The American front porch had its heyday in the late 19th century, when boxy houses gave way to free-form masterpieces. Check out these colorful, highly decorated examples of rocking-chair heaven.
A properly designed porch can cut down on winter fuel and summer air-conditioning bills: The porch shields the sun's rays from the ground-floor windows in summer, keeping the whole house cooler. But in winter, the porch lets the season's low-angled rays shine through, creating interior warmth through the greenhouse effect.
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