Adding a front porch/ fixing hidden front door

6 years ago

My front door is hidden in a deep entry way. we also do not have a large front porch. I am interested in help with some ideas that will bring the front door forward or more welcoming and ideas on how to add a front porch. do we need to add a gable / shed roof. I realize that this will stop light from coming in. thinking of adding some sky lights to counter this. i want to some how eliminate those slanted support beams for something more transitional design. I hate those posts!!! I love my house just redid the kitchen and love my neighbors and school district. I'm not moving! please help with ideas.

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katinparadise

6 years ago

What is your budget for changes to the outside? Just removing the bottom two limbs from the left and right of the tree will help expose your door. Then remove the small evergreen that is partially blocking the door. Add a full lite storm door, or remove it altogether if possible and paint the front door in a color that will draw attention to the entrance. Then I would simply have the post moved and squared up so that it is as close to the end of the overhang on the right as possible. You could then shorten your stone planter, which I love by the way, and expand the front porch over to close to the window on the left. I think that alone would do wonders to open up the entry.

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houssaon
6 years ago
I agree with everything katinparadise mentioned except touching that post. I think it gives a real mid-century vibe and it would be a shame to lose it. It is an attractive house.
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6 years ago
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Hello Autumn, I think the above suggestions are really great! I don't know if this is your taste, but if you didn't want to do a formal "porch" and were worried about blocking out light, you could do some type of pergola between the entrance and the garage. It would still let in light and you potentially wouldn't have the cost of changing your roof! Just a thought..
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6 years ago
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honestly making a path from the door to the street and having lights/flowers around it will make a huge impact and would make your entrance pop out even more. This photo is just a concept of what i am talking about.
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6 years ago

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as for the porch i feel like subtraction and subtlety would be a nice way to go because the front yard is such a huge space a nice high vaulted entry would really compliment it. especially if you ad spot lights that would really put quite a show at night
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6 years ago
You've got a beautiful home. I don't like the slanted columns and would replace them with simple verticals. I would not expand the porch, but agree with the previous comments that removing some of the bushes and lower tree limbs would make the entry more open and inviting. Really, everything about the house looks great to me except for the landscaping on the left side.
sheloveslayouts
6 years ago
I LOVE your house. Especially the posts. Please please please do not change the structure.

Remove the evergreen, limb up the other tree, and install a generous (~ 5' wide?) side walk directly to the street:
katinparadise
6 years ago
I love the slanted posts as well but since OP mentioned that she hated them, I was offering another, less expensive alternative to a shed roof porch.
Denita
6 years ago
I love those posts too, along with the asymmetrical roof line that is currently hiding behind the trees. Agree with the others about leaving the posts and removing the limbs and shrub as shown by benjesbride.

If it were my home, I would emphasize the roofline and the posts. Look at what was done here (different type of home, but same type of posts - only taller):

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6 years ago
hmmm i agree on the idea of using what you have with those diagonal posts. one thing i think we all need to see is how the house would look like without the landscape covering up the front as it is hard to tell when we only have the 1 photo , if you do decide to remove the landscape it would give us all a better picture of how the facade would look and what may compliment it.
J Kay
6 years ago
I don’t like the slanted posts. If you can get them vertical that would be an inexpensive option. If you have the budget I’d check with a builder if the roof over that side could be cut back to match the left side. Then if you have additional monies you could add in something like a trellis.