Tips to Design a Front Porch with Architectural Features: Tips to Design a Front Porch with Architectural Features Front porch home designs often use columns for architectural support and a classical vibe, combined with a beaded-board ceiling to create the frame work for a porch renovation. Home sellers in the Twin Cities preparing to list their property for sale find that some garden projects help sell a home. Our porch patio ideas offer new innovative ways to expand the use of your porch! Add to your home’s curb appeal with a porch that is combined with the right landscaping, outdoor furniture, and a the smart amenities that give pleasure and value! Pergolas Create Inviting Seating Area on Your Porch Adding a pergola to your home’s porch will create a room like atmosphere that sections off a designated area for seating or dining. Whether you choose to build your porch’s seating area from vintage materials or modern supplies, you can create an ideal out-door-living space for fall gatherings. A pergola can envelope your favorite furniture that suggests relaxing in a cozy corner to unwind and enjoy the pleasures of outdoor living at home. Liven up your porch seating area with a brightly colored rug, seat cushions that echo the theme, and a throw for cooler moments as dusk softens the heat of the day. Have fun switching up colorful accessories, such as outdoor-friendly fabrics used in tea cozies, table cloths and throw pillows. Types of Pergola-style Roofs for Your Porch Architectural Feature Whether covered or not, extending a small porch with a terrace and pergola can make your home’s entrance more welcoming. Depending on your home’s design and personal wishes, home owners have various options : • A solid roof for your pergola for rainy days • An open roof for full sunshine • A pergola-type slatted roof crafted from open boards will create filtered shade Add Finesse and Warmth of an Outdoor Fireplace to Your Porch Adding a fireplace area to your front porch will extend the months your use it in our cooler Twin Cities climate. If your home and landscaping offers space, you can expand your porch’s footprint with a porch patio extension from your back porch to a handy grilling area. For the patio floor, use the same brick that may be in your home’s siding and walkway to define a porch patio space for chairs and tables for two. Additionally, a brick wall divider will define the area while doubling as a planter or bench. This will better accommodate large group of guests who can then all enjoy the comforts of the fireplace and your porch. One resource tip if wishing to expand the feel of your porch patio space: use thin tile, flagstone, or concrete pavers in a diagonal pattern for flooring. Read more about home patio trends in Minneapolis landscape designs. Pillars and Arches Creat a Front Porch with Great Architectural Features Arches and columns are two architectural details that add tremendous style and curb appeal to front porch. Wood pillars or brick posts can double as support for the porch roof while adding character. A front porch will reflect a homes style quite easily with, with for example, Roman pillars, modern straight lined pillars, colonial pillars. Columns can be straight and positioned atop tapered brick pedestals; others selections with varry widely. Salvaged items fromkolder homes can be used to make front porch columns on houses that fit a historical home. Design a Front Porch with Stylized Lighting A dark porch when the suns gone down versus a well-lit porch can mean security to your porch and home. Porch lighting is available in a variety of décor styles and colors to fit any home architectural design. To create a luxurious mood, candle chandeliers used for lighting add softness and create a soothing outdoor living space. Chandeliers bring the ambiance of a private dining area on your porch or over a conversational seating area. Chandeliers give off great soft lighting to enhance your porch enjoyment. Wall sconces add style and lighting on either side of a porch door to the home’s interior. They can also work well in other porch areas, perhaps on either side of a table placed against the wall. Porch lighting is ideal for illuminating the front door or the top of the steps as your guests approach your home. Use a dual-bulb capability to avoid moments when you could be left in the dark if one bulb burns out. By opting for flush or ceiling mount lights in high traffic areas on your porch, you can maximize the space above in your porch ceiling. Even a small porch can be transformed into a more enjoyable space that is ideal for morning coffee or relaxing with your favorite book when a corner offers the right lighting. Or throw a neighborhood party and spice up the night with strings of theme party lights. Solar powered LED exterior lights help homeowner’s efforts to conserve energy and have a greener home. Solar powered porch light are visually attractive while doing the real work of simultaneously saving a homes energy use and lowering utility bills. Tak to your Minneapolis home builder about adding skylights to bring extra sources of lights to a dark porch. For extra circulation, consider venting skylights to increase the air flow. A Porch’s Landscaping with Shrubbery We suggest plans for a new front porch allow for the size to be at least 8 feet deep and 16-20 feet wide. Much depends on the architectural features that already showcase your home. Adding a few select trees or shrubs near your porch could add colorful and fragrant blossoms or the refreshment of fresh greenery. After a few years have established it, shrubbery will add privacy to the area, which may be desirable for a front porch. When choosing how to landscape around your porch, think in accordance with the rest of the house, plan for a shrubs growth so it won’t feel oversized or can be trimmed in years to come. Planning can gain you the best of both worlds with strategic placement of an oversized element. Consider using evergreen trees and shrubs for year round greenery. Garden Containers and Blooming Plants Complete a Porch For privacy on your porch, one use is vinyl lattice panels which you can cover with vines on the exterior and hang flowering baskets and planter boxes on the interior. Filled with blooms, they will transform your pergola into a cheerful outdoor living space friends and neighbors will want to step into. “Large shipping pallets have recently come into fashion; they are an inexpensive way to build a vertical garden up your patio wall’, according to Sprinkler Juice. Porches are ideal for herb container gardens. By deadhead blossoms and harvest herbs regularly, they will remain tidy in appearance with a prolonged life. I love my homes front porch because it speaks to my Minnesota roots with the architectural style that fits an historical home. The front porch, columns and lilac shurbs that were already on the property remind me of homes I always admired when I was growing up. ~ Client Read our post on tips for outdoor entertaining during Minnesota summer months. Contact Home Destination at 612-396-7832 if you are seeking to buy a Minneapolis home and front porch is one your wish list. We love to please by digging deep to find just the right home for you to consider. Jenna Thuening, a Minneapolis residential Realtor offer top tips to design a front porch with architectural features. 11200 W. 78th St Eden Prairie, MN 55334 Phone: 612-396-7832 Jennas home page: homedestination If Im out in the field, you may quickly reach me by email: jenna@homedestination and note how I can help you, or leave a message on my voicemail and I will return your call as quickly as possible.
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