I like it! I think you did a great job designing it too. What about getting two faux topiaries for each side of the door? They have some really nice ones online, some are kind of expensive though...but at least they stay green all year long and you don't have to worry. lol

I also like the Tudor touch to the overhang. And it sure is a sign of Spring that so many of us (myself included) are doing porch topics! lol

I like it better without the railing in front.

Thanks oaklyok!

So you like the tudor touch; I was thinking that since nothing else about the house is tudor, that it just looks so out of place. I am leaning towards the 3rd pic which has 5 vertical bars in the same sand color as the background. But DH thinks it will be too boring - its looks calmer to me.

dd50, we will need to put some railing up, maybe in the sand color rather than black.

I like the columns painted a darker color, I like the symmetry of the straight lines in third picture above the entry, I would do without the railings at least in the front, or maybe it's just the color? Can you add a touch of color, an accent color, to the windows? Not the frame, but the glass frame?

I recently perused a magazine at Walgreens - it was a restoration magazine for period homes, I think you might like some of the examples in there with historical paint colors. I like the sandstone trim (we have that too), but accent colors would be nice as well. Will you be painting the porch as well?

I like it, including the railings, they give it definition and detail.

The only thing I don't like is the dark border under the off white traingle. I think it would be better if it were painted the light color all the way to the bottom.

I'm also dying to see "grids" on the windows! But then I always am, so that's just me.

I'd put up black railings. It will make the front of the porch "pop". We're doing black railings too, and I can't wait to get them.

And yes, I do like the Tudor touch, very much! It looks like it came with the house. :)

Thanks all for your comments; I very much appreciate them.

The inner frame of the windows are vinyl, so I can't paint them. To add some interest, I was thinking of running some grid lattice for vines in a terra cotta color up the front right hand side of the house, and on the left side close to the corner. We will also be lanscaping soon - yeah!, which will definitely add some curb appeal. I will be taking a weekend workshop to help plan it all out.

In a couple of weeks, I will put out the chairs and photoshop in the specific design that we are considering for the railing. That should help with the decision on the vertical lines or the Tudor touch.