What is an often overlooked aspect of a front porch is the more subtle and welcoming front they provide to a house. They are transitional spaces to be both inhabited and walked through when entering the house. This dual purpose blurs the lines between inside and outside and creates a place of welcome. David Lund Design

French Flair Interior Design

Designed and built by Land Art Design, Inc.

Tapered columns with stone piers and nice wide porch. Designed and built by Georgia Front Porch.

Lara Swimmer Photography

Meechan Architectural Photography

This stunning deck and three season room is located in Byfield, MA and features low maintenance synthetic decking used on the deck as well as white PVC porch and deck trim. Photos by Archadeck of Suburban Boston

This is a little project we did for a friend a few years ago. Our client approached us after the south face of her house had deteriorated to the point that severe rot and mold had invaded the structure. She also wanted to give the front of her house a facelift and create some more curb appeal. On little projects like these, budget often dictates our design solution and our approach is to maximize value on behalf of our clients. We don't trying to win design awards with these small projects nor are we trying to get published. Our goal is to simply and elegantly solve the problem we are presented with at a price point that our client can afford. There are several ideas we incorporated into this design solution. Foremost was to solve the water infiltration into the building envelope. The structure faces due south and takes a beating from all of the winter storms we get here in the Pacific Northwest. In the summer, harsh sun warps and cracks most siding materials. This solution entailed stripping the entire south facing facade down to the studs, tearing out all of the rotted lumber and reframing this wall to accept new windows. This wall was then insulated, sheathed, covered with a high performance building paper and then sided with a cementitious siding material. We added a cover at the front door to both protect the house and to announce the entry. The element of time plays a large role in our designs and in this case we wanted to highlight the transition from the outer environment to protected interior of the home. Finally, with the addition of the minimal arbor we created a public space on the front of the house that allows for gathering, gives the house more visual interest and provides a public zone between the house and the street. This zone is literally a way for our client, who runs a business on the upper level of her home, to get out of her house and interact with the world. In short, this was a contextual solution that blends in well with its neighbors and promotes community through a classic front porch design. Our client spends a lot of time here in the summers chatting with neighbors, enjoying a glass of wine and watching the setting sun.

TMS Architects

Photography by Richard Leo Johnson Architecture by John L. Deering with Greenline Architecture The client charged Linn with procuring antique farm tables and other furnishings for her downstairs loggia, used as an outdoor Dining Room.

Michael McVay

Porch Addition Photography by Ross Van Pelt

Atherton, CA: Antique sandstone 6”x6”cobblestone driveway, motor court, landing, walkways and landscape edging.

JG Development, Inc. Hal Kearney, Photographer

3-season porch . Photo by Bruce Butler