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Porches & Sunrooms · 14 ideas

Front Porch Ideas

A front porch is the house's handshake. These designs range from deep wraparound porches with rockers and a swing to compact stoops with a bench and two planters, on farmhouses, bungalows, colonials and modern homes.

Screened porches Back porches Sunrooms Swings & rockers At night

Front Porch with Pale Blue Ceiling

Shingled Front Porch with Tapered Columns

Brick Front Porch with Wooden Rockers

Front Porch with Pale Blue Ceiling Modern porch

Shingled Front Porch with Tapered Columns Classic porch

Brick Front Porch with Wooden Rockers Mid-century porch

Wraparound Porch with Hanging Swing Bed Coastal porch

Wraparound Front Porch with Swing Bed Colonial porch

Wraparound Porch Featuring a Rustic Swing Bed Mountain porch

White Farmhouse Porch with Rocking Chairs Farmhouse porch

Stucco Front Porch with Glowing Lanterns Mediterranean porch

Illuminated Front Porch with Rocking Chairs Desert porch

Screened Timber Porch with Swing Bed Classic porch

Timber Back Porch with Weathered Swing Mountain porch

Covered Front Porch with Wooden Bench Farmhouse porch

Terracotta Front Porch with Teal Door Mediterranean porch

Concrete Front Porch with Wooden Bench Modern porch

That's all 14 — browse every porch idea

About this collection

Front Porch Ideas, explained.

A front porch is the house's handshake. These designs range from deep wraparound porches with rockers and a swing to compact stoops with a bench and two planters, on farmhouses, bungalows, colonials and modern homes.

Look at depth, ceiling height and how the steps meet the walk — those three decide whether a porch gets used. Save the ones whose columns and railings suit your house's style.

What to look for as you browse

Depth — eight feet for chairs, ten or more for a table or a swing
How the steps and railings meet the walk and the yard
Ceiling: height, material and whether a fan or lights are built in