Curb appeal - home improvement - Brief Article

The portico creates a stagelike entry

BEFORE. There was no obvious entrance to this house in Flagstaff, Arizona: From the driveway you had to look around the corner to find the front door.

AFTER. A new gabled front porch--echoing the roof of the house--creates a graceful and prominent entry. The portico is supported by two 16-inch-square stucco-covered posts resting on a concrete platform three steps above the driveway. It offers protection from weather and a strong sense of arrival.

Moving the front door also made it possible to correct an awkward relationship between rooms. Now the spatial sequence flows gracefully from the foyer to the dining room to the kitchen to the living room. New trapezoidal windows under the eaves along the side of the house flood the dining room and kitchen with light.

Homeowners Beverly and T.S. Amer designed the porch with Jim Brenner of Bibs Custom Log Homes, Flagstaff, AZ (520/527-8191).

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