Ideas for Front Porch Designs and More
Are you looking for inspiring front porch designs and front porch ideas? We're so happy you are here.
Whether you dream of a country style porch, a sophisticated contemporary style or you only have a small space for a charming portico,
we welcome you here to design, plan, decorate, and landscape your porch.
November is Ripe for Thanksgiving Time in the USA
Theh two of us enjoy the simplicity of Thanksgiving.
It's easy to decorate your porch for Thanksgiving - just a beautiful transition from autumn.
We have some wonderful Thanksgiving decoration ideas.
Look at These Christmas Decorating ideas
Garland, white lights and red bows!
Sometimes the traditional classics are just perfect. But we also have many other Christmas decorating ideas in store for you here and here.
Think of Staying Warm on Your Screened Porch
Infrared heating definitely something to consider
Photo courtesy of The Porch Company
If you want a wonderful idea for staying warm and comfortable on your screened porch in these cooler days, then explore infrared heater options.
Rather than heating the air, infrared heats things which makes a wonderful difference in your comfort level.
Mary Wrote a Sweet New Book for Both Children and Adults
A girl + her Grandma + a front porch
No matter the problem, we know everything will be alright!
Read Mary's latest new book. (Our referral link) It's free if you have Kindle Unlimited!
Molly Jo's family has moved and this ten-year-old girl isn't very happy about leaving behind her best friend and the house that she loved.
But everything will be ok.
Why? Because their new house has a front porch, Molly Jo's Grandma believes in her, and as with all things, time has a way of helping.
Find Mary's new book here. (Our referral link)
Readers have told me that they have enjoyed the book as much as their children (or grandchildren).
Hint: It might be because of the "book inside the book."
Always Popular - Grinch Christmas
Donna shares her Grinch Christmas decorating ideas with us
Bright red and green and giant candy canes are hallmarks of Donna's Grinch Christmas porch.
How About Windows for Your Screened Porch?
If extending the time you can spend on your screened porch is one of your goals, then take a look at the porch window ideas we have for you here.
Imagine Building a Cute Scarecrow
We love this cute scarecrow couple.
We saw it in Granville TN at their scarecrow festival.
This little page of ours gets MANY visits every autumn.
We show you what we learned about building a traditional scarecrow at a family clinic with our grandchildren.
But did you know that not all scarecrows wear overalls and flannel shirts? There are actually lovely scarecrows, too. Who knew?
If you want to know how to build a scarecrow, go here please.
What Front Porch Design Do You Like?
Whether you have an existing porch or just a big dream of having a porch someday, is there a design you imagine in your head?
We have oodles of front porch designs we have gathered over the years.
Please click to see them.
DIY Porch Handrails
It only takes one step upon which to fall. Yes, just one.
Do yourself or a loved one a big favor.
Install one of these easy DIY handrails for up to 5 steps to prevent a serious fall.
 InstantRail 3-Step Adjustable Handrail - Amazon affiliate
Metal handrail kits make it easy to safe-proof your porch, deck or stoop stairs.
And they look fantastic as well. We are delighted that our readers are taking an interest in these handrails.
Learn more about InstantRail and Iron X DIY handrails, highly recommended products that can save you and your loved ones from lots of pain!
Please visit our porch handrails page for important tips and things you should consider.
Relax with a Porch Glider
 Hard not to love this retro glider - (Amazon affiliate link)
Retro or not, porch gliders are a staple of porches.
Listen to These Stories on the Porch
Tracing the Path - Stories for the Porch
If you enjoy listening to stories on the porch or in the car, then we can highly recommend this interesting new podcast, Tracing the Path.
These audio stories reveal how the worlds greatest ideas are interconnected.
Truly fascinating!
We know you will appreciate these audio stories that reveal some of the most fascinating, intermingled facts of these legendary giants.
Listen here.
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Porch Designs for Mobile Homes
Modular and mobile homes love porches too
We've gathered pictures and ideas for enhancing your home with wonderful porch designs.
Look at These Home Plan Ideas
Traditional Country House Plan
Beautiful country home with amazing porch - Plan # 60022
Sweet Cottage Retreat - Family Home Plan #86955
Just 576 square feet in this charming cabin.
It boasts of a vaulted ceiling in the living room with a plant shelf and skylight - and a pass-through kitchen for that nice open feeling.
Farmhouse: Here's a Dream Front Porch Design
Classic farm house with sprawling wraparound porch - Plan #86245
Many of us have the dream of living in a farm house in the country.
Isn't this a beautiful one? We found this plan at Family Home Plans.
We are proud to be one of their affiliates.
Search House Plans
If you see a house plan you like on our site, jot down the plan # and have it handy for when you visit Family Home Plans.
They have a wonderful collection of plans and most of them can be modified to fit your needs. Search to your heart's content.
Are you looking specifically for a porch plan?
Great, then please take a look at these porch plans they offer (very popular with our readers!)
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The price is the same to you.
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Did You Know?
Did you know you can modify a house plan you purchase on line?
See a plan you like? Need to move a wall, add storage, or expand the kitchen?
You can do it and we know someone who can help!
Listen to our podcast with Shawnna Steele, owner of ReDesign HP,
an online company that specializes in making house plan modifications.
Front Porch Design Ideas
Use our very popular front porch illustrator to see how different porch designs affect the overall appeal of a home.
We show you various front porch designs on both a ranch and two story home to give you different perspectives.
Front porch with pergola style roof
The right porch design can surely add lots of appeal and extra outdoor living space.
Get more front porch design ideas!
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Have You Tried Our Porch Illustrator?
If you have a ranch home, our Porch Illustrator
will give you some idea how various front porch designs would look on it. Try it for yourself.
We also have a Porch Illustrator for a two-story-home, too.
Both very helpful with planning your front porch designs.
Our Picks
Our Idea Book to Help You Nail Down Your Porch Design
We get lots of questions about how a porch would look on a ranch or two-story home.
Take a look at our Porch Illustrator e-Book to see how a plain home is transformed with the addition of a porch.
See more.
Our Site is a Labor of Love
As Dave and I have looked at homes over the years and strolled through neighborhoods, we have always been drawn to charming front porches.
We've lived in homes with big porches, small porches and no porch (sad!).
We once purchased a home just because it had a screened porch.
And that was a terrific decision.
Dave and I use our passion to bring you the best
porch decorating and design ideas for your front porch.
We hope that our front porch designs, decorating and entertaining ideas will help you whether you have a front porch, side porch, or a great back porch!
You will find many front porch designs and
porch pictures throughout our site.
Our front porch pictures will help you visualize and plan your projects.
Thinking of building or renovating a porch? From stone columns to renovating to building a new porch
from scratch we have photo gallery pictorials to show you how it is done.
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