Common sense and a growing body of research tell us that well-connected neighborhoods are friendlier places to live, with less crime, healthier residents, higher property values, and better service from local government and public utilities. My wife, Valerie, and I founded Front Porch Forum in...
This modern style of seating is perfect for a more contemporary porch but can probably work with any style of porch you have. It creates an inviting and airy look that’s perfect for your front porch. I absolutely love that the chair matches theblack housepaint. This is a really well don...
Labels: blow mold, christmas, dining room, jadeite ornaments, porch, sneak peek Thursday, November 12, 2020 Laundry Room Makeover Part 3- Farmhouse Cottage Style Today's post will bring y'all up to date on where I am at with our laundry room makeover. I will be honest I could have...
He dropped onto the narrow wooden platform that served as the front porch of our two-room frame house. In minutes my mother handed him a big sandwich and a tin cup of milk. ―Thank you, lady, he said.I watched the tramp wolf down the sandwich and drain the cup. Then he told me ...
I stood on my grandmother's front porch with my son. He had a bottle of bubbles. You know the __: it’s basically soapy water with a plastic loop on each end. You dip the loop in the bottle, pull it out, and blow it to make bubbles. My son understood the principle but was _...
Politely, ever so politely, I asked the two local lads if they would step aside from their porch perch one moment, I snapped. And walked on. Upon my return, nobody was here, I hurriedly occupied the vacant space, with the expansive volume of my incurable curiosity. Here is what I foun...
10 Best porch design ideas for your home: 1. Open space seating area Porch seating areas are a lovely way to spark up your home design. This beautiful open space provides a stunning view of your front yard, back yard, neighborhood, as well as your garden pergolas and sheds. ...
New research from the nonprofit New_ Public finds Front Porch Forum is one of the few online spaces in America that leaves its users feeling more informed, more civically engaged and more connected to their neighbors, rather than less so. What’s more, its users seem to genuinely like it....
Carrie, in Grand Isle, turned to their Front Porch Forum to seek help learning a handy skill. We thought it was well worth a share: “Hello neighbors! I have a small electric chainsaw but haven’t used it myself because I’m afraid. I’d like to get over that and potentially learn...
On four-wheel-drive vehicles the front axle is powered as well as the rear axle. In this type of construction the load-carrying beam of the front axle is rigidly joined to the transmission housing. Short semiaxles are connected to the wheels by means of special constant-velocity joints. On...