We’ve mixed old with new building products in our front porch renovation.
A front porch renovation on an old house can be challenging. The 100-year-old American Foursquare hadn’t had a porch update in a very, very long time. Our porch was ready for some love.
While we wanted to update the porch with new building materials that would endure weathering and our family’s busy life, we also wanted to keep some of the porch’s original features to preserve the original character of our neighborhood-friendly front porch.
We’ve taken out the ceiling to expose the rafters, replaced all of the original trim with new Fypon and some old Philadelphia-stamped wood found in our basement that the original owners of the house stowed away.
New lighting, new house numbers, and a mailbox in an Arts & Crafts style update the front porch and stay in-line with the original era of the American Foursquare home. New synthetic slate roof from DaVinci Roofscapes keeps the house protected and freshens up the look of our 100-year-old home.
And, the tired-looking blah-white stucco is updated with a sunny yellow called Citrine from Benjamin Moore. The color gives the house a fresh look, but still blends with the neighbor’s houses.
Check out the photos from our front porch renovation project below.
Have you completed a front porch renovation? We’d love to know what you chose to update your porch.
