One of the oddities with our house was the poorly designed and built front porch. It was completely out of proportion with the house and stained a hideous reddish-brown, which also didn’t fit.
Yesterday, I performed plastic surgery on the porch. I reduced it to a simple landing at the top of the steps and put a white primer coat on. I will be painting the treads a dark slate blue with a glossy white for the rails.
Also notice the window boxes and the flag for our 2–0 Hokies!
Aww too bad:( This is one rare instance where I sort of think the before pics are better than the after! As far as proportions: the house is wide set-it can (and in my opinion, should) carry a wider landing. I think it looked rather stately in the before pic, to be honest . I think it actually took something away from the home by slimming it down and now looks disproportioned. And while the white gives a crisp look… I actually don’t hate the brown at all, lol:}
Down the line, I could see the entire porch on that side extending the full length of the home to meet up with the front porch to make a wrap around porch. Talk about stately!