THE POPULAR PORCH PERGOLA 



door sitting room, when covered with, grass rugs, and 

 fitted with porch furnishings, was entirely satisfac- 

 tory except when the sun shone upon it. Then came 

 the desire for vine shelter at the sides and overhead. 

 Instead of a heavy porch roof to make the adjoining 

 rooms dark and gloomy, and thick porch screens to 

 shut out the air as well as the sunlight, the terrace 

 which had replaced the old porch was fitted out with 

 stately pillars or rustic posts (as the case demanded) 

 and an open pergola roof of beams and slats. The 

 porch terrace then became the porch pergola. In- 

 stead of an outdoor room completely open to the sky 

 and to the view of passers-by the vine-sheltered sit- 

 ting room was provided with overhead shade and 

 vine-screened seclusion. 



So rapidly has the porch pergola grown in favor 

 during recent years that it is not unusual to find it 

 enclosing all sides of the house, to the complete ex- 

 clusion of the porch. This is a favorite method of 

 finishing the houses in the tropical sections of Flor- 

 ida, where it is desirable to give free access to every 

 passing breeze, and to shut out the glare of the sun. 

 Many of the beautiful homes of Palm Beach, Miami, 

 and Oocoanut Grove have broad, tile'-floored per- 

 golas extending around the four sides of the house; 

 with stately columns supporting an open pergola 

 roof lightly covered with vines. The charming home 



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