Here's a closer shot:

Thank you for your kind words Benjesbride. I like my simple home too, but I think I keep it simple because I have no vision lol.

I'm not really going for a certain look, but it's giving me a bungalow vibe - hence the brick base columns that keep popping into my head. I'm not even sure with that first post placement is located we could get a two foot base around it without blocking the front door walkway anyways.

I'm definitely leaning towards no railing and simplicity, but this isn't something I'm good at, so it helps to get some others opinions. Thanks again.

Are you using stone/brick anywhere else? Without a reference back to the home I am not sure adding brick or stone to the columns would make sense. Railing or no railing will depend where you plan to have steps. If the porch is raised then a railing system between posts is indicated. The lack of maintenance in the picture benjesbride posted would be appealing to me.

Thank you arcy_gw. There might be stone or brick veneer on the small chimney- if allowed by code. But that's it. The plan called for some on the garage door sides, but I didn't care for it.

That's a large overhang so just make sure that the posts are substantial in scale. I've seen overhangs and decks and things that are substantial in visual weight held up by posts that, while structurally sound, are visually insubstantial and it always looks wrong.

I agree with benjesbride. I'm not getting a cottage feel or bungalow that would be consistent with railing or with brick...rather an open flat porch with simple lines would work for me as it's in keeping with the rest of the structure.

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Another vote for no railings and wood posts. If you do the chimney I could see the posts, but I would prefer all wood posts or brick rather than stone. Love the pick that benjesbride posted.

Keep it simple and then you can hang pots of ferns between the railings and have bright cushions on the furniture.

I love what you've got so far. You must be so happy. What colour siding are you doing?

What a pretty home. One more vote to go with substantial but simple painted white posts. Personally, Id use a wood floor for the porch. It adds so much.

I would not use wood on the porch floor, either, because I don't like the look enough to compensate for the maintenance. But the maintenance also depends upon the siting of your house; if the front doesn't directly face south, west, or the direction of the prevailing winds, the maintenance might be less onerous. If you do colored concrete be aware that it doesn't last forever.... Have you considered slate tiles for the porch floor?

I love the color of your metal roof!! Would you share the mfg and color name? We are considering a solar array for our pole barn and will need to reconfigure the roof if we go ahead with it.

It's the PNW so maintenance will be onerous. Our deck is cedar and it's an annual ritual of cleaning and staining. We have damp weather from October until July, and moss grows on all sides of our house.

I like the full-length steps with posts in Annie's last photo. You won't have to landscape the foundation, so you can be more creative with your garden beds by bringing them away from the house.

PNW (Cdn. side) here. We did put stacked stone around our posts but we have the same stone in our front entrance. We have trail runners, hiking boots, ski stuff, soccer cleats, all of which get wet and muddy, coming through our front entrance which is why we put stone in our front entrance and then to tie it in put the stacked stone around our posts.

The outside of our front door is stamped concrete and when we do our backyard we will do the same thing for our ground level patio.

What is the deck going to be on top of? Will it be open underneath or will it be lying flush on the ground. How far from the ground will the deck be? And the posts? It looks like they are into the ground but where will the deck be in elevation against them and will the deck surround them or just meet them. What will be the floor of your front entrance?

Thanks everyone!

I believe I will go with wood posts only. Annie, we have the material onsite for 8inch square, but I'm going to look into going maybe 10 inches or more on the posts. I agree they must be substantial with that roof line.

Daisychain01, I'm not sure on the color yet. We will wait until this summer before painting. I think we will definitely go lighter than darker. My asphalt roof is very prominent on the sides of the home with Brown, grey and green in it. It's going to be trickey trying to come up with a color. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

I'm not sure what we will do with the porch floor yet. I don't like the maintenance of wood, but I sure love the beauty of it. My home faces south, but with the generous overhang, I beleive it will be protected more than the one I have now.

Kswl2, I purchased the metal roof from Bruce and Dana. The color is Charcoal. I also loved their Forest Green, Blue and Red colors.

Thanks again everyone! I will post a photo when we get further along.

I haven't read all the feedback, but since I love porches in general, I thought I might throw in a couple of pics too. We have a porch that was open when we bought the house but have since added railings to it. It's not as deep as yours but I really like it with the railings better, not only because of the way it looks but because it gives us a feeling of privacy. These are from a website I found via pintrest and have elements that would look nice too.

Those are nice, thank you! Nice size too.

We're moving at a snails pace, but we finally got the posts done. They're 10" inches square. We went ahead and put a cedar porch on too. Everything is supposed to be painted/stained by the end of summer, so I'm sure it will look much better once that happens. At this point I think I will be painting them white. Thank you all for your earlier help. I think they are a good size, but tell me if you think otherwise. Thanks again!

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I like the posts and I think they fit the house perfectly.