Make a positive first impression of your home by improving the look of your porch. We have collected simple ideas to make your porch look better at first glance.
These 27 Stunning Front Porch Ideas To Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal will reveal affordable, quick and easy ways to decorate or upgrade the front porch.
1. Faux Cedar Trees
Looking for an easy, appealing and universal porch decoration? These urns with cedar trees are what you need! No maintenance is required as they are faux. Nevertheless, the texture of the leaves is very realistic, so you will be pleased with their appearance.
These evergreen trees can be a permanent porch decoration that creates interest in height and with a symmetrical layout.
2. Crate Flower Containers
Invest in beautiful flower planters that complement your front porch. They can elevate this outdoor space instantly.
This modern farmhouse porch is adorned with large crate containers. Each is given a good distressed surface layer with paint and sandpaper.
You can plant real flowers in these crates using plastic pots or go for faux blooms.
3. A Gallery Of Lanterns
This image inspires us with another idea for permanent and appealing porch decor. Lanterns are a wonderful outdoor decoration that makes any space cozier and more welcoming and your porch needs that.
The size, the color, the design and the number of lanterns depend on the size of your porch and the style of this exterior part. In this case, the wrought iron railings are complemented by black metal lanterns.
4. Season-friendly Decoration
Use the porch to set the theme of your seasonal decor. Of course, the decor pieces outside are usually nature-inspired. For fall, decorate with flower pots with mums in one or more colors.
An interesting idea of a door fall decor is the garland of faux leaves tracing its perimeter.
5. Allow For Small Garden Beds
Create a cheerful and welcoming atmosphere in your porch with seasonal flowers planted in built-in garden beds.
Enhance the effect with containers and flower pots with other plants, topiary trees and flowers.
6. Swings To Relax
Enjoy the fresh air and the nature of your garden in a unique way- on a swing on the porch and why not two?
This idea can be recreated in a weekend. Prepare two benches, chains, dowels to suspend the benches and of course, pillows that will provide comfort and will add a personal touch.
7. Chandeliers From Cascading Petunias
This front porch idea also focuses on the beautiful scene the real flowers create. Here, the way the flowers are displayed is amazing!
Instead of planting them on floor containers, they are suspended on long chains symmetrically screwed to the porch ceiling to mimic living chandeliers. The hanging baskets instantly spruce up the outdoors!
8. Autumn Garden Scene
Pair the garden bed flowers with the container flowers on the porch for a lovely and continuous garden scene!
Alternate lilac mums with coneflowers for a more organized look. Fill the gaps with kale and ornamental grass for a cohesive look.
9. Symmetrical Lush Plant Decoration
Whether you decorate with flower pots, lanterns, topiaries or other decorations, placing them symmetrically is pleasing to the eye.
In this front porch idea, the curb appeal is enhanced by the symmetrical arrangement of plant compositions and also by locating them on the steps in a height descending order for a lush final effect and symmetry also in height.
10. Asymmetrical Decoration With Plants
The asymmetrical decor manner is also very visually effective but it works more in larger spaces where the lack of order creates a unique scene. In this front porch idea, the decoration is based on green plants in different boho containers.
The various sizes of the containers and auxiliary items like stools, chains and stands help create interest in height.
11. Adorable Simplicity In White And Purple
This front porch is decorated with hydrangeas in two colors. The oversized blooms of this plant are enough themselves to make a stunning natural decor.
The flower pots are simple white containers, not to draw the attention away from the beauty of the hydrangea blooms.
12. Handmade Love Sign
Decorate the front door with a handmade sign to add your personal touch and impress from the very beginning of your home. A sign with letters spelling “welcome”, “hello” or “love” is a great way to greet your guests.
This front porch image features a “love” sign made from a wide pink ribbon and letters cut from faux grass. This combination of textures and colors matches the message the sign sends and the location of the decoration.
13. Re-paint The Door
Refreshing the front door with a new paint color is an easy way to boost your home’s curb appeal. You can go for a bold and unexpected color like yellow, orange, magenta or navy blue for a dramatic effect, or choose a milder shade like the baby blue color on the example above.
This pastel shade of blue is very romantic and relaxing. It instantly adds a coastal feel to the front porch decor.
14. Mix And Match Flowers
Sometimes, mixing and matching random flowers can create a pleasing visual effect. In this front porch decor idea, various garden plants are placed on the stairs of the porch to create a natural alley leading to the front door.
The containers of the flowers are also various to complement the decor idea.
15. Adorn The Door With A Wreath
Whether you buy it or make it yourself, wreaths are a classic way to enhance the curb appeal of the house.
There are plenty of DIY wreath projects on the internet, so you can easily find the best one depending on the size, flowers and ornaments included.
16. Decorate The Ceiling Of The Porch
An easy way to increase the natural presence in your home is to add hanging baskets with flowers to the ceiling of the porch.
If you are keen on blooming flowers, go for one or two kinds only for an elegant look. If you prefer the plants with more foliage, ferns are a good choice as well as some vining plants.
17. Repurpose Farmhouse Containers Into Flower Pots
The traditional brick or siding houses easily accommodate the weathered wood or galvanized countryside containers. They enhance the charm of the building and add naturally casual warmth.
In this front porch decor, old galvanized buckets and wooden crates are repurposed into plant containers. That is an eco-friendly idea, provided that the new use gives them new life and also a creative way to leave a personal touch to the outdoor decor.
18. Decorate With Vintage-Inspired Planters
An easy way to make your porch more welcoming, warm and beautiful is to plant seasonal flowers in vintage-inspired containers.
This charming set of metal bird planters welcomes spring in a nostalgic way. The texture of the planters mimics weathered metal with patina as if the planters are very old or antique.
19. Make The Porch Inviting With A Welcome Sign
Invite guests to your home with a friendly “welcome” sign! The traditional letter sign is upgraded to a basket of sunflowers, doubled for each door compartment. The “welcome” message is a chalkboard tag sealed to the front of the baskets.
These flower baskets act as a sign, a vase and a wreath in one and are a unique way to add a cozy feel to the front porch.
20. Add A Comfortable Seating
If the size of the porch is suitable, you can create a small living room outdoors. There you can invite guests or stay for a while with your partner to enjoy the sunrise or welcome the moon.
You don’t have to invest in expensive furniture. On the contrary, any old seating furniture could be helpful as long as it is in good condition. Mixing and matching styles of the furniture, adding different textures through throw blankets and pillows, can help you create an incredibly inviting outdoor space.
21. Add A Rug
Many designers say that layering rugs on the front porch is a great way to boost the curb appeal. You need a small rug and a welcome mat to try this advice.
To differentiate these two pieces, choose them in different colors. Yet, look for a detail that binds them- that can be the pattern, the color of the letters, the style. Performing this idea takes only 5 minutes and it transforms the porch significantly.
22. Upcycle Garden Items
In this porch decor, the garden has been the inspiration for the decor. The old pair of rubber boots and a plastic bucket are repurposed into planters.
The theme is additionally developed by the rusty galvanized watering can and wicker basket hung on the wall.
23. Add Your House Number
Adding the house number to the porch wall is a simple, affordable and effective way to boost the house’s curb appeal.
We have shown you many ideas to spell the numbers of your home. Whichever DIY project you choose, make sure that the numbers are legible, at the right place and in a font that suits the style of your house.
24. Dress Up The Small Porch With Interesting Decorations
Mix faux flowers with seasonal blooms, LED candle lanterns with solar-powered ones. Use an old ladder to display the containers.
Any statues from the living room that no longer match the interior can be relocated outdoors and turned into a fresh porch decor.
25. Stick To The Classic Black Color
A color for the front door that never feels outdated is black. The dark shades create a classic and elegant look.
They easily embrace any color and style of decoration.
26. Add Pattern With Decorations
The front porch is a good place to use patterns and color schemes to create a unique welcoming vibe. The easiest and most affordable way to add a pattern is to lay a rug or carpet.
Stripes, mandalas, and geometric shapes are among the patterns that make a statement.
27. Upgrade The Floor With Concrete Tiles
If the condition of the porch floor is not good, you can cover it with concrete tiles. They are durable, modern and perfect for the traffic in this location. Refurbishing this part of the porch will instantly make it more appealing and fresh.
