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Country Veranda with a Fire Feature Ideas and Designs

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Lynnfield Farmhouse - Cummings Architects
Lynnfield Farmhouse - Cummings Architects
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
When Cummings Architects first met with the owners of this understated country farmhouse, the building’s layout and design was an incoherent jumble. The original bones of the building were almost unrecognizable. All of the original windows, doors, flooring, and trims – even the country kitchen – had been removed. Mathew and his team began a thorough design discovery process to find the design solution that would enable them to breathe life back into the old farmhouse in a way that acknowledged the building’s venerable history while also providing for a modern living by a growing family. The redesign included the addition of a new eat-in kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, wrap around porch, and stone fireplaces. To begin the transforming restoration, the team designed a generous, twenty-four square foot kitchen addition with custom, farmers-style cabinetry and timber framing. The team walked the homeowners through each detail the cabinetry layout, materials, and finishes. Salvaged materials were used and authentic craftsmanship lent a sense of place and history to the fabric of the space. The new master suite included a cathedral ceiling showcasing beautifully worn salvaged timbers. The team continued with the farm theme, using sliding barn doors to separate the custom-designed master bath and closet. The new second-floor hallway features a bold, red floor while new transoms in each bedroom let in plenty of light. A summer stair, detailed and crafted with authentic details, was added for additional access and charm. Finally, a welcoming farmer’s porch wraps around the side entry, connecting to the rear yard via a gracefully engineered grade. This large outdoor space provides seating for large groups of people to visit and dine next to the beautiful outdoor landscape and the new exterior stone fireplace. Though it had temporarily lost its identity, with the help of the team at Cummings Architects, this lovely farmhouse has regained not only its former charm but also a new life through beautifully integrated modern features designed for today’s family. Photo by Eric Roth
Boone's Farm
Boone's Farm
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Inspiration for a medium sized rural front veranda in Minneapolis with a fire feature, decking and a roof extension.
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Cottonwood InteriorsCottonwood Interiors
Kerry Fox photographer
Design ideas for a country back veranda in Napier-Hastings with a fire feature, decking and a roof extension.
Main Streets and Back Roads
Main Streets and Back Roads
Windhill BuildersWindhill Builders
Main Streets and Back Roads... The homeowners fell in love with this spectacular Lynnfield, MA Colonial farmhouse, complete with iconic New England style timber frame barn, grand outdoor fireplaced living space and in-ground pool. They bought the prestigious location with the desire to bring the home’s character back to life and at the same time, reconfigure the layout, expand the living space and increase the number of rooms to accommodate their needs as a family. Notice the reclaimed wood floors, hand hewn beams and hand crafted/hand planed cabinetry, all country living at its finest only 17 miles North of Boston. Photo by Eric Roth
Skylark
Skylark
EcoView DesignEcoView Design
This is an example of a large farmhouse back veranda in Sydney with a fire feature, decking and an awning.
Screened Porch with Natural Stone Fireplace
Screened Porch with Natural Stone Fireplace
Marcelle Guilbeau, Interior DesignerMarcelle Guilbeau, Interior Designer
Exterior, Screened Porch, Natural Stone Fireplace, Marcelle Guilbeau
Large country back veranda in Nashville with a fire feature and a roof extension.
Yonder Farm
Yonder Farm
Locati ArchitectsLocati Architects
Yonder Farm Residence Architect: Locati Architects General Contractor: Northfork Builders Windows: Kolbe Windows Photography: Longview Studios, Inc.
Design ideas for a farmhouse veranda in Other with a fire feature, decking and a roof extension.
St. Louis Custom Home 2010
St. Louis Custom Home 2010
Chouteau Building Group, LLCChouteau Building Group, LLC
Photos by: Alise O'Brien Architectural Photography. Custom Home on secluded lot, completed 2010.
Design ideas for a country veranda in St Louis with a fire feature, a roof extension and all types of cover.
The Heights at Brown Road, Saratoga Lake
The Heights at Brown Road, Saratoga Lake
LaFemme Home Builders, LLCLaFemme Home Builders, LLC
2016 Showcase of Homes Luxury Award Winning Home by La Femme Home Builders, LLC
Medium sized rural side veranda in Boston with a fire feature, natural stone paving and a roof extension.
Interior Photos
Interior Photos
Stone Harbor Custom Homes Inc.Stone Harbor Custom Homes Inc.
Design ideas for a large country back veranda in Other with a fire feature, natural stone paving and a roof extension.
Stone
Stone
Malcolm Davis ArchitectureMalcolm Davis Architecture
The house and its guest house are a composition of iconic shed volumes sited between Highway 1 to the East and the end of a cul-de-sac to the West. The Eastern façade lends a sense of privacy and protection from the highway, with a smaller entrance, high windows, and thickened wall. The exposed framing of the thickened wall creates a floor to ceiling feature for books in the living room. The Western façade, with large glass barn doors and generous windows, opens the house to the garden, The Sea Ranch, and the ocean beyond. Connecting the two façades, an enclosed central porch serves as a dual entrance and favorite gathering space. With its pizza oven and easy indoor/outdoor connections, the porch becomes an outdoor kitchen, an extension of the main living space, and the heart of the house.
Modern Outdoor Living Space
Modern Outdoor Living Space
Innovative Design BuildInnovative Design Build
Anastasia Alkema
This is an example of a country veranda in Atlanta with a fire feature and a roof extension.
Modern Farm House, Los Gatos
Modern Farm House, Los Gatos
De Mattei ConstructionDe Mattei Construction
Photo of a rural side veranda in San Francisco with a fire feature and tiled flooring.
Custom Home in Mount Pleasant, SC
Custom Home in Mount Pleasant, SC
Sceltas Custom HomesSceltas Custom Homes
Designed in conjunction with Vinyet Architecture for homeowners who love the outdoors, this custom home flows smoothly from inside to outside with large doors that extends the living area out to a covered porch, hugging an oak tree. It also has a front porch and a covered path leading from the garage to the mud room and side entry. The two car garage features unique designs made to look more like a historic carriage home. The garage is directly linked to the master bedroom and bonus room. The interior has many high end details and features walnut flooring, built-in shelving units and an open cottage style kitchen dressed in ship lap siding and luxury appliances. We worked with Krystine Edwards Design on the interiors and incorporated products from Ferguson, Victoria + Albert, Landrum Tables, Circa Lighting
Yonson Residence - Winner of 2016 Residential Design Award, AIA Atlanta
Yonson Residence - Winner of 2016 Residential Design Award, AIA Atlanta
Brightwater HomesBrightwater Homes
This outdoor entertaining area centers on the fireplace and overlooks the outdoor dining area.
This is an example of a large country back veranda in Atlanta with a fire feature, brick paving and a roof extension.
Meadowbrook Barn
Meadowbrook Barn
Balzer & Tuck ArchitectureBalzer & Tuck Architecture
The screened in porch off the dining room hosts an outdoor fire place clad in a patinated metal, surrounded by wicker patio furniture. Past the fireplace there is a covered deck.
Mountain Valley Residence
Mountain Valley Residence
Damian Farrell Design GroupDamian Farrell Design Group
The back porch is comfortable and large enough to accommodate a number of guests. Interior Design: Megan at M Design and Interiors
Design ideas for a large farmhouse back veranda in Boise with a fire feature, natural stone paving and a roof extension.
Ragged Mountain Farm
Ragged Mountain Farm
Peak Builders LLCPeak Builders LLC
Photo of a country veranda in Other with a fire feature, decking and a roof extension.
Outdoors
Outdoors
Cipher Imaging Architectural PhotographyCipher Imaging Architectural Photography
(c) Cipher Imaging Architectural Photography
Photo of a medium sized country side veranda in Other with a fire feature and a roof extension.
Expansive Front Porch Addition
Expansive Front Porch Addition
The Cleary CompanyThe Cleary Company
2/3 of the roof fully covers the porch & 1/2 is open pergola to allow light and ventilation for propane firepit.
Design ideas for an expansive rural front metal railing veranda in Columbus with a fire feature, concrete slabs and a roof extension.

Country Veranda with a Fire Feature Ideas and Designs

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