Front Porch Design Dilemma... Need Help!!
Beetle
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Deb Bayless - Design for Keeps
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Front step/porch dilemma - need opinions
Comments (3)I do not like to throw anyone under the bus, however, this is something the designer should have had figured out and ran options by you. The easiest solution, in my opinion, is to eliminate the bottom step and extend the walkway, leaving 2 8" risers. in order to do the "ramping" of the walk, the walk will need to be lifted and gradually raised to the step. Obviously, the grading on the sides of the walk will need to be raised slightly also. The bright side? Raising the walkway and beds can only help with drainage!...See MoreHelp! Front entrance room design dilemma
Comments (7)Your first photo is typical of how one must arrange a narrow room. A chair could be placed on either side of the fireplace, but the center of the room needs to stay open. Put an etegere in the corner where the chair is sitting. If you want to use this room for dining, put ONLY a dining table and chairs here. Your second photo shows that a dining table with a sofa makes for a cramped space that is no longer easy to walk through. How wide is this room from window wall to fireplace wall—10, maybe 11 ft? Sofas and chairs are around 3 feet deep. Their width starts around 25 inches, but arms can add 6 to 12 inches extra to the 20 inch average cushion size. Always take a tape measure with you when furniture shopping to make sure the piece will fit where you want it. Your description makes me think this room is seldom used. Perhaps 2 chairs facing each other in front of the fireplace with a small coffee table or ottoman between them. Place a chaise in front of the window. This might cause the path to meander just enough to avoid a bowling alley feel. For more possibilities, draw a floor plan where 1 ft equals 1 inch on paper, and place doors, windows and fireplace as accurately as possible. On a separate sheet of paper draw the outlines of furniture you want to place in this room. Label each piece and cut them out. Set them on the floor plan and move them around until you are happy with the placement. HERE is a site that offers a printable room grid and furniture pieces....See MoreDesign/Decor dilemma with front porch
Comments (1)Pictures, please...See MoreHelp Needed: Front Porch, Exterior and Landscape Design
Comments (13)Find a window that is near the size of those in the dormers. It also needs to match the number of panes (6) in the dormer windows. You don't need to mirror the dormers only the windows in them. You need a carpenter to cut a hole in the garage gable for the window, then place framing for the window on the interior of the cutout. The window is put in place, secured and trim to match the rest of the house is cut and fitted to the outside. Adding a vent uses the same cut and frame, but doesn't require matching other features unless you have other gable vents that you wish to match. Vents are made in square, rectangular, triangular, round, half round, arched and octagonal shapes. They should have metal screen or hardware cloth on the inside to keep small birds and such from getting into attic space. This can be added if not part of the vent as sold....See MoreBeetle
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