Like a classic fairy tale, this vintage home seems to be a prime example of a home that's just right for gracious living ...

Homes with porches and patios are luring buyers. It's all about maximizing outdoor living spaces, and connecting with nature, ...

Craftsman homes are making a big comeback in Portland, signaling a shift in buyer taste—and possibly, a turning point in the local housing market.

SUN VS. SHADE: Combining plants that need different light can be a recipe for disaster. When you sit on your porch at various ...

You can always install a clear or transluscent polycarbonate roof. It's a pleasure to sit under a clear roof. You can watch the rain patter above you, but when it gets cold, you won't have to worry ...

Baton Rouge home owners and builders reflect on what makes a great screened-in porch and how many different purposes screened-in porches share.

Local musicians are keeping the tradition alive, performing on porches, lawns and driveways in the neighborhood just northwest of downtown the first Sunday in May.

Japan’s new earthquake-detection network lengthens warning times, and researchers in Wales have harnessed nuclear blast detectors to gauge tsunami risks. But the U.S. lags in monitoring the ...

The question of whether covered structures like porches and decks are exempt from floor-area calculations came to public attention after Daniel Hale, a planning consultant and former St. Helena ...

And in Evans's eyes, a porch looks incomplete without live plants. "It doesn't have to be complicated or fussy, but nothing beats the warmth a live plant by your front door brings," she says. For ...