So one of the things I remember when I was a kid growing up on Providence Road in Delaware County was our screened in front porch. It was small, but we loved to be out there playing, especially when it was raining outside.
You don't find screened porches on the front of a house too often these days, but they're a great addition to any home regardless of the placement. Sitting in a screened porch having dinner with the family and not worrying about bugs crawling in and out of your food is a miraculous thing. And there's nothing like enjoying a fresh cup of Joe with you loved one on a Sunday morning with your feet propped up talking about life.. in a screened porch!
One of the things I fell in love with here at Indian Springs Farm was the side porch off the kitchen overlooking both the rear yard as well as the pool area. Like all things in this home, it was also a work in progress as it had no covered roof to protect from the rain or snow, it had busted screening in various spots, rotten wood that needed to be treated and one big ole ugly wooden support beam running straight through the center of the room. This made for the most awkward placement of furniture. Lucky for us, my hubby is an iron worker and he is well skilled in the removal of such beams and re-configuring layouts to be more appealing.
We also took out some unappealing shrubbery and overgrown holly bushes outside that blocked a lot of natural light into the porch- and created ouchy situations if you were walking around barefoot out back.
Here's some before, during and after shots of the complete porch remodel including pictures of Tim taking the support beam out and installing the metal roofing! This was primarily my project, and I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out! Kudos to me :)
BEFORE:
This was the ceiling, I hand brushed two coats of paint on each and every board. Yet another tedious painting job..
It really turned out great though!
Here's Tim working on taking this center wood beam out and replacing it with a different support system.
Here's the metal roofing going up! Lookin good Tim!!
It was a big decision on picking the color for the floors... we went back and forth on going grey, white, or black. I even considered indoor/outdoor carpeting but decided to go bold and chose a bright and cheery aqua color! Take a look and comment below on how you like it.
The finished product!
Here's that holly tree I was telling you about that blocked a lot of the natural light into our porch. With this gone, we have sun shining til after 6pm!
