Looking for porch rugs…
Sueb20
last year
I am doing a minor spring spruce-up of our front porch…partly to distract from the loss of our sweet dog earlier this morning. Sigh, this is just the hardest part of having a family pet, isn’t it?
Anyway.
Our ”sitting area” on our long front porch is only about 6.5’ deep. We have two loveseats with a table between them; the loveseats are side by side looking out to the street. My plan is to get two 5x8 rugs and lay them next to each other so essentially we have a 5 x 16’ rug.
House colors:
Plummy brown color is the main siding color. And two trim colors.
The lightest color is linen white, so there is no white-white on the house.
This is the fabric on the loveseat cushions. The loveseats are a taupe-ish faux wicker and we also have two faux wicker black chairs.
Some rugs I have looked at, coming up…
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Comments (0)Hi there, We live in NY - have a balcony (live in an apartment) and this summer got a nice outdoor rug. I am worried about leaving it out all winter. It wasn't super cheap, and we love it and want to use it for summers yet to come. I looked on Amazon for a "rug bag" to roll it up and zip it into (like the patio furniture bags) but couldn't find one. Please give suggestions, thanks!...See MoreDoes this outdoor rug chop up my porch too much? (pic)
Comments (14)Thanks for all the replies! A contractor was at our house framing out our basement so I didn't have time to respond until now. I agree on centering it to the door (if useing it at all) now that I see it in pics. It makes the area feel a little lopsided, as-is. But I'll definitely try it out in front of the door, too. I hadn't thought of that, and I'm definitely willing to part with the mat currently there. As soon as we can comfortably break out of the triple digit temperatures (won't be this week, wasn't last week, so we'll see when!), we're going to re-stain the cedar posts quite darker, and maybe go with a black on the door (still debating colors). The right side is a narrower "strip" of porch that runs in front of the dining room window (dining room has been temporarily sacrificed for a makeshift home office while the basement is being finished). It's fairly narrow. I'll see if I can find a pic. Good thought on the tripping, too. The rug normally does lay flat, I just had it bunched a bit under the chairs. But I've certainly tripped over flat things before! I like the pattern of the rug, matched with the lines of the chairs - that's really the only reason I tried it out under them. That porch is completely covered so we don't need a reprieve from hot concrete! (and with the rug DD would lose one of her most cherished sidewalk chalk drawing places)....See MoreWe have a narrow concrete front porch. Would a rug runner look good.?
Comments (8)Not a Pro. Most people want color they can see from the street. An area rug will only be seen by you and the guests that you invite over. If you are far from the street, then an area rug is for you. .I would give it a try. It will give the area tons of color for very little effort on your part. My concerns with it, would be people tripping and curling corners, if it does not lay flat. If you want color that can be seen, colorful planters, flowers and pillows is the way to go....See MoreLooking for some ideas for my new front "porch" layout
Comments (14)@Brianne Gandy - thanks for picture which clarifies things. Yes to your light placements & maybe add one at the inside corner of garage & house. I’d say no to shiplap on that section between windows but yes to some kind of metal wall hanging there. At 6’ wide, there’s enough room for 2 chairs - even rocking chairs - with a small table between them. If the section of pavers under the windows is 6’ wide, looks like section along garage is at least 12’ wide? My thought is to draw an imaginary line from the right edge of the window at left of door over to garage wall. See if that triangular space is large enough to place a circular table - larger than a bistro table size- with 4 chairs around it. This will give you the 2 seating areas you want with 2 very different looks. Place at least 3 large planters with evergreen plantings in them along the garage wall from the garage corner to edge of imaginary triangle space. You’ll need to water year round as under the eves so no rain. I have big saucers on my big pots to catch water & not have it all over pavers. I also have my large pots on plant caddies so I can easily move them when needed. Place 2 more large pots, one at right of front door, the other one at far end of narrow side of pavers to right of chairs. Maybe put very colorful flowering plants in those two. Last, but certainly just as important, remove the grass from left corner of pavers at garage end & all the way up past front of tree & to right corner of house. Fill this planting bed with flowering shrubs & evergreens. Lay a flagstone path through the bed from about the left corner of pavers over to the sitting area btween the two windows. This connects one end of pavers to the other & gives another nice option for how to walk over to that area. If you’re not an experienced gardner, get design help from local nursery. Having that planting bed will add huge curb appeal to your nice home....See MoreSueb20
last yearHard to tell but this one is plum and taupe.
3. I love the turquoise color in our upholstery but not sure if this will seem too random.
Maybe you have other ideas?Sueb20
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last yearThank you for all the sympathy! I know so many of us have been through this. I am hoping she is frolicking in doggy heaven now with all the others.
The yellow one comes in black too, which would be less contrast-y with the floor, but maybe too much black?
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