Porch Canopy

The appearance of your house is made when first looked at: from a street view. What does your house look like from a little distance? Like a comfortable, open and friendly home: large windows, a big green lane and a doormat that says ‘Welcome’ in front of a neat painted door? This does sound like the ideal family house, doesn’t it? No worries your house doesn’t exactly match all these features. The good news is, you can increase the friendliness of your house very easily. A porch canopy can do a lot for your house. It makes your entrance elegant. A small thing to apply, big difference in appearance.

Did you ever consider buying a porch canopy? In the movies, you see them all the time. Think of a scene with a man, running through the rain with a news paper covering his head, quickly climbing up some stairs, knocking on the door and waiting underneath a cute little roof for the door to open? It is both useful and pretty. First of all, it keeps you dry while you are searching in your bag for your keys. Or your guests, who are waiting for you to open the door. And when it’s summer, you don’t need to stand in the sun if you don’t want to. You can also use it for climbing plants. Besides that, a porch canopy can also add value to your property.

How to decide which design fits
It is very clear why a porch canopy can be a good addition to your house. The difficult thing is to decide which porch canopy you will choose. There is a lot of choice in size, color, styles, material and of course price.

First of all, take a good look around. Which porch canopies do you like, and which one do you hate? The most important thing comes after this: why do you like it, and why don’t you like it? Is the specific color, the style or maybe the reason is that there is no match at all with the house. After you’ve decide what you like, you have to imagine placing them on your house. Maybe during looking around, you’ve already seen houses similar to yours. Then it’s very easy to see what works and what doesn’t work. If you have the budget, you could also ask an architect for advice.

Have you decided which direction you are going? Make a list and check out your options. Porch canopies are available from $ 50 up to thousands of dollars, depending on your wishes.