Check out these front porch ideas in a range of sizes, budgets, and styles for inspiration.
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“A bold, but complementary shade is always a fun touch.”
The Spruce / Christopher Lee Foto
Paint the Ceiling Sky Blue
Becca Interiors
Paint your porch ceiling sky blue for a traditional feel.
The swing is hung by black chains from a painted black ceiling for a contemporary feel.
Choose warmer lighting to create an inviting glow, like this front porch from Lisa Gilmore Design.
Design byO’Hara Interiors/ Photo bySpacecrafting Photography
Lisa Gilmore Design mixed a pair of rocking chairs with a stylish daybed on this breezy Florida porch.
Choose materials that can withstand heat and rain, but that still complement the style of your home.
Chango & Co. chose black Scandinavian-style rocking chairs to complement gray stone flooring and modern glass and metal sconces.
Kate Marker Interiors/Stoffer Photography
Simple Porch Upgrades
Upgrade your front porch with simple changes that will have a big impact.
Add a small bench and some throw pillows in an outdoor fabric to add a simple seating area.
ThisCape Cod-stylehome has a small and cozy front porch with stone pavers on the floor that matchthe front walkway.
Design byChristina Kim Interior Design/ Photo by Raquel Langworthy
A small bench painted in the same navy shade as the siding blends into the background.
A sculptural olive tree casts alluring shadows against the clean white facade for a minimalist feel.
Hang Double Porch Swings
Give a large front porch a cozy feel with a porch swing.
Becca Interiors
Do you want a porch swing?
A set of bistro-style chairs?
The skys the limit.
Design byStudio Robert McKinley/ Photo by Nicole Franzen
Install Can Lights
Brophy Interiors
Save space on a small front porch with integrated lighting.
Brophy Interiors installed can lights on a small overhang to add balanced light to this modern cottage front porch.
Thistlewood Farms chose a black-and-white striped outdoor rug and bright fuschia flowers to energize this modern farmhouse porch.
Inspired By Charm
Paint the Floor
Paint a faux rug or runner on your front porch for a budget-friendly makeover.
Thistlewood Farms chose a classic checkerboard pattern to add some graphic black-and-white punch to a modernfarmhouse front porch.
Embrace Symmetry
Design byMindy Gayer Design Co. ## Paint the Floor Black
Most Lovely Things
Modernize a rustic front porch by painting the floor black.
Lisa Gilmore Design/Native House Photography
Use Dark Wood Tones
Create contrast by mixing dark-stained and white-painted wood accents.
Make It Patio Style
Mixed seating will give your front porch a modern feel.
Be Yourself
Your front porch is an opportunity to reflect your sensibilities and highlight your personality.
Design byMaestri Studio/ Photo by Nathan Schroder
Skip the Welcome Mat
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This small, deep front porch fromA.
Empty it regularly to minimize the chance of your plant sitting in standing water.
Design byLisa Gilmore Design/ Photo bySeamus Payne
Decorate with plants in attractive pots and planters for an inviting feel.
The front porch and door should feel like an introduction into the interior design of your home.
Keep a smaller porch feeling uncluttered with hanging planters and wall-mounted decor that utilizes vertical space.
Design byChango & Co./ Photo by Sarah Elliott
Design byLisa Gilmore Design/ Photo bySeamus Payne
Design byO’Hara Interiors/ Photo byCorey Gaffer
Design byGhislaine Vinas/ Photo by Garrett Rowland
Design byRaili CA Design/ Photo by Becca Tilly
Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byErin Kelly
Design byChango & Co./ Photo by Jacob Snavely
My 100 Year Old Home
Design bySearl Lamaster Howe/ Photo by Tony Soluri
Design byHamsa Home
Design byAHG Interiors/ Photo byNick Glimenakis
Design byRaili CA Design/ Photo byKaryn Millet
Heather Hilliard Design/ Photo by David Duncan Livingston
Design byChristina Kim Interior Design/ Photo by Raquel Langworthy
Design byChango & Co./ Photo by Sarah Elliott
Design byO’Hara Interiors/ Photo byAndrea Calo
Design and Photo bySandra Foster
Allison Babcock Design/ Photo by Matt Kisiday
Sho and Co.
BASE Landscape Architecture
Brophy Interiors
The Spruce / Lisa Hallett Taylor
Thistlewood Farms
Design byLindye Galloway Studio + Shop
Design byMarie Flanigan Interiors/ Photo byJulie Soefer
Thistlewood Farms
Design byMindy Gayer Design Co.
A Beautiful Mess
Most Lovely Things
Design byStudio Surface/ Photo byJenny Siegwart
Design byMartha O’Hara Interiors/ Photo byAndrea Calo
Mindy Gayer Design Co.
Design byLisa Gilmore Design/ Photo bySeamus Payne
Design byMindy Gayer Design Co.
Design byCharles Almonte Architecture / Interior Design
Maite Granda
Mary Patton Design
Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byAmy Neunsinger
Maite Granda
Design byAHG Interiors/ Photo byNick Glimenakis
Design byChamberlain Interior/ Photo by Kacey Gilpin
Design byWhite Sand Design Build
Design byMichelle Berwick Designs
Liz Marie Blog
Design byTyler Karu Design and Interiors
A Beautiful Mess
Kate Marker Interiors
The Home Consultant
Design byA. Naber Design/ Photo byJenny Siegwart
Ursula Carmona ofHome Made by Carmona
Design byStudio Robert McKinley/ Photo by Read McKendree
