood decking and siding.
40. Stripes tie all the pieces together in this rock-filled porch.
41. Lanterns and string lights mean this cozy porch nook can be enjoyed from morning to night.
42. The Emerson swing from Vintage Porch Swings is a charming focal point for this classic porch.
43. A repurposed ski lift finds new life as a hanging interior chair. While someone might not fall asleep here, it definitely adds a unique twist.
44. The homeowners transformed their builder-basic suburban home through personalised DIY projects, including on the porch. One of them painted the ceiling and wide stripes on the floor and hung side-by-side porch swings made from repurposed kitchen chairs.
45. A hanging wood bench is surrounded by potted climbing hydrangeas.
46. On an otherwise empty porch, a wood swing with a lime green cushion enlivens the space and creates an inviting destination.
47. In a Zen-like cabana, a minimalist porch swing appears to float above the deck like a cloud. Just looking at it brings a feeling of relaxation.
48. With plush cushions on all sides, this earth-toned hanging bed could be a perfect spot to spend an hour, an afternoon or even a night. It’s from 24e Design.
49. On the restored double front porch of a historic home, a hanging porch swing evokes the feeling of a classic house.
50. While we normally see porch swings outside, they can also make one-of-a-kind additions to interiors.
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Read more:
Jhoolas: 12 Spectacular Living Room Swings
Tell us:
Have you hung a swing in your porch? Share images and your ideas in the Comments below.