Welcome to Hooked on Fridays, a blog party I host at the end of every week to celebrate the things that make us happy. Today I’m hooked on porch swings. Several years ago my husband bought me one for Mother’s Day and it was one of my favorite gifts ever. There’s no nicer place to sit on a warm day, is there? Just the sight of one makes me want to grab a glass of lemonade, kick off my shoes, and relax a while.
Cottage Living
Windmark Beach House
I’ll have to work in some “porch time” this weekend. I have a stack of magazines calling my name!
Victorian Trading Company
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Julia, these are beautiful! We love the porch swings on a warm Summer evening.
Every porch needs either a porch swing, a rocker, a spring chair, or a glider. Best to have have all four but the swing the the best for sharing.
Terry Kearns’s last blog post..Jeff’s Shutters
Mr. Linky is NOT playing nice today! I love those porch swings!
Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage’s last blog post..Wonderful windows
It’s finally porch time, and I’d be happy spending time in any of these fabulous swings. Enjoy!
A Beach House Dreamer’s last blog post..For the Love of Swimming -an Infinity Pool perhaps
Love your post! I could sit and swing all day in one of these!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia
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Gina–
It’s a new Mr Linky thing. It takes a minute for your link to show up. I thought it wasn’t working at first myself and checked it out. I can see your link now. -Julia
Is that your swing at the top? It’s gorgeous. Love them all actually. Now, where to put one at my place…
Edwina’s last blog post..Hobart Colonial
Thanks for hosting Julia! I have rockers on my porch. Not the same as these wonderful porch swings, but they do move… (and thanks so much for the link on Beach Cottage Love!).
Maya@Completely-Coastal’s last blog post..What’s your Architectural Home Style?
Edwina–no, that’s not my porch swing. I didn’t have time to take a picture of mine for the post, I’m afraid. -Julia
I’ve never had a porch swing, but the idea of sitting in one really appeals to me
Maybe one day!! Love the black porch swing with the purple cushions — a bit of a modern take on a traditional swing 
Kelly @ DesignTies
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Beautiful!!
We have a porch swing that dh and I use daily. Love it.
I just bought some aqua paint for it. Hopefully that doesn’t look horrible once it’s on. Haha!
PamperingBeki’s last blog post..Crazy.
Oh, how I long for a porch swing. But I guess I’d need a porch, huh?
Amanda @ Serenity Now’s last blog post..Thrifty Thursday: It’s Chic to Be Cheap {12}
I love porch swings too. I thought they would be too big for my porch, but I love that last one. Almost like a adirondack look.
Thanks for hosting!
Suzy’s last blog post..Love me some Laundry……
particularly love the windmark beach house porch swing!!!
sue’s last blog post..CHECK HIM OUT!
Love the porch swings! They scream ‘Summer, summer, summer!’
TheOldPostRoad’s last blog post..Springtime at Etsy
Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Thx for the eye candy. I can almost hear the squeak of the chains and feel the breeze against my face. I feel so relaxed now!
Susan Smith’s last blog post..Mysteries along the road most traveled
I am determined to get a porch swing this summer. Such inviting photos.
Pam’s last blog post..Love This Blogger
Porch swings are the most inviting way to say “welcome home” to guests and inhabitants alike.
Thanks for hosting H.O.F. !
Mrs. Petrie’s last blog post..Create Your Own Calling Cards
I love porches, and having a comfy porch swing is heaven! I loved your photos.
Angela @ Imaginecozy’s last blog post..Cozy Little Girl’s Room
What beautiful swings! I love them all.
Mary Beth’s last blog post..The Sunroom is Done-for now!
We really need to put on on our front porch…..We’ve talked about it numerous times!
Wayfaring Wanderer’s last blog post..Polaroid Prologue to Ocracoke Island
Hi Julia. Oh how I love these porch swings! How sweet to receive one from your husband on Mother’s Day. What perfect timing to welcome the nice weather! ~Arleen
Arleen @ Seasons for All at Home’s last blog post..Inspiration ~ Decorating Summer Porches & Sun Rooms
It’s relaxing just looking at these pictures!
Daly Essentials’s last blog post..Color Trend: Turquoise and Lime
Julia, what gorgeous swings! I didn’t even know I wanted one till I saw those photos!
I LOVE the Windmark Beach House swing/bed. I’ve wanted to build one of those for a long time. Maybe this is the year! That rope rots over time though… but nothing beats the look! Have a great weekend!
Tim
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Julia…girl, you are talking my language now! I’m seriously hooked on porch swings!
I love all the examples you’ve shown, especially the Windmark Beach House one. If I ever stretched out on that one, I’d never get back up…who needs a bed?! Seriously? 
I’m joining in this week…keeping our fingers crossed Mr. Linky keeps working. 
Thanks for hosting this fun event each week! Susan
Susan’s last blog post..Welcome to the 39th Tablescape Thursday and Hooked on Fridays!
What a great blog concept, fab post and how perfectly timed to a holiday weekend! (Hooked on Houses is on my Blogroll!)
Jamie Goldberg, AKBD, CAPS’s last blog post..KBIS 2009 – Style Spotlight
LOVE LOVE LOVE this collection of porch swings!
Fifi Flowers’s last blog post..Fashionable Pink Drinks and More…
I love my porch swing…which hangs on a big tree branch in my yard
Thanks for the link!
Leila’s last blog post..Who wouldn’t want a darling CorningWare refrigerator dish or classic bee book? A giveaway!
Sigh. I’ve always wanted a porch swing, but never had a porch big enough for one.
Holly’s last blog post..Hooked on Mitford
Julia, Beautiful swings. I also received a porch swing (beautiful wicker)from my friends and co-workers, when I moved…I always think of them when I’m swingin’.
Julia, I’m curious about your porch swing now!
Katie
Katie @ makingthishome.com’s last blog post..A Man Cave Upgrade
As someone who lives in a high-rise I am insanely jealous of your porch swings!
adrienne @ Susan Palmer Designs’s last blog post..Hooked On: Beautiful Designer Outlet & Light Switch Covers
I love that Victorian one sooo much!
Porch swings, oh my favorite!
melissa @ the inspired room’s last blog post..Keeping Things Simple: Real Life Accessories
I love porches and porch swings, so sad we don’t have them in the Uk x
Liz@VioletPosy’s last blog post..Hooked on….Painted Furniture
Oh yes, lovely porch swings. There really is no comparison to a porch swing. Our house has no front porch and I so wanted a front porch swing. We DO have a backyard breezeway though so I still got my porch swing!
mannequin’s last blog post..Twisted Sneak Peek
I could just curl up and take a nap on the Windmark Beach House swing – so could my cats!!
Denise’s last blog post..The Geek Squad hits Seattle
Hi Julia,
I am hooked on porches too and these are so cozy and pretty! Have a fun Memorial weekend! ! ! ~Cathy~
Cathy @ The Stylish House’s last blog post..Whimsical Windows!
My first Friday here, have a great weekend on your porch swing!
RML’s last blog post..Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend
Love the swings. I had a porch swing as a child, and would love to have one now, but, alas, but porch is too small! Thanks for sharing some swings of heaven with us!
Kimm at Reinvented’s last blog post..Thrifty Wish List
Those porch swings ROCK. hee. get it?
Loving the one hanging by ropes. Yep…I could easily spend the weekend there!
Linda@Lime in the Coconut’s last blog post..Kitchen tales…
That heavy rope porch swing is wonderful. Almost sensual.
RehabOrDie’s last blog post..Quick note to anyone intersted in Downtown Cincy Property
Don’t you just love how every picture tells a story? Now just who would I invite to sit a spell in the Wynmark Beach House swing? Papa Hemmingway perhaps? Nope, not papa today maybe something lighter, like a good book written by Dorthea Benton Frank with her wonderful family stories of the Carolina beaches and tide water marshes.
Charlotte’s last blog post..Here’s Some Good Advice
These photo’s are great! Our new (actually very old) front porch has two hooks in the ceiling just waiting to hold a porch swing once again. I can’t wait to get one!
Jamie’s last blog post..Stone, Soil, and Moss
I want a porch swing badly! I am loving that last one, adorable!
~Michelle
Michelle’s last blog post..Goodbye Sweet Tree…
I LOVE porch swings! My grandparents’ house had one on their porch and I WISH I had room on mine for one. I bet I’d have room for that last one from Victorian Trading Co! : )
Heathahlee’s last blog post..All those tassels….
Julia, am I just not seeing it, or has the list of Hooked on Fridays participants disappeared?? I can’t find it on Fifi’s blog either.
Kelly @ DesignTies
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Kelly–Mr Linky is dealing with some “server issues” today. I’m periodically copying all of the links here just in case they disappear for good. I’ll paste them back if that happens and will hopefully not lose anybody! -Julia
Ooooo… porch swings! Love them! Sweet tea, porch swings, summer time… ahhh, classic stuff…
Christine’s last blog post..Slacking
All things summer this week as we experience our first 85 degree days at the farm. I don’t have a porch swing YET….but love the idea of having one. Happy Weekend.
Shawn/Lifeatbuttercupfarm’s last blog post..Summer Crown
Every porch swing needs a great pillow (or two!). Check this one out! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=330331246323
I’ve used vintage ticking … and the buttons will be vintage too (as long as I can keep finding them!).
PrairiePrimitives’s last blog post..Sweet Cherry Bitty Bag Number 2
I dream of one of those porch swings, but first I would need a house with a porch, and we don’t have porches like that here in N Ireland…so maybe first I need to move to America!!!
JanMary, N Ireland’s last blog post..Show & Tell – Kitchen Accessories
Hey Julia!
Who IS’NT hooked on porch swings! Enjoy your weekend!
Karla & Karrie
Whether its on a porch or hanging from a tree, there is no better place for contimplation, reading or “necking” with a boyfriend then on a swing.
While I am long past the “necking” with a boyfriend part, it is one of my best memories of my young life, I love swings!!
Thanks for sharing as always!
TTFN
Claudia
Claudia@DipityRoad’s last blog post..Cottage Inspirations
I REALLY want a porch swing on my back deck. I have the perfect place for it. I’m using a whooooole lotta restraint waiting to buy patio furniture until it starts going on sale.
AnNicole@OurSuburbanCottage’s last blog post..You Say it’s Your Birthday? It’s My Birthday Too Yeah!
I think if I sat on any of those I’d be asleep before I had time to open the magazines – gorgeous
Jane @ Beach House’s last blog post..Trending Pink
Love the one with the ropes…how I would love to curl up on there with my dog and a good book! Have a great long weekend Julia!
christy’s last blog post..Dewey Beach, Here I Come!
Love your porch swing. It looks so inviting. I don’t think I would get any work done if I had one of those but I would love one. Thanks for sharing and hosting.
Awwwwwwwwwww, porch swings. What a great thing to be hooked on!
Aunt Amelia
Aunt Amelia’s last blog post..When someone else, says something perfectly…
A porch swing would be PERFECT on my porch. Why didn’t I think of that?!
Tamara’s last blog post..Another Big Idea
Love the Windmark Beach House swing!
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I love a porch swing. We take the girls to the Disney Resort beaches. They have swings to sit in. I love swinging and the sand being between my toes.
Great inspiration pictures.
SoBella Creations’s last blog post..Happy Mother’s Day
I admit…I’m in love with porch swings too. I had really wanted to make our front porch the full length of our house just to have one…but it got cut since we were cutting house building costs.
Some day I’ll have my porch swing!
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Julia
I love the swings! How I wish there was room for one on my porch.
I just joined Hooked on Fridays Linky party for the first time. if you get a chance, stop on by!
Blessings, Emily from too Blessed to Stress
Emily’s last blog post..Basket-A-Holic
Oh, gosh — am I ever a sucker for a porch swing. It totally reminds me of late grandmother’s house. It’s the reason I want a porch.
Julia – I just discovered your blog and love the porch swings! We have the perfect front porch (after kids get older!) and I desperately want a hammock for the back porch. How about doing a “Hooked on Hammocks” – there’s an idea!
A perfect Memorial Day weekend post, Julia.
I think I will just spend my weekend on one of these swings.
Oh, wait I have three kids!
Well, a girl can dream, can’t she?
Happy Memorial Day, Julia.
xo
Brooke
velvet and linen’s last blog post..outside my comfort zone
Very pretty swings! I’m not an outside person, but they look nice
Jenny’s last blog post..Happy 5th Birthday Abby!
Love those swings….
Have a wonderful and safe holiday Julia
Kathy
Great blog! I’m glad I found you through Twitter. Added you to my “bloggy goodness” folder. Can’t wait to spend more time here.
Annie’s last blog post..Living with Secret Agent Man
I like this one! Every Friday, I mean. I also like the porch swing. I don’t have a place for one, for I don’t have a porch roof. But they so remind me of my childhood. One on most every porch! And the neighbors walking down the sidewalk would stop and chat. The good old days. I think I’ll be back this Friday for your event.
Brenda
Brenda Kula’s last blog post..Outdoor Decorating Ideas
love love love the porch swing – super indulgent – super wonderful – le
le’s last blog post..No I am not Third on the Right
Mmm, I had me some good swing time today with my little baby, eating crackers and baby-talking and watching the clouds drift across the mountains. It was a wonderful wonderful afternoon! I love swings, too!
angela | the painted house’s last blog post..Wonderful, Wonderful News!
All of these look like great places to spend an afternoon.
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Hi All,
The swing feeling is back.
I can’t wait to get out and enjoy the spring’s sunshine, relaxing on my porchswing.
March is approaching, then sooner summer is here : )
I am so looking forward to re-derorate my backyards again, and put on my favorite swings & benches.
Jay Chua
Publisher, Porchswingsets.com
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