The "outdoor room" gives you more fresh air and maybe fewer germs. In a recent post, I showed a new house designed by Tom Bassett-Dilley with screened porches, which you don't see very often anymore ...

New Again is a monthly feature profiling a local remodeling project. Each story focuses on a narrow, problem-solving aspect of the work. Upper Arlington homeowners Chris and Kati Russell wanted an ...

Lisette Oser uses her family's screened back porch as an extension of the family room in their Arts and Crafts home on Audubon Boulevard. She and her husband, Rusty, have dinner on the porch almost ...

Q. I have an existing patio at my home that I'd like to enclose with screening and a roof. The rear wall of my house is irregular, the roof is at different heights and one corner of the patio abuts an ...

The old-fashioned screened porch is taking on a new look in many new homes. The rustic outdoor sitting area that once anchored the front of grandma’s old four-square has evolved into a much fancier ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fall is a great season for a screened porch. Spring is equally a wonderful time of year for a porch, and even summer can be enjoyable. Why are screened porches so appealing? A ...

As exciting as the warm weather can be, lounging outside all day requires setting some boundaries. Enter screened in porches! These breezy extensions of your home allow you to appreciate your outdoor ...

Although the homeowners have been in the house for only a few years, it was clear the back-stairs access to the rear entry door of the dwelling had become unsafe. Instead of simply replacing the old ...