The Whiskey Porch
  • Resources
  • Local
    • Juniper Hill Cottage
  • Services
    • Bookings
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Dragonfly Journal
~ The Whiskey Porch Blog ~

What makes porches so alluring?

9/5/2019

4 Comments

 
I've always been enamoured with the craftsman bungalow - but didn't even realize it at first. 

I remember spending time in the Pasadena California area house hunting for a possible job move decades ago and just being hypnotically drawn to the older bungalows that abound there.  I didn't know then, but it was a truly American architectural style that was also common all over San Francisco where I'd lived most of my life. 

​Looking back, the feature that always caught my eye first and drew me in, was the front porch.

A generous front porch with a rocker
Craftsman bungalow front porch

​And now, owning and living in a 1924 craftsman bungalow in northern Arizona, I find myself excited beyond words to be opening up the front porch which had been enclosed somewhere in the 70's.  It's still a construction disaster but already it feels glorious to be in that space without the constraint of the walls and windows.  Friends and neighbors come into the space and just marvel at how delicious it is.  We try to imagine why anyone would have chosen to enclose this fabulous space.

I find myself wondering - what is that makes front porches so alluring?
​
~ post continues below ~


Read More
4 Comments

    Author

    Hey there.  I'm Miriam ~ and I've been doing this my whole life.  It's my passion.  ​

    Miriam Carlson-Maier

    Archives

    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019

    Categories

    All
    Bungalows & Cottages
    Creativity & Art
    Downsizing
    Gardens & Nature
    Locally Made
    Local Places
    New & Noteworthy
    Porches
    Reviews & Opinions
    Seasonal Living
    Simple Living
    Sustainability

    RSS Feed

The Site

Home Page
​
Resources
Inspiration
​Prescott Events Calendar
​Juniper Hill Cottage
Prescott Bungalows and Porches
​Hang-out & Shop in Prescott
​Services
The Dragonfly Journal (Blog)
​Contact Us

sister brands

Baldur Studios Art
Arizona Artisans Collective
​

Picture
Copyright 2019 The Whiskey Porch LLC
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy

LIFESTYLE & DESIGN NEWSLETTER

I want to receive occasional inspiration by email.
Inspire Me!

​Let's connect !

find & follow us  @thewhiskeyporch
Picture

we are local

We are proud members of Local First Arizona.
​  ~  Think Local.  Buy Local.  Be Local.  ~  
​Local Goodness:  Prescott, AZ
  • Resources
  • Local
    • Juniper Hill Cottage
  • Services
    • Bookings
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact