1930s house - ugly porch, what would you do?

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Hello,

We’ve recently bought a home and, while structurally it needs very little doing to it, pretty much every room needs renovating to suit our tastes.

One thing I just can’t get past is the porch — especially the front door. I absolutely love 1930s character, but the porch feels like a real eyesore and doesn’t really fit with the rest of the house. Unfortunately, I can’t argue with the fact that the extra space is actually really useful! We also don't have £££ to play with.

So, short of knocking it down completely, what could I do to make it look better and give it more of a 1930s feel?

I’d love to hear any ideas, especially if anyone has tackled something similar.

E-peels stained glass windows, theyre a film not a sticker but they do some fab designs including a rennie mackintosh one i used on my house

It’s the door that makes it ugly. I like the idea photos people have posted

I agree with @Crucibleand @Lucyintheskywithnoidea . Change the front door to a 1930s design. Match the paint colour on the porch and above the bay. I would stick with the classic black and white. You could add stained glass pattern via window film for the front door, again stick with something in a 30s style or match with the new door.

Another thought is that the vertical bits of wood (architectural term) on the porch look narrower than those above the bay. Matching them may help with blending in the porch.

I would paint the garage door black so that it recedes. Then I would dig a nice curved flower bed for a rose garden right across the front and grow a wisteria up above the front bay from the LHS and a honeysuckle from the right hand side of the door. Too much hard landscaping needs softening with botanical beauty.