Find your spot on the limb, at least three feet from the trunk, but not so far that it sags under your weight. Prepare your rope with an eye splice* to make a loop in one end. Toss the eye splice over ...

No porch is complete without a good swing to relax on and watch the world go by. Fortunately, it is relatively straightforward to hang a porch swing, and most people can do it themselves. What you ...

The bed swing, aka hanging bed, is not new, but it does seem to be gaining traction. Tour high-end suburban neighborhoods these days and most will find that grandma’s creaky porch swing is being ...