The Folly Porch Swing

Craftsmanship & Details

The Folly Swing starts with primed kiln-dried pressure-treated pine throughout the frame, arms, and back supports — top-shelf material chosen specifically to stand up to what a Lowcountry porch demands. The arms and back horizontal slats are built from 2×4 stock, topped with a solid oak armrest for a smooth, comfortable rest. Posts are special-order S4S pine at 2¼" × 2¼", a profile that sits right in the middle of our lineup — more substantial than the slender Painted ION, more approachable than the bolder Charleston. Front posts stand 20" tall and back posts 26", giving the swing its relaxed, slightly reclined seating angle, all framed in 1½" × 4½" primed pressure-treated kiln-dried pine.

We build every porch swing using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, reinforced at every corner with 6-inch construction lag screws. Charleston's humidity puts real stress on wood joints over time — even a well-cut mortise and tenon can work loose as the wood expands and contracts through our seasons. The lag screws are our answer to that: they lock each joint firmly in place, so your swing stays solid and tight for years to come, not just when it's new.

The Folly features a 2¼" wide oak armrest and a 26" back height, built for a relaxed, all-afternoon kind of comfort. Black and white are included at no additional cost — if you'd rather match a specific look, we'll custom-match any Sherwin-Williams color for $100 and send along extra paint for future touch-ups. Every painted swing is finished with Sherwin-Williams® FORTE® Exterior Acrylic Urethane, a premium coating built for exactly this kind of climate — resisting fading, peeling, cracking, and blistering even through the Lowcountry's intense sun and humidity.