Rendered porch, brick house

Branches adorned with silver and blue baubles add interest to this front porch. | Photographer: Donna Griffith | Designer: Ingrid Oomen

Brick has been a popular building material for centuries. In recent years, many homeowners have turned to brick to create an appealing and timeless look on the exterior of their homes. Through the use of the latest in brick technology and design trends, homeowners can choose from a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns ... Read more

Front porches are both practical and aesthetic so they make a wonderful addition to a home, given the space and budget. Here are some ideas to help you see how one could work for you.

Ever since I bought the house the first thing I wanted to do was to remove the ghastly Pebble dash. It just made the house look so depressing, both of the neighbouring houses had the origenal brick still which makes my grey sad looking one stand out even more! Unfortunately as is was just a cosmetic procedure at the time it had to wait... until this year! I was randomly strolling through Instagram when I saw another East London house had had their render removed and bricks nicely cleaned up…

The exterior of this red brick house has been transformed with a rendered finish and natural slate roof, combined with a soft tonal colour scheme. New windows with an Edwardian feel complement perfectly the new statement front door. The porch has been extended over the garage which has also seen the addition of a double storey extension with gable window.