Crisp white house, long covered porch, white picket fence and a neatly trimmed lawn. Idyllic.

The American Farmhouse - it works in every state! This one is in Sonoma California, which I never would have guessed!

One walk I noticed a variety of pots gathered on the side porch. I couldn't see everything, but things did not look good. Another walk they were lined up against the fence: several ornamental grasses, some tiny arborvitae and some small shrubs that looked like burning bush. The fence was a scar on that lovely lawn, and I thought there was only room for improvement, but I thought wrong. The grasses and shrubs were planted tightly together, two by two, and instead of softening, they highlighted the disfigurement; one's eye was drawn inexorably to it.Well, mine was.I don't know when it occurred to me I might have a problem — definitely far too long. My husband, Paul, walked with me a good bit and had been privy to my whispered criticisms. The year before, I had given up random and spoken negativity ("Did you see the color of that house? What were they thinking!"), but I made an exception for this special and dire case, and Paul wisely let me be. I think he knew I was working out some of the pain that remained from having our home set on fire, as well as the overwhelming anxiety from building a new house under great duress. I believed I'd spent too much money and made so many mistakes. If only we had been able to buy this house outright, I would have maintained it properly. I finely began to hear my ugly criticisms and, at the same time, began to remember all the mistakes I made when I was learning to garden. And honestly, I'm still learning; I'll always be making new mistakes. Here's the thing: The house is still beautiful and — oh — it's not mine.I stopped my commentary. For several weeks I didn't say anything at all, and then one day as we were passing, something occurred to me. I told Paul, "No matter how hard we tried, we never would have kept it as meticulously as the previous owners. I guess it's a relief to not be the ones 'letting it go.'" That it was being let go at all could be debated, but Paul and I both knew I had turned a corner.

The farmhouse porch can still bring elegance.

great porch

Window trim

продолжен крыши

Porch

Exterior

Nice White Farmhouse-Vertical Windows

Love this front porch

Steps

Long porch steps unique

Simple wrap around

Farmhouse

Steps

wrap around porch

More traditional farmhouse porch

I like how the steps go all the way across the porch

exterior

House plan & fence

Window or vent in gable Simpler header Open porch

overall, porch

perfect

takes me back to a better,purer time

Like Q's house

Like it

Painted Flooring on Porch

steps

porch

exterior

wraparound porch with chimney

House

totally awesome!

Farnhouse

porch steps

Porch

Beach house

Underpinnning on porch, wide steps

Plain front porch

lpretty house

porch

wrap around porch and steps down from the front porch.

is porch decking white?

porch and pilars

porch

possible exterior but with more to the L side

back porch

Window Trim

Picket fence

Steps

Steps

trim/massing

front porch

revival soffit?

Wrap around porch

Porch

white house

Love the porch

Porch

Greek revival

love the wide steps leading up to the porch

hmmm or no railing at all? and expand the porch?

Continuity between the porch and house.

I do like the color, but needs a color trim

white farmhouse, traditional

crisp white

porch

looks old

house

all white, fabulous porch

White with light white table

wrap-around porch

basic white

the steps that extend the full length of the porch

no railing

Porch.

stairs

Farmhouse.

Covering for open area under porch.

Like the front porch without railing and steps all the way across--just what I'm thinking.

Beulah, wide stairs

Farmhouse love

exterior

i like the steps all along the side of the house

Note step up to entire length of porch (wi no railing)

steps

white exterior with tin roof

farmhouse ext./wide steps full length

porch no rails

verandah bottom, sun at top

Farmhouse look

windows without shutters on white house

House

porch

simple porch with brick chimney

window frames?

porch no railings

love the porch steps

low porch w/continuous steps

All white

Farmhouse

step off porch no railing

Cornice detailing gives it a much more finished look. Not just a builder spechouse...thoughtfuldetails are good

Porch on front

farmhouse

farm

L-shaped

Wraparound porch!

?

Love the porch and the look of the front

White House - no shutters

this is the frontage

wonderful front porch - farmhouse

white, porch, steps, columns

gothic wrap porch

Nice open porch

exterior

farmhouse

Porch chimney

porch

White on white

large porch

P

porch

Brick

cape cod 5

porch and steps, scale, trim under roof

steps across entire front porch

Farmhouse

farmhouse exterior

Porch, Pickett fence

Steps

Looks old, like it's always been there. Like the shallow steps/porch.

I like the back deck running the length of the porch with only a few steps down.

elevation

Exterior

surround look

porch

farmhouse porch

Side of house

like the front porch steps all the way across front

Porch on old part of house, from entry

house style

farmhouse

Farmhouse

Idea for back porch...no rails.

porch

Covered porch

white house

white farmhouse

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Picket fence

exterior but not whute

nice

add this porch space to the back of house.

Farmhouse style

farmhouse

wraparound porch. stairs all the way across

FARMHOUSE

SIDE ENTRANCE

wraparound porch

Love the porch

steps all around

Love the dimensions of the porch

Wrap around porch

vertical wood trim under porch deck

farm house

Outside

exterior trim

facade

Love this porch

Love style

back porch steps

Long low front step and the covering over the porch gap.

LOVE!

exterior

Troy front porch

Beautiful!

Open to steps . no rail

porch

Clean and simple

Wrap around porch

front porch

white siding

Perfect!

white #1

Porch stepdown

Porch exterior

love the porch

wrap around porch

stepoff porch

Porches!

LOVE THE PORCH.

Simple farmhouse with wraparound porch. Love the wide steps to,the porch

Exterior with porch

Inviting porch