{"id":351,"date":"2009-03-24T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T01:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2009-03-24T14:17:26","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T01:17:26","slug":"swing-into-summer-on-a-new-porch-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/swing-into-summer-on-a-new-porch-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"Swing Into Summer on a New Porch\u00a0Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.backyardcity.com\/Images\/ATC\/Pergola-Swing-P072s.jpg?resize=300%2C302\" alt=\"Pergola Porch Swing\" width=\"300\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The gentle sway of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Patio-Furniture-Porch-Swings.htm\">porch swing<\/a> can soothe you after a long day or provide a comfortable setting for an after dinner conversation. Porch swings are an ideal spot for reading the morning paper, or for sipping iced tea on a hot afternoon. Handcrafted porch swings and resin wicker porch swings will whisk you away to that idyllic spot you&#8217;ve been envisioning.<\/p>\n<p>If your porch is too small for a porch swing, or if you don\u2019t have a porch at all you can use a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Patio-Furniture\/Pergola-Swing-Set-PO72S.htm\">Pergola Swing Set<\/a>, pictured above. They are stylish and sturdy free-standing swings that can provide all the romance and comfort of a traditional porch swing.<\/p>\n<p>Many porch swings are handcrafted with Western Red Cedar or made with Resin Wicker. Both materials look just as beautiful and are durable and sturdy.<\/p>\n<p>Start relaxing this spring and into the lazy days of summer on a beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Patio-Furniture-Porch-Swings.htm\">porch swing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gentle sway of a porch swing can soothe you after a long day or provide a comfortable setting for an after dinner conversation. Porch swings are an ideal spot for reading the morning paper, or for sipping iced tea on a hot afternoon. Handcrafted porch swings and resin wicker porch swings will whisk you away to that idyllic spot you&#8217;ve been envisioning. If your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/swing-into-summer-on-a-new-porch-swing\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Swing Into Summer on a New Porch\u00a0Swing<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[70,371,409,410,575,589],"class_list":["post-351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-outdoor-living-spaces-2","tag-cedar","tag-pergola-porch-swing","tag-porch-swing","tag-porch-swings","tag-wicker","tag-wooden-porch-swings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-5F","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2851,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/porch-swings\/","url_meta":{"origin":351,"position":0},"title":"Porch Swings","author":"Trey Collier","date":"February 18, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Your Favorite Features Help Create Ultimate Relaxation There's something about the rhythmic movement of a\u00a0porch swing\u00a0that can take us to a satisfying state of relaxation. 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