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Luxury Medium Sized Veranda Ideas and Designs

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Traditional Colonial Home - Side Porch
Traditional Colonial Home - Side Porch
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + ConstructionLasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
Our Princeton Architects designed this side entrance for everyday use to reflect the elegance and sophistication of the main front entrance.
Maple City | New Modern Custom Home
Maple City | New Modern Custom Home
kbh architects, ltd.kbh architects, ltd.
New Modern Lake House: Located on beautiful Glen Lake, this home was designed especially for its environment with large windows maximizing the view toward the lake. The lower awning windows allow lake breezes in, while clerestory windows and skylights bring light in from the south. A back porch and screened porch with a grill and commercial hood provide multiple opportunities to enjoy the setting. Michigan stone forms a band around the base with blue stone paving on each porch. Every room echoes the lake setting with shades of blue and green and contemporary wood veneer cabinetry.
Weston Manor
Weston Manor
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
Annapolis Waterfront Home
Annapolis Waterfront Home
Melissa McLay InteriorsMelissa McLay Interiors
Luxury Home Tour 2017 Minneapolis
Luxury Home Tour 2017 Minneapolis
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
A spacious porch with fireplace is adjacent to the kitchen and dining - Photo by SpaceCrafting
Gabriel Builders Showroom
Gabriel Builders Showroom
Gabriel Builders Inc.Gabriel Builders Inc.
Porch with limestone floors, stone arches with retractable screens hidden in the arches, wonderful Italian pool with fountains and great view
Lakeshore Timber Frame
Lakeshore Timber Frame
Salamander Construction Inc.Salamander Construction Inc.
Susan Teare
Afton Timber Frame Retreat
Afton Timber Frame Retreat
Smith & Robertson, Inc.Smith & Robertson, Inc.
Sitting atop a mountain, this Timberpeg timber frame vacation retreat offers rustic elegance with shingle-sided splendor, warm rich colors and textures, and natural quality materials.sc
Trina Turk Exterior Patio
Trina Turk Exterior Patio
diSalvo InteriorsdiSalvo Interiors
Oravetz Summer Home North Carolina
Oravetz Summer Home North Carolina
Darling Residential Architecture and DesignDarling Residential Architecture and Design
Located in far West North Carolina this soft Contemporary styled home is the perfect retreat. Judicious use of natural locally sourced stone and Cedar siding as well as steel beams help this one of a kind home really stand out from the crowd.
Design drawing, section
Design drawing, section
Haver & Skolnick LLC ArchitectsHaver & Skolnick LLC Architects
The drawing shows the simple, clean pool house design with the pool in section in the foreground. Robert Benson Photography.
Ancaster Front Entrance
Ancaster Front Entrance
Abingdon HeightsAbingdon Heights
Wiarton natural stone blends in nicely with the existing brick colours. The existing concrete porch has Wiarton building stone veneered to the sides with Random Wiarton flagstone bordered with thick Wiarton capping stone.
Porches
Porches
Carolina TimberworksCarolina Timberworks
Reclaimed original patina hand hewn © Carolina Timberworks
House on the Lake- Shorewood
House on the Lake- Shorewood
Mark D. Williams Custom Homes, Inc.Mark D. Williams Custom Homes, Inc.
EXTRA cozy screen porch. We have a wood burning fireplace, heated tile floors and infrared ceiling mounted heaters to enjoy this space year round...even in winter!
Modern Craftsman Custom Home
Modern Craftsman Custom Home
LIBERTY DESIGN + BUILDLIBERTY DESIGN + BUILD
Eaglestone Forest
Eaglestone Forest
Jeff Wilkinson, RAJeff Wilkinson, RA
An outdoor fireplace anchors this cozy octagonal three season porch with interchangeable screens and storm windows. Both the pool terrace and the great room's covered porch are accessible without entering the house. A custom chandelier designed by the architect and manufactured in Virginia occupies the center. The fireplace is clad in stone found and cut on site.
Finished Interlock Projects
Finished Interlock Projects
Life Long LandscapingLife Long Landscaping
Great showcase of different products all coming together to creating a beautiful front entrance. Products we used are the mega-arbel flagstone from permacon, the Belvedere by Rosetta hardscapes, the muro naturel caps and villagion by Techo-Bloc.
Lake Bluff Lodge (Completed)
Lake Bluff Lodge (Completed)
Modern Rustic HomesModern Rustic Homes
This outdoor living space provides the perfect setting to enjoy by the fire while gazing across the water. Modern Rustic Living at its best.
Modern Grey Deck Make-over
Modern Grey Deck Make-over
Benchmark Building Services Inc.Benchmark Building Services Inc.
Benchmark Building Services Inc.
New Construction Homes
New Construction Homes
Exquisite Custom HomesExquisite Custom Homes
Cedar Front Porch - Masonry Pillars, Cedar Decking and Faulted Ceiling with LP Siding

Luxury Medium Sized Veranda Ideas and Designs

While they may not be as large as their US equivalents, in the UK and Ireland verandas, pergolas, porches and porticos are still handy little halfway houses between your driveway and your front door or your garden and your back door. Verandas are structures that cover an area next to your house, usually over a patio or decked area at the back as part of your garden, and they offer a sheltered outdoor space that you can enjoy all year round. Pergolas are usually separate from your house but offer basic cover for outdoor dining or simply relaxing. Porches can either give you shelter from the rain (perhaps as you find your keys at the front door) in the form of a basic, open porch canopy structure, or be built out into a small room or vestibule where you can remove and store coats, shoes and umbrellas. Porticos fall into the former category of porch design but are much grander than regular porches, usually with colonnades at either side of the door supporting the porch roof and giving a regal touch to the exterior of your home. If you think your home could benefit from a sheltered outdoor structure, either for dining outside or just taking your coat and boots off as you enter your house, take a look at the porch, portico and veranda ideas, designs and photos from homeowners and designers to take inspiration.

How do I choose a veranda design?

Glass verandas are one of the most common veranda designs because they let in light, offer slight shade and still protect from the elements, while wooden verandas are also popular due to their traditional-looking style. If your garden and house exterior are styled classically then a wooden veranda or pergola may be the way to go and you may want to consider tiling the roof of the veranda with the same type of tiles you have on your main roof, so everything ties in neatly. Wrought iron and glass verandas can also look classic in their style, appearing almost Victorian, and if you have dark framed windows or other ironwork in your garden or home, this style of veranda could work nicely. Metal and glass verandas would better suit contemporary tastes, and if you don't want the normal pitched roof style, look at flat roofs and verandas and pergolas in unique shapes and designs. You can choose to have either a supported veranda with posts, similar to a pergola structure, or a cantilever veranda that protrudes from a wall of your house without support via posts to the ground. Obviously if you want more space under your veranda then a cantilever veranda is the way to go, but the look of cantilevers is not always to everyone's taste. Otherwise you may only need posts at each end that won't have to be large and in the way if you need the room.

How do I choose a new porch?

Think about what you want from your porch – if, for example, your front door opens straight into your living room, you may want the added privacy of an enclosed porch rather than a portico-style covering. Appearance is, of course, all-important; the front of your house, after all, creates the first impression of your home. uPVC porches are great for insulation, but they may not look as good aesthetically. It’s important that your porch design fits in with that of your house, so keep brickwork and materials similar or complementary. Front doors provide a wonderful opportunity for dressing your house – embrace colour and gloss, and add attractive embellishments with door knockers, letter boxes and wall lights. But don’t just take our word for it; take a look around for inspiration. Once you’ve decided which type and material of porch or portico would suit your house – whether it’s a brick, glass or an oak porch, you can now focus on the design and have a look at some great porch ideas from other Houzz users. Find images of traditional wooden porches that give a warmly welcome, large glass porch extensions that dramatically change home exteriors, and pictures of stone front porches and porticos.

Will I need planning permission for my veranda, pergola, porch or portico?

Usually verandas will need planning permission as they are not classed as permitted development under Class A, but there are exceptions, so check with your local planning authority first. Provided that your porch or portico follows the stipulated guidelines, it will be exempt from planning permission and building regulation approvals. Ensure that the external floor area of the porch is within three square metres and that its height does not exceed three metres. Finally, the furthest edge of the porch should not go beyond two metres of any boundary of the house and the road. If the porch or portico you want is bigger than these dimensions, make your life easier by employing a builder or porch specialist who will handle the planning and building regulations for you. Pergolas, as garden structure, also do not need planning permission as long as they adhere to standard regulations, but again, check online or with a professional before building one.
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