From: Andrea Cueny’s blog
According to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI), the remodeling market is heading into recovery with an increase to 46.5 in the first quarter of 2011 from 41.5 in the fourth quarter of 2010. This marks the highest level for the RMI since the fourth quarter of 2006.
One of the Top Home Remodeling Trends of 2011 is to add a screened porch to your home. This trend, combined with the wonderful weather we have in metro Atlanta, inspired me to share some ideas for beautiful screened in porches from homes for sale in the Sotheby’s International Realty network.
The first featured porch is found in Highlands, NC, not far from metro Atlanta. The screened porch is casually elegant, inviting and surrounded by the forest. Click here to see this home listed by Exurbia Sotheby’s International Realty more photos of 330 Garnet Rock Trail in Highlands, NC.
In Yarmouth, Maine, there’s an oceanside estate with a lovely dining porch. With its cedar shake walls and stained hardwood ceiling, rustic luxury comes to mind in this screened porch. Listed by Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, click here to see more photos of the estate on Cousins Island in Yarmouth, ME.
This lovely screened in dining porch is located in an estate home on a peninsula in Maine.
Fronting Lake Tashmoo in Martha’s Vineyard is a lovely rental home that is an ideal location for the family to enjoy the beauty of the land meeting the sea. The screened in porch is one of the finest around. More pictures of this home, listed by Wallace & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty can be seen by clicking here.
With commanding southerly views down the Mettawee Valley, on a clear day you can see the trails of Stratton Mountain. Off to the east are outstanding views of Haystack Mountain and the hills of Pawlet. One of these views is from this lovely screened in porch on this estate for sale in Pawlet, Vermont, listed by Vermont Country Properties Sotheby’s International Realty.
In Centerville, Delaware, a screened porch is one of the best places to truly experience the privacy and serenity of a large family home on 2 acres of land. Click here to see more photos of this renovated home listed by Brandywine Fine Properties Sotheby’s International Realty.
Relaxation comes to mind when sitting on this screened porch in this storybook estate located in Centerville, Delaware.