Portico interior roof, front door, and details on renovated 1935 Cape

11 years ago

Renovating a 1935 Cape Cod style house--added an entire 3-car garage/bonus room addition to the main original house, and gutting and completely redoing old side. We have lengthened the portico over the door, added post columns, and poured aggregate front stoop. Need help with lighting over front door (should we do this as a pendant?), color of interior bead board ceiling on portico (stained wood color or white?), and if we should add light fixtures on each side of front door (two fixtures on each side of front door and no pendant?). We are planning on using authentic Cape Cod onion lighting fixtures (black). Also, front door will be authentic recessed panel door with three narrow windows across top, black hardware. Will be a blue door. There will be shutters on front windows. Any other comments/advice too.

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cg interiors group

11 years ago

Going with the pendant light would help emphasize the beautiful portico and take the eye up to the ceiling. Since it is a Cape Cod look (blues and whites) you want, the white bead board would be most appropriate for a clean bright look.

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User
11 years ago
A pendant light would be fun. I would opp for an oil brush bronze color. I would also add a color on your door. A darker color would add contrast to your siding. A Navy painted door or dark wood door would fit your space nicely. If you go with painting the door to pull everything together and add repetition I advise you to paint some pots in that same color and add them to areas around your front.
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billortega
Original Author
11 years ago
thank you to the pros for your advice...if I do a medium blue door, would painting the beadboard ceiling in the portico in a lighter shade of blue be too much? And yes, definitely there will blue pots on the stairs filled with seasonal plants throughout the year. Also, if doing a pendant light, do I skip entirely the sconces on each side of front door? (keeping in mind there will be same style sconces between each garage door.) THANKS!
acroteria
11 years ago
Railing from column to house?
qam999
11 years ago
I'd consider beefing up those porch posts. I'm sure they can bear the load structurally, but per visual, they are a little flimsy. Chunkier would give a higher end look.
acroteria
11 years ago
I thought of that, too, soderg, but they're already there (and new). Personally, I'd go with wood instead of PVC. But the "problem" isn't so much the width of the posts, it's the height of the portico roof (mass of the entire structure) compared to the distance from the eave fascia to the slab. But this is outside the scope of the original post ques.
billortega
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you acroteria and soberg. Here are pictures of what we started with. The porch posts are wrapped cedar posts, with pine trim accents. The original portico was low, and the design was to lift the eye and open up the portico area with a beautiful front door (not installed yet) and higher head room, while not having to remove the entire structure and start over.
kag426
11 years ago
Would you mind sharing what the cost was to have that portico renovated? I'm getting quotes for the same job and I'm not sure if the prices are in the ball park. (And if you have pics of the finished product, i'd love to see them! So far it looks great!)
maryp520
11 years ago
Hi Bill. I love the progression of your house. It is probably completed by now. May I please ask the manufacturer and color (more of a browntone) of paint used on your house? I would appreciate your info.

Mary P.
Lori Ortega
11 years ago
Renovation complete. Will post pictures!