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The porch paint ideas you choose will have a big impact on your home's overall appearance and curb appeal. If you have a front porch, it's likely one of the first thing guests and passers-by will notice about your home, so if it is looking worse for the wear, a paint job will be a big upgrade. The back porch, on the other hand, is often the site of warm-weather entertaining, parties, and events. 

Because there's so much riding on the look of your front porch ideas (no pressure!), we went to the pros for advice on creating an inviting, beautiful, and functional porch, all with the help of a little paint. The paint ideas, below, run the gamut from practical advice and insider insight, to color theory and more. 

Porch paint ideas

These porch paint ideas are an effective and cost-efficient way to give your home exterior a facelift, whether they are for front or back porch ideas. Use the expert advice to get this element of the paint colors for the exterior of a house just right.

1. Highlight an architectural element with paint

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How you decorate a front porch should highlight its positive attributes. If you're lucky enough to have a front porch with an exciting architectural feature, like the curved entry ceiling, above, paint is the perfect way to give it the attention it deserves. A contrasting color, like a deep, warm gray on a white porch, will set special features apart.

The porch above is from a home by Swan Architecture.

2. Skip the porch floor paint

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If your front porch flooring is looking worse for the wear, it's tempting to just cover it with a coat of paint. Don't do it, says Matt Mosher, co-founder and CEO of Dzinly , a home improvement platform focused on exterior design that helps people visualize what upgrades will look like through online renderings. 

'Installing flooring materials that require any type of painting should be avoided. Even the best paints have a difficult time handling ongoing foot traffic,' he explains. 'Furthermore, flat surfaces are more susceptible to water absorption. As the material absorbs water, it oftentimes causes the paint to peel.' 

3. Embrace Southern tradition

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Have you ever noticed that so many porch ceilings are painted a pale shade of blue? It's not a coincidence, it actually started as a tradition in the southern U.S. There are a few theories about where it originated, including as a way to help repel bugs, to keep bad spirits away, and draw the eye to the sky.

'The quaint blue porch ceiling helps to visually extend daylight,' says Arianna Cesa, color marketing and development specialist at Benjamin Moore . 'To achieve this iconic look, check out Palladian Blue HC-144, Yarmouth Blue HC-150, and Clear Skies 2054-70. These colors often pair best with more neutral hues to let the ceiling be the focal point in the palette.'

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Choose a contrasting porch paint color

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When painting a porch, why not highlight it with a color that will help it stand out? Similar to calling attention to an architectural element, painting your entire front porch a different shade than your siding will make it the defining feature of your home's façade. 

5. Camouflage ledges and windowsills

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When considering porch paint ideas, it's important to think functionally, too. 

'Regarding porch design, avoid creating any type of ledges in your trim work. Even the smallest ledges are a bird's paradise,' says Mosher. Instead, paint them the same color as surrounding walls or pillars to help them blend into the background. 

6. Complement the landscape

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If you're having a hard time choosing a color for your front porch, take a hint from your front yard landscaping ideas, and the other materials on your exterior, says Cesa.

'Are there pavers or some sort of stonework? Do you have colorful landscaping? What color is your exterior, trim and any other accents such as outdoor furniture? Be sure to look at the whole picture and all of the colors in your exterior’s palette to ensure color cohesion,' she says. 

7. Test colors to find the right shade

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Just like if you were painting a room in your home, you'll want to test out your top paint color contenders before making a commitment. Even if you have a go-to paint color or your mind is set on a certain hue, the lighting your porch gets during the day will affect how it look. This is of particular importance for small front porches or cottage porch ideas, where the right colors can enhance the feeling of space.

'Your porch is the ultimate “outside room,”' says Cesa. 'Before you start looking for the perfect patio paint color to extend your outdoor spaces, consider how much sun it gets, since light and time of day affect how a paint color casts. The best way to choose a porch paint color is to sample your options and view them throughout the day to choose a color with confidence.'

8. Match the door and ceiling

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For porch ceiling ideas, take a cue from designer Jean Stoffer , and paint the ceiling of your front porch to match your door. In this case, the Michigan-based designer chose a true black to contrast her home's brick façade and white trim. 

9. Go for a monochrome porch scheme with a pop of color

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If you tend to prefer neutrals or live in an area where most homes are painted a subdued color palette, there's no need to get overly creative with your front porch paint scheme (especially if you're considering a bold paint color as one of your front door ideas).

Instead, continue the color palette of your siding and trim work onto your front porch, and go bold with your front door color.  

The porch of this home, by Swan Architecture, matches the white siding for a seamless look, while letting the red front door shine. 

10. Layer creams on whites on greys 

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'For someone who loves color, I am a major fan of porch paint ideas that use different tones of white and cream alongside grey and black – there's something incredibly soothing about the combination, and it's so easy to accessorize with accent colors when you want to switch up the scheme from spring to summer to fall to winter,' says Lucy Searle, Homes & Gardens' Editor in Chief.

What color is best for a porch? 

The color you choose for your porch should complement the color and style of your home. The hue doesn't need to match your house, but it should be in along the same spectrum (i.e. don't choose a warm white porch for a cool gray house, or a bright blue porch for a sage green home).

The style of your home will also clue you in about the best paint color for your porch. Traditional Victorian or Queen Anne-style homes lend themselves to experimentation with color, while farmhouses can be suited to colors like pale green, butter yellow, and brick red, or simple neutrals like white and gray. Colonial homes are contenders for warm white, blue, and gray, while contemporary homes look best with steely black, bright white, or a small pop of a bold accent color. For a small front porch, try a shade that contrasts the rest of your home to help it stand out. 

Remember, too, the warmth cast by your front porch lighting ideas – this will affect how your porch paint colors look at night.

Looking for a few colors to start with? Arianna Cesa offers these front porch color suggestions from Benjamin Moore.

'For warmer color palettes, some favorite neutral colors to consider for the porch are Opaline OC-33, Simply White OC-117, and Hazy Skies OC-48. If your preference is for cooler hues, check out White Wisp OC-54, Metropolitan AF-690, and Silver Gray 2131-60. To make a statement on your porch floor, opt for more saturated hues like Georgian Brick HC-50, Kennebunkport Green HC-123, Normandy 2129-40 and Iron Mountain 2134-30,' she says. 

What kind of paint do you use for a porch? 

'Generally a flat sheen presents best on the outside of a home because it helps reduce reflection,' says Matt Mosher, co-founder and CEO of Dzinly, a home improvement platform focused on exterior design that helps people visualize what upgrades will look like through online renderings. 'On a front porch though, it is important to consider the wear and tear it will be subject to from use. Therefore, a less absorbent sheen such as satin or eggshell should be considered for items such as pillars and walls around a porch that may be subject to heavy traffic.'

 

Kaitlin Madden Armon is a writer and editor covering all things home. Her work has appeared in Real Homes, Architectural Digest, Martha Stewart Living, Refinery29, Modern Luxury Interiors, Wayfair, The Design Network, and lots more. She graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in journalism and currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, three kids, and black lab.

10 Porch Colors to Inspire

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The entrance to your home sets the tone for your entire house and gives you an opportunity to let your personality shine. Don't let a drab, unwelcoming front porch bring everything else down. Instead, transform it with a fresh coat of paint. Take some inspiration from this collection of color ideas for the porch, and then get to work sanding, scraping, and painting. You'll be amazed at the boost a crisply painted porch will give to your home's exterior—and your spirits.

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All White

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White paint never goes out of style. This traditional neutral works well on all parts of a porch and complements a range of house styles. Plus, white provides the perfect backdrop for brightly colored decor, such as vibrantly patterned rugs, ceramic pots, and lively furnishings.  

Related: 9 Simple Porch Ideas to Steal from Real Homes

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Bold Red

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Red is a wonderful choice if you’re looking to make a statement. To incorporate this strong color, apply it to key elements of your porch—the floor, ceiling, or front door—and use a neutral tone everywhere else for optimal contrast.

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Sky Blue

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Sky blue is a great option for homeowners who want their porch to blend in with the outdoors. This look is especially popular in the South, where the Gullah people, enslaved Africans and their descendants in Georgia and South Carolina, used this blue shade on porch ceilings. They believed that evil spirits could not cross water and that this watery blue, known as "haint blue," could drive them away. Keep the tradition alive today in honor of your ancestors or merely for its beauty. Just imagine looking up and always seeing this calming blue "sky," even on a cloudy day.

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Black and White

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This timeless combination is a stunning choice for the front porch. Try white balusters with black railings or a white floor with a bold black ceiling. Consider incorporating a striped or geometric pattern on the floor or ceiling for a distinctive look.

Related: 10 of the Best Porch Swings You Can Buy on a Budget

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Navy Blue

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This nautical hue works especially well with Cape Cod- or Craftsman-style homes. Use white on some elements of the porch to make the blue really stand out.

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Seafoam Green

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A lovely mixture of green, blue, and gray, seafoam green will brighten your front porch and promote a “staycation” vibe at any time of the year. If you’re feeling extra daring, paint your front door coral and watch it pop against the seafoam green.

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Dark-Stained Wood

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A wooden front porch, stained in a rich dark brown, is a classic, and for good reason. Add a touch of elegance by using the same dark brown stain on the balusters, front door, and wood floors.

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Painted Patterns

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Choose a solid color for your porch floor then use stencils to mimic the look of tile. Your neighbors will be surprised to discover that it's not an expensive renovation—just paint! This look works especially well when you use white for the stencil color.

Related: 6 Steps to a Budget-Friendly Porch Makeover

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Gray

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Gray is an easy shade to live with, and it bestows a sense of calm on outdoor spaces. If your home skews traditional, stick with a solid shade of gray, but if you're up for a little playful artistry, try stripes or ombré.

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Alternating Colors

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For particularly striking porch stairs, use complementary hues on the steps and risers. For instance, paint the risers white and the steps the same shade as the porch floor, or amp it up with a bold pattern on the risers. 

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100+ ideas!!! | Do-it-yourself porch to the house (50 photos)

A porch for a private house is an indispensable element in the arrangement of any modern home. Since the aesthetic and functional design of the entrance becomes a “business card” and a reflection of the preferences of the household, a competent approach is required for the construction of this structure, in particular, the selection of suitable materials. The design of the porch of the house should create a sense of integrity of the overall ensemble and enhance the attractiveness of the main building. In the article we will talk about how to make a porch to the house with your own hands and what nuances you should pay attention to in order to avoid gross mistakes.

Porch construction types

The general design of the porch is an open area, combined with a staircase, directly in front of the front door. Additional elements - a canopy, fences, walls and glazing can be made from a variety of materials and any shape if desired.

There are three main types of porch:

  1. Simple . It is carried out in the form of a platform at the entrance. A staircase is necessarily equipped and such a porch is often supplemented with a canopy.
  2. Fitted . It is designed at the stage of preparing the drawings of the whole house, therefore it has a common foundation with it and is being built capitally.
  3. Attached . It is constructed (attached) after the construction of the main building.

Porch steps to the house with beautiful lighting

An interesting stylistic solution for decorating the porch made of concrete and brick

Foundation for the porch

To prevent deformations due to temperature differences, a foundation must be built under the porch. Its appearance depends on the material planned for use for construction, design and dimensions.

If a small porch is intended, oriented only to provide a convenient entrance to the house, then it is enough to equip a concrete pad.

Manufacturing technology: step-by-step instructions

Do-it-yourself foundation for the porch of a private house is carried out in several stages:

Porch area marking

For formwork construction, you can use edged boards or moisture-resistant plywood. For the first option, boards sheathed from the inside with roofing felt, which has good water-repellent properties, will be required. To prevent excess mortar from flowing out, the boards must be laid tightly against each other.

The photo shows how to assemble the formwork for the porch from plywood and boards

To save concrete, the base of the steps can be filled with broken stone or bricks

When constructing an entrance from heavy blocks, bricks, it will be necessary to create a stronger reinforced foundation. Such a decision is also necessary in the case of the construction of a spacious porch, which involves the arrangement of a recreation area with the installation of furniture and other accessories.

Wooden porch

Wood is the most versatile porch material for DIY projects. Often used inexpensive and fairly durable when making a protective paint layer pine. More expensive larch will provide high strength after impregnation.

To work with wood, you will need a small set of tools

Porch steps should be convenient for climbing and descending

Wood structures allow you to decorate the entrance with elements of country style, Provence, classics. They are easily combined with stone, forged and wicker elements.

Photo examples of a wooden porch

Modern wooden porch

Concrete porch

Concrete is considered the most versatile, affordable and cheap material used to make a porch. A monolithic structure created in accordance with all the rules is durable and reliable. It has maintained its integrity for many years and is easily restored.

Concrete is a practical and reliable material that can withstand heavy loads

An important advantage is that a concrete structure can be given any shape. When decorating, you can decorate a concrete porch using a variety of decorative elements.

Finish similar structures with clinker tiles, stone. They are plastered and painted. If the facade of the house is made of brick or wood, the concrete entrance is often left without an external coating, emphasizing the overall static balanced composition.

Classic concrete porch

Monolithic concrete porch with many steps

Concrete porch is usually clad with outdoor ceramic granite floor tiles with a corrugated pattern

Monolithic reinforced slab in front of the entrance plays the role of a kind of porch to the house 9002 should be treated with a hydrophobic compound, this will significantly increase its resistance to moisture and frost

Metal porch

If you have the welding equipment and the necessary material, you can build a metal porch within one day.

This design looks ordinary, so elegant forged elements often act as an additional decor. They significantly increase the overall cost of the building, but allow you to get an original luxurious accent.

Luxury wrought iron porch

Metal structures complement other materials used for decking and steps. Chipboards, wooden planks are used. The final durable coating can be made of porcelain stoneware.

Metal is best combined with wood, their tandem is able to decorate any home

Metal porch with a canopy made of polycarbonate

Porch made of stone, brick

Brick or stone masonry looks prestigious when erecting a porch. But these operations require specific skills, so if necessary, they turn to specialists.

The construction takes a lot of time, but the end result will please for decades, while the external decor does not lose its charm and nobility.

Red brick porches look stylish and unusual

Installation of a canopy over the porch

The main functional role of the canopy (single or double slope, figured, domed, arched), erected above the porch, is to protect it from any precipitation.

However, at the design stage, the aesthetic component of this structural element should also be considered. This will add an additional decorative touch to the overall harmonious ensemble.

Materials used

Open porch canopy made of painted wooden beams

Fabric porch canopy will protect the entrance to the house from sun and rain

Porch ideas (photo)

The main structure of the porch is usually planned immediately when designing the house. Later, ideas may arise for its further modernization, increasing space, introducing new functional roles.

Architectural options

  1. Open porch . It is a platform equipped at the front door. From above, a small canopy is usually built. For restriction, you can install on the edges of the railing. The advantages include simple installation, quick construction. The downside is the lack of wind protection.
  2. Closed porch . This variation with side walls allows you to get an entrance to the house, protected from external adverse influences. To preserve lighting, the side walls are glazed completely or in fragments. When calculating individual frames, take into account that their width should not exceed 120 cm in order to withstand wind loads. The main frame of the walls is made in metal or wood.
  3. Tambour . A fairly spacious extension, covering the porch from all sides along with the steps and providing for wall insulation, allows you to reliably protect the house from the penetration of cold. Inside, they usually equip places for storing outerwear, shoes, umbrellas.
  4. Double sided porch . When constructing such a structure, the stairs are located on both sides. When supplemented with openwork wrought iron railings, they create a respectable finished look of the whole house.

Tip! A porch with a reliable canopy and side glazed walls allows you to equip a comfortable seating area. It is enough to install a coffee table, a few light chairs and create a cozy corner where you can relax after a hard day's work.

Beautiful combination of white and green colors in the design of the facade of a country house

Elegant snow-white porch in the Scandinavian style

Porch with access to the backyard of the house

Large vases with flowers will gallantly decorate the entrance to the house

An example of decoration and decoration of the porch

If the porch area is small, measures to expand it are carried out in terms of adding an open terrace or a capital closed veranda to it. In such a situation, they receive an additional summer room. By installing wicker furniture in it, they get a comfortable living room. To protect against insects, the open terrace is covered with a mosquito net or decorated with a light muslin.

More static wooden sofas and armchairs, complemented by soft pillows, will organically look on the veranda. Additional decor is given by floor or wall planters with plants. Often, a dining area is taken out to the porch, combined with a veranda.

It is important to provide and equip the entrance to the house with unobtrusive lighting

Porch with a low brick plinth

In addition to the table, chairs, there are compact shelving with closed facades for the necessary dishes and utensils. Increasingly, plastic pieces of furniture are used for this purpose. They are light, mobile, have a pleasant smooth texture and bright decor.


For furniture ensembles with metal legs, a durable floor covering is provided. If the frame is forged, this brings an element of luxury to the surrounding space.

White color radiates warmth and calmness even in autumn days

Rattan furniture blends harmoniously with the stone finish of the house

On a fairly spacious terrace, a barbecue area is often equipped next to the dining area. It is important to choose a non-combustible material for wall and floor cladding.

Having provided a sufficient height of the porch with a combined spacious terrace, a hanging swing is equipped on it. Having made them in the form of a comfortable sofa or a wicker chair, they complement not only the recreation area, but also create a comfortable children's corner. Sun loungers and hammocks will bring comfort.

Suspended porch swing is a dream for many

When expanding the porch in the form of a veranda, it is necessary to install waterproofing under the floor or wall covering. After the competent performance of all work, they receive an additional room. It can be not only a living room or dining room, but also a bedroom or study.

After installing panoramic windows on the insulated veranda, they get an excellent space for a home greenhouse. To enhance the perception of comfort, a bookcase, banquettes or small chairs are installed. In such a corner it is pleasant to read or work on a computer.

Tip! For cool weather, the porch provides the possibility of connecting a mobile electric fireplace. Having picked up a model with imitation of bursts of natural flame, they create a calming romantic atmosphere.

Soft lighting delicately decorates the wooden beams

Porch decoration tips

Porch interior decoration is usually done in light colors, visually expanding the limited space. Different materials are selected for facing the platform, steps, part of the wall and the surface around the porch.

Porch cladding materials

  1. Ceramic tiles . Among the advantages, a variety of textures and color shades are noted, which provides high decorativeness. Products with a rough surface are selected, which will prevent injury when moisture freezes on it. More often use frost-resistant durable clinker tiles. When laying out, certain skills are required, since it is necessary to maintain a constant thickness of the seams and to prepare a smooth rough surface with high quality.
  2. Paving slabs . When facing the porch planes with paving slabs resistant to any weather conditions, it is possible to obtain a reliable, aesthetic, durable coating. The range of this material allows you to choose both plain smooth and embossed or patterned planes. Having paved the path and the surface of the earth around the porch with the same material, they get a completed sophisticated look.
  3. Natural stone . The porch lined with natural stone looks prestigious and very decorative. Granite finishing lasts up to a hundred years without losing its solid decorative effect. Aristocratic elegant marble is becoming more and more common. It is advisable to select such material for closed porch types. Be sure to reinforce the anti-slip pads.
  4. Porcelain stoneware . Durable solid porcelain stoneware from the range with non-slip surfaces on the exterior decor is not inferior to stone. Its cost is lower, which leads to increasing popularity. It should be borne in mind that special equipment will be required to cut this hard material. Before laying, the surfaces to be trimmed are carefully leveled.

Perfectly organized home porch seating area

Classic gable roof porch

When constructing the porch of the house with their own hands, other materials are also used. It can be quite durable siding. A fairly extensive color palette is offered by manufacturers. You can choose a material that imitates wood, stone, brick.

Concrete surfaces are easy to plaster. If desired, perform a variety of relief texture, use options for decorative plaster. Such flat surfaces are in perfect harmony with additional decorative elements.

If the porch is high, for safety it must be equipped with reliable and durable railings

By carefully considering the form, materials used, functional role, it is possible to obtain an exclusive organic design of the porch, which reliably protects the entrance to the house. When complemented with comfortable furniture, green plants, decorative accessories, they get an original accent that adorns not only the building, but also the surrounding landscape.

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Functional and beautiful porch

In addition to beauty, the porch can become a very useful and functional space near the house. So, the covered version protects from rain and during a thunderstorm you can sit in an armchair under a canopy and contemplate the majestic natural phenomenon. One has only to look at the photo of the porch with wicker furniture, flowering petunias in hanging planters, and you will be overwhelmed with delight.

Porch designs can be very diverse and in many respects it all depends on the design idea of ​​the house itself:

Very comfortable porch options with a seating area. How convenient it is, because the place of comfort will be located near the house, which means that everything you need is nearby. In fact, you can equip three in one - a porch, a gazebo and even a summer gallery for indoor flowers. Here you can drink coffee, look at the stars, take air baths, read books, chat and much more.

Foundation

The porch is installed on the foundation. Various options are used for it:











The correct depth must be calculated when making the base. The foundation must run below the freezing depth. It is necessary to decide whether the foundations of the porch and the house should be connected. This decision is influenced by the type of construction and the characteristics of the soil. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages.

If there is no connection, frost heaving can result in structural cracking and misalignment as a result. When the ground thaws, it may return to its place, but this is not always the case.

If two foundations are connected, it can prevent warping due to freezing or settling. But if it is too strong, cracks can form in the porch structure or at the junction. The connected foundation is convenient in cases where the porch is heavy and massive.





Building a metal porch

Metal porch is mainly made for summer cottages or small private houses. This type of porch is the most popular and popular, second only to wood. Knowing all the required dimensions, such a porch can be pre-welded, and then the finished structure can be delivered directly to its destination.

If there are no decorative elements made of forged metal in this design, then its cost will be much less than that of concrete or wood. Therefore, although the wrought iron porch is very beautiful and has a stunning view, it is quite expensive and also very difficult to install.

For such a porch, it is allowed to lay the foundation of a lighter version, since the metal is a rather elastic material, therefore, the impact on its soil does not have any effect. And in some cases, for such a design, the foundation is completely unnecessary.

Steps for this design can be made entirely of metal, or you can additionally make a wooden step, it all depends on your fantasy and imagination.

Platform with closed walls

As a rule, this type is installed on low elevations, where special fences with railings prevent falls. At the same time, the fences and railings themselves can perform not only a protective function, but also a decorative one.

How to decorate a porch: design and decor ideas

The choice of decor depends on the style in which the house and yard are made. Plants will always be appropriate: flowers in pots or tall vases, in pots on the railing or at the entrance. Furniture can be placed on the porch-terrace: wicker or leather chairs (rocking chair), a deck chair, a small table, decorative dishes or candlesticks, napkins, blankets.

Classic

Indicates strict lines and moderation in jewelry. Wood, natural stone are used as materials. Columns, massive railings, a gable canopy are appropriate. Classical style - severe, serious, monumental, durable. It creates the feeling of building "for the ages".

Russian style

Antique stylization assumes wood as the main material: with artsy thin, reminiscent of lace, carvings, platbands, columns, decorated with a pattern. If you look at any Russian folk tale, you can see many examples of entrance groups in the Russian style. The wood is not painted with colored paints, but covered with a colorless protective composition that does not hide the structure of the wood.

Country

Country style. He welcomes bright colors and decorative elements - fruits in baskets, flowers in bright pots, bouquets, rugs and armchairs.

Hi-tech

Hi-tech is austerity and minimalism: clear lines, metal, glass, nothing superfluous. This style welcomes artificial materials, polycarbonate and plastic will be appropriate here, but everything should be sustained in one (minimalist) color scheme.

This style is characterized by a closed entrance group, protected from external conditions and made on a common foundation with the house.

Plant decor

With the right plants, you can transform any porch in an amazing way. Climbing plants have proven themselves to be excellent, from which, if desired, you can create a “wall” at the porch.

Wooden boxes or deep ceramic pots with flowers planted in them will bring bright colors. Decorative greenery gives coolness and freshness.

Bouquets can be collected in vases, flowers look great in pots and stands, it is important to choose buds according to color and flowering time.

Porch with steps and railings

If the house has a high foundation and steps can be installed that will lead to the main entrance, the installation of railings will be relevant. This design will make the exterior of the building appear safer and more stable, and will also serve a very specific function and help residents and visitors enter the house in bad weather.

This is the traditional design of the entrance to the building. It can be combined with a canopy or canopy, as well as additionally decorated with various designs to make the composition look complete.










Wooden porch for a private house

Among the many ways to decorate the porch of a private house, wooden options remain the most popular. They are simple in execution, light, cheap and diverse in variations. It can be both box-shaped models and variations with gaps between the steps, as well as massive log structures. A wood porch pairs best with a wood, adobe, and siding home.

If you have your own private house, then you can try your hand at equipping it with a homemade porch from edged boards. In addition, there are a lot of drawings on the Internet, and in this article we will consider a drawing and a sequence of work for one of the simplest porch designs.

To make the porch beautiful and comfortable, you need to correctly calculate the dimensions of each element. The determination of these parameters is directly related to how functional the structure will be.

Platform at the door

Porch steps must not be attached directly to the front door of the house, because for climatic reasons the structure may shift in height. So, the porch may become lower or higher than the lower level of the door, in the second case, the entrance to the house may be blocked. It is most convenient to have a spacious area between the door and the stairs. It can be both a purely practical part and a decorative one.

The person standing at the door must take a step back without falling off the edge of the platform. The fact is that otherwise, how to take a step back, open the door is not possible. And to enter the door, there should be a comfortable space on the sides of it. Of course, the dimensions of the porch are determined by building standards depending on the parameter of the door: