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Coastal Veranda with a Bar Area Ideas and Designs

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Hamptons Renovation
Hamptons Renovation
Petrie Interior DesignsPetrie Interior Designs
Renovated outdoor patio with new flooring, furnishings upholstery, pass through window, and skylight. Design by Petrie Point Interior Design. Lorin Klaris Photography
Costal Elegance
Costal Elegance
JMA INTERIOR DESIGNJMA INTERIOR DESIGN
Brantley Photography
Beach style veranda in Miami with a roof extension and a bar area.
Architectural Details
Architectural Details
Rice and Brown ArchitectsRice and Brown Architects
In order for the kitchen to serve the back porch, I designed the window opening to be a glass garage door, with continuous granite countertop. It's perfect.
Hazelhurst
Hazelhurst
Widney Pierson Interior DesignWidney Pierson Interior Design
This is an example of a nautical veranda in Charleston with decking, a roof extension and a bar area.
Legacy Lakehouse
Legacy Lakehouse
Geneva Cabinet Company, LLCGeneva Cabinet Company, LLC
www.genevacabinet.com, Geneva Cabinet Company, Lake Geneva, WI., Lakehouse with kitchen open to screened in porch overlooking lake.
Photo of a large nautical back mixed railing veranda in Milwaukee with brick paving, a roof extension and a bar area.
Piermont Beach House
Piermont Beach House
Janelle InteriorsJanelle Interiors
two fish digital
Design ideas for a medium sized beach style back veranda in Los Angeles with decking, a roof extension and a bar area.
The Lake House
The Lake House
Urban RestorationUrban Restoration
Inspiration for a beach style veranda in Seattle with a roof extension and a bar area.
Best of Fall 2018
Best of Fall 2018
Charleston Home + Design MagCharleston Home + Design Mag
Nautical veranda in Charleston with decking, a roof extension and a bar area.
Summer Retreat Private Residence, Harpswell ME
Summer Retreat Private Residence, Harpswell ME
LKW Design AssociatesLKW Design Associates
Beach style veranda in Portland Maine with a bar area.
Dover Bluff
Dover Bluff
Cottage HomeCottage Home
Porch overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in York, ME
Photo of a large beach style back veranda in Portland Maine with decking, a roof extension and a bar area.
Shabby-chic Style Porch
Shabby-chic Style Porch
Photo of a beach style veranda in Charleston with a roof extension and a bar area.
Certified Luxury Builders - 41 West - Old Naples Custom Home
Certified Luxury Builders - 41 West - Old Naples Custom Home
Homoly Design + BuildHomoly Design + Build
Design ideas for a coastal veranda in St Louis with tiled flooring and a bar area.
Hamptons Renovation
Hamptons Renovation
Petrie Interior DesignsPetrie Interior Designs
Pass through web bar/counter bar added to newly renovated porch by Petrie Point Interior Designs Lorin Klaris Photography
Inspiration for a large beach style back veranda in New York with decking, a roof extension and a bar area.
Hamptons Renovation
Hamptons Renovation
Petrie Interior DesignsPetrie Interior Designs
Renovated outdoor patio by Petrie Point Interior Designs. Lorin Klaris Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized beach style back veranda in New York with decking, a roof extension and a bar area.

Coastal Veranda with a Bar Area Ideas and Designs

While they may not be as large as their US equivalents, in the UK and Ireland coastal 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 coastal 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 coastal 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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