Porch decoration - an indicator of your hospitality

The porch is the first thing that a person sees when entering a house; this is the calling card of its inhabitants. Therefore, in the design and construction of the question of how to arrange a porch at home, can not be considered secondary.

It is difficult to argue with the fact that the first impression of the owners of the house is formed immediately upon entering the plot. A well-kept courtyard and a beautifully decorated entrance to the house indicate that hospitable people live here, distinguished not only by thoroughness and thriftness, but also by good taste.

In the design of the porch, it is not the complexity of the architectural decorations that is important, but their compliance with the overall appearance of the house and the surrounding area. Sometimes extremely simple building and decoration solutions become the most spectacular.

Architectural decoration of the porch

On what will be the porch of your home, you need to think even at the design stage. Here it is important to keep the proportions: the larger and higher the structure itself, the more massive should be the entrance group.

And vice versa: an imposing porch in its size will simply look ridiculous against the background of a small shield house.

Peaks and canopies

Even the simplest porch needs protection from precipitation, which is provided by visors and awnings above the porch. They can be very different in design.

As support for a canopy most often serve:

• Tree - bars of square section, smooth and carved columns.
• Brickfrom which the columns are laid-supports.
• Metal - ordinary and proftruba, corners, as well as forged items.
• Reinforced concrete or ready-made concrete pillars.

Council Small peaks and canopies can be arranged without supports - a metal or wooden frame for them is attached directly to the wall of the house.

Coating for the visor can serve any roofing materials:

• Decking - galvanized and painted.
• Polycarbonate - transparent or colored (see Polycarbonate sheds over the porch - installation rules).
• Natural and metal tiles.

As well as slate, roofing felt, roofing material and other traditional materials. But now they are not used very willingly, especially for the design of such a prominent and important element of any building as a porch.

Porch-terrace

No matter how nice and cozy it was in the house, in the summer it is always pleasant to relax in the shade in the fresh air. Porch-terrace can be a great place for such a holiday, if it is spacious enough to put on it chairs, lounge chairs and a small table.

Porch-terrace может быть пристроенным к дому (см. Как пристроить к дому крыльцо правильно) или располагаться под общей кровлей, как на картинке выше. В последнем случае проектировать такое крыльцо нужно заранее.

Porch with balcony

If the house has more than one floor or attic, a balcony can be a visor to the porch, which is supported by massive solid columns.

The houses look very beautiful and unusual, above the main entrance of which a bay window is arranged - a protruding part of the second floor. Under it forms a covered area, to which the steps of the porch lead.

The choice of materials for the construction and decoration of the porch

It is very important how much the finishing of the house and the materials of which the porch is made correspond to each other. Like the combination of styles.

For example, a wooden porch decorated with carvings and figures carved out of wood will not suit the brick house of strict and laconic forms. Although individually, they can look great.

Porch for a wooden house

Для дома из бруса или оцилиндрованного бревна можно выбрать самые разные варианты оформления крыльца. Tree — один из немногих материалов, которому «к лицу» практически любой декор.

For example, these may be:

• Carved balusters, posts, trim.
• Forged metal parts that adorn the visor and railing of the stairs.
• Braided wicker elements of the decor, coarse ropes - they can decorate the space between the columns of railings and fences

In addition, the wooden elements of the porch can be painted in any color, somehow often changing its appearance.

Porch for a brick house

For a brick house you need a fundamental porch with the same brick, concrete or stone steps (see Concrete Porch). But the columns supporting the shed, posts and balusters for the railing can be any, including wood or metal.

Attention! For the construction of a heavy porch, you need to build a solid foundation, which is desirable to make one whole with the foundation of the house.

Decorating techniques in the design of the porch

Paths and grounds

For the exterior of the house, it is important that the porch led not to an area overgrown with weeds or littered with garbage, but to a beautiful walkway that is convenient for walking in any weather. The path in front of the porch can be concrete, asphalt, lined with stone or paving slabs, sawn logs or bricks - it all depends on the style in which both the porch and the house itself are built.

The green grassy path is also good, but only in the dry and warm season. If you live in a house all year round, the grass should be left on the lawn, and the path should be made firm and wide enough.

Greens and flowers

Seasonal plants - the best decoration for entering the house. Flowerpots with flowers can be put directly on the platform or steps of the porch, hang up to the site fencing. You can break the flower beds in front of him. An interesting solution - the device of longline beds in the same structure with a porch.

If the porch is fenced on both sides with high bars or light walls, you can use climbing plants on them - clematis, actinidia, grapes. Thick greens will create a pleasant shade on a hot day, and in rainy weather will protect the porch from rain.

Lighting

Do not forget that in the dark porch should be well lit. This is necessary for convenience and safety, but the original lighting can be a real highlight of your porch.

There are a lot of original ideas for lighting now:

• Various pendant lamps, made in the form of antique sconces, kerosene lamps or Chinese lanterns.
• And the street lights are solar-powered.
• And neon ribbons.
• And even glowing stones and animal figures.