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The Charm of Country PorchesAlso called open or wrap around porchesCountry porches are so popular that restaurants use them for branding like Cracker Barrel who line them with plenty of rocking chairs.Music groups are named after them like The Front Porch Country Band and even songs are written about them like "My Front Porch Looking In" or "Sittin On The Front Porch Swing". ![]() Imagine sitting on this relaxing porch
Time to kick your shoes off and relax. Janet's lovely white porch in the country offers it all - comfort, ambiance and serenity. A traditional country porch
Farmhouse porches like this are reminders of the good ol' days Decorating countryCountry-style porches bring back nice memories to me.
I clearly remember as a kid, sitting on my Grandma's porch swing in Fremont, Ohio. We'd talk for hours and still today,
Dave and I love a big country porch!
The All American Country-Style Porch We love country porches so 'sit a spell' and be sure to also see our country home designs, our country-style porch gallery 2 and country-style porch photo gallery 3! The beauty of country-style porches is as varied in the designs as shown below.
Contemporary Country-Style Porch
"Double" Country Porch
Country Porch with Victorian Flair
Farmhouse Porch Love country? See our featured country porches...
Anna's craftsman style porch *** Michelle's craftsman farm house Shea's retro metal chairs *** Kelly's vintage porch Tricia's porch addition *** Joni's charming old porch. Dan and Marcia's new porch (Build a porch in a minute video) Trina's "The Country Porch" *** Kimberly's Christmas porch Characteristics of Wraparound and Country-Style Porches
Design considerations for country porchesCheck setback requirements for your community or subdivision.
Consider lot lines.
Make sure that additional entrances complement the flow of traffic.
Country porch plans and home plansClick on these pictures to enlarge them.
Here are some home and porch plans that you can acquire from
Family Home Plans to build your home or to use for adding a great porch!
For these and other home and porch plans visit Family Home Plans. They have an amazing library of plans to suit your needs. What is an open porch?A variation of country porches, open porches have no visible barriers. By their very nature they say "welcome"! Open porches can make a great transition from the outside to the inside of your home.Open porches allow a complete view of the surrounding area and are usually easily accessible. They generally have wide stairways and only a few steps; however, due to topography open porches may be more elevated and therefore would need railings. Historically, open porches were popular in the late 1800s and were designed for social interaction.
Wrap around porchesAdvantages of a wrap around porch
Wrap around porches were very popular on Victorian-style farmhouses and now can be found on other style homes as well such as craftsman and shingle-style homes. Kimberly, author of Old Road Primitives, shares pictures of her beautiful country-style porch with us. Here home was built in 2008 and she and her husband longed for a country-style porch. So look what she got!
Thank you, Kimberly. Very charming porch! Open porches are easily decorated and furnished and can add great curb appeal to your home.
NOTE: Be sure to contact your local building codes department to see what height your porch can be from the ground before railings are required. Now would be a great time to view more pictures of exquisite country home designs!
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