Install vinyl or acrylic panels If you want to take things to the next level—both in terms of cost and effort—you can install vinyl or acrylic panels on the walls of your screened-in porch.

Unlike traditional open decks, a screened porch provides an inviting nook that offers comfort without compromise. There's nothing quite like being wrapped in the gentle warmth of natural sunlight ...

If your porch is small and flat, with a solid roof and no overhang, “it should be fairly easy to install a porch swing on it. If your porch is large and has an overhang, it may be more difficult ...