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jessica_romney69

Front porch railing or no railing?

2 years ago

The porch height is apprx 6inches from the ground so the front railing is not technically required.
We are in the middle of updating the exterior siding aswell as the front porch. The plan is to replace the porch posts with something more squared and beefier and to update the spindle railings (if we keep the railing) to more of a straight look.
We took off the railing to better visualize these changes and I was surprised that i didn’t LOVE the no-railing look as much as i thought I would.

The view from the porch looking outward is extra amazing without the railing, but my gut reaction to the look of the house from the road was that maybe the cottage style of the home called for a railing on the porch and that taking the railing away takes away the cottage -style charm.

I’d love to hear thoughts and impressions!

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