There’s nothing more welcoming than a front porch. Whether you’re seated outside with a morning cup of coffee or taking a “porchtrait” with your family (fur babies included), this outdoor haven gets a lot of attention. Create a picture-perfect porch with these three ideas.
Refresh Your Door
Creating a warm and welcoming look starts with giving your front door a fresh coat of paint or stain. Whether you go bold with color or keep it neutral, this simple DIY takes less than a day to complete. It also gives your porch an instant facelift.
Accent the Ceiling
Adding a pop of color to your porch’s ceiling is an easy way to add a little bit of personality. Pull color inspiration from shutters to create a seamless look or stick with light hues for a space that feels open and inviting.
Accessorize
Ready to add the final touches? It’s all in the details. Creating a lived-in look is the secret to DIYing a picture-perfect front porch. Whether it’s rattan seating or a potted fiddle leaf tree, accessorizing allows you to create a space you’ll love using.
Share your picture-perfect porches or “porchtraits” with us! Tag your social media posts with #SWColorLove for a chance to be featured in our gallery.
I’m anticipating painting the exterior of my home. I have some wood siding and garage doors and wood front doors that I am thinking of doing in the peppercorn Sw7674 that you featured awhile ago. I have bright white eaves but am looking for a little lighter shade of gray for the stucco. Any suggestions?
Hi Debbie, Some grays that would look great with Peppercorn are:
Earl Grey SW 7660
African Gray SW 9162
Gray Shingle SW 7670
I wish we could post pictures of our house with the great color of SW Salty Dog on my shutters and entrance door.
So glad we went with this color.
Fantastic color!
Hi Keith! You can upload your project to our #SWColorLove gallery here: #SWColorLove Gallery
Would like to paint our front door but screen door a chocolate, and would love paint it peppercorn would it look OK thanks for your help. Ken
Hello Ken! We agree, chocolate would look great. Peppercorn is more of a black. For more of a chocolate, look at:
Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808
Plantation Shutters SW 7520
Sable SW 6083
Would like some help with picking colors to update my front porch. The vinyl exterior of the house is sort of a robin blue color maybe a lottle deeper; shutters are white with black accents; front door is white; kind of boring; also hand rails along stairs are black wrought iron; what do you think
Hello Linda! Your home sounds lovely- a classic combo. What exactly are you painting? The porch floor, ceiling, what other items are included on the porch?