16 Elegant Front Porch Exterior Design Inspirations
You’ve finally bought that house you’ve wanted after going over it literally so many times. So, what now?
You’re probably thinking that you for sure need to redesign at least the front porch.
Here are 16 front porch exterior design ideas that are for sure going to get people talking.
1. Get a Folding Front Door
Source: Insert Design
Are you really going to go the basic route and get a door that opens one way? We are in actual love with houses that have folding front doors that open up the entire wall space.
2. Add a Front Porch Screen
Source: State & Season
If you’re a total cat person like me, you should think about getting a front porch screen that literally covers your entire front porch. Your cat can for sure roam safely and enjoy the fresh air as well.
3. Hang a Swing
Source: Purple Cherry
We’re going to take a guess and say you either have kids or are planning to have some in the future. There’s nothing we love more than a fun house with a super cute swing for everyone to enjoy.
4. Grow Some Greenery
Source: Etch Design
If there’s one exterior design idea for your front porch that everyone will for sure love, it’s a total green space. You should fill your front porch to the literal brim with plants.
5. Get an Outdoor Rug
Source: Make Every Day an Event
If you feel like your front porch floor looks super boring, why are you wasting time? Go get an outdoor rug like immediately. This will completely change the entire space.
6. Frost the Glass Panel
Source: Lucinda Loya Interiors
If you’ve got some gorgeous windows shining out to your front porch, we’d absolutely love it if you could try to front them. Trust me. You’re going to for sure be in love with it.
7. Get Patterned Porch Tiles
Source: Catherine Ledner
We’re totally tired seeing the same old tile pattern on every single house on the block. Why don’t you switch things up and get a pattern that will for sure get everyone to drop their jaws.
8. Add a Concrete Walkway
Source: AJ Watt
If you’ve got a super big garden at the front of your house, why don’t you add some concrete tiles to create a walkway? This would completely change the entire look of your front porch design.
9. Paint the Porch Ceiling
Source: David Papazian
Most people totally overlook their front porch ceiling when they start to redesign their front porch. But did you know that if you paint your ceiling a cute color, you could change the entire porch?
10. Use Pops of Color
Source: Sondra P
We have to admit that we are not big fans of totally neutral front porches. If you don’t have at least one pop of color, you’re really not reaching the design mark.
11. Add Some Statues
Source: Julie Soefer
As a pet parent, we would absolutely buy a statue of a dog for our front porch if we found one. Just think about literally how cool your entire porch would look with just this new addition?
12. Grow Some Ivy
Source: Martin Barraud
Have you ever seen those movies where the rich people’s houses have ivy growing on them like they’ve been around for quite a while? We are in total love with that idea for houses.
13. Get a Large Doormat
Source: Mint Images
Sure, everyone has a regular doormat. Some of us even have doormats with a funny quote on them. But have you ever tried getting a gigantic doormat that takes up quite a bit of your front porch?
14. Build a Water Fountain
Source: Reimar Gaertner
If you really want to make an impression that would leave the people talking, you should for sure get a water fountain. Think about how you’d be ‘that’ house on the block.
15. Get a Ceiling Fan
Source: Suzaran Photography
If you’re anything like me and you love to have hangout sessions on your front porch, you’d thank me for recommending a ceiling fan for those hot summer days.
16. Put Up Some Mood Lights
Source: The Taylors
Let’s be real. Sometimes, you wanna set the mood but it just really isn’t working. You should for sure put up some mood lights to really bring everything together for a more intimate setting.
