You need to add a photo of what your existing house looks like - you only added an AI version.

It looks very nice. I agree a photo of the current house might get you some ideas you hadn't thought of.

what would you gain from a porch over making it a three Season room with floor to ceiling windows/doors?

I had the actual house added to the post but it didn't include it for some reason. We have a four seasons room at the back of the house already.

You might lose alot of interior natural light in the front room.

Do you need it covered? You can definitely extend the porch/deck easily.

Your AI is going to run water back into the house under the siding. Anything realistically sloped away from the house would be about 6’ H at the end of the pitch towards the viewer.

Uncovered is another option! I do like sitting outside during a nice rainstorm though.

.It seems quite easy to extend the entry out from the house to create a bigger porch but the roof will have to have run off directed for sure . I do see the point of a bit better cover at the front door so check out costs .

Our cousins in Oregon had one of these patio covers intalled over their patio for the rain. It is very pleasant to sit under on a sunny day, too. Has it's own gutter system and custom fit to size.

I love front porches - you just will lose more light into your office once a realistic pitch is added to the porch roof. If that doesn't matter, it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to add a covered porch to your home.

You would greatly increase your curb appeal if you updated/refreshed your landscaping. Colors would "pop" against the wood of your home!

I think your lanscaping looks good. And you'd lose it if you added a porch. What did you love about your old porch? Would a gazebo in the lawn do the trick?

I like the new porch idea. The rendition is well done.

I also have a very wide front porch (which faces south) and I don’t care that my office and the front of the Great Room lose light. I sit on my porch often enough to prefer it over more sunlight.

I think the light issue also depends heavily on what way your home faces ajd how you use the spaces. We have a deep front porch/entry and two sidelights that stream sunshine all afternoon and evening as it faces west. This is also when we sit out front.

You will need more slope on the porch roof. I would suggest skylights on the porch roof as well so you can minimize the loss of natural light into the interior.

Just chiming in to say I love porches also, miss having one. Landscaping can always be redone, that wouldn’t affect my decision.

I don't see a typical porch, but you could redesign the front steps to make a "porch".

I don't think it would impact your gorgeous split red leaf maple. Lighting is important, as seen in your inspiration photo.

Is there enough width from front to back on the current top step for a chair to sit on it comfortably? If yes, wouldn't it be possible to extend that top step along the front of the house so several chairs could sit on it and then add a roof with roof supports over that top step area. If that wouldn't be wide enough then I don't see why you couldn't do something very similar to your initial photo by extending the porch area out a short distance. You'd have to re-do the steps and possibly move several of your bushes. I'd ask a plant nursery what time of year - where you live - would be best for transplanting extablished greenery and then do your renovation near that time so you could replant the lovely shrubs/tree you already have.

I love front porches. I love all porches. Do it! It's amazing how inexpensive adding porches is to improve quality of life and the graciousness of a home, especially compared to interior renovations. And if you find your rooms are darker afterwards, add lighting inside. Have fun with the new revolution caused by LED light fixtures. Develop a lighting plan. When we added a 13 ft deep patio to the back of the house, we were amazed at how much more light it bounced into the kitchen. It was a light beige concrete compared with the dark wood that was previously there. Your patio looks like you would plan a wood floor, right? So yeah, you might lose some light indoors. But you get a PORCH. So much nicer! And, again, add lights inside if your house is too dark.

Which picture is your home now??? The porches shown are on homes greatly different in length of your garage vs width of your living space. A front porch with no over hang has become fairly common. I would caution you to avoid the front deck look.