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porch & exterior, part 3:
porch swing & light
no porch is complete without one
When we went to the Home &
Garden show in October, the stars
thing wasn't the only thing we splurged on that day. We also broke
down and treated ourselves to a porch
swing from a vendor we met there, after being seduced by the
demonstration model he had there. He actually had several variations on
the model we bought, as well as one of the first ones he made about 20
years ago that had been left to weather without any maintenance. It still
looked great and was as sturdy as the new ones. What really sold us on it,
however, was how comfortable it was.
It took about two months
for them to build it and ship it out to us and since it was the middle of
winter, there wasn't much point in hanging it then. It stayed in its box
in our basement all winter. But once our porch rails were done, we
couldn't wait to get it hung.
It took some careful
measuring to figure out exactly where to place it and to be sure we were
attaching it to something that could take the weight. It also took a
couple of trips to the hardware store for the quick links needed to attach
the chain to the big eyebolts in the ceiling. The first quick links ended
up not fitting around the eyebolt, so Sal made another trip to get a
larger size quick link. But as we started to hang it, we realized we now
couldn't get the chain links around the larger quick link. So then it was
back to the hardware store again for the smaller quick links we'd bought
and then returned; the chain was hooked onto the small quick link, then
that was hooked onto the large quick link, and that was hooked onto
the eyebolt. (For the record, this kind of Keystone Kops routine is
nothing new at our house. Unfortunately.)
Anyway, we now have
comfortable place to sit on our front porch to take in the view. Which we
did. For most of the rest of the day.
Here's a quick
little video of Sal swinging on our shiny new porch swing.
We also finally got rid of
that crappy plastic porch light that we've hated from the day we moved in.
Here's what used to be on the front of our house and the lovely new light
that's replaced it:
So now Hall House is
beginning to come to life on the outside:
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