Your front porch and entrance are the first places your visitors see as they come to your home and making them inviting is essential – not only for them but also for yourself to make staying here comfy. If your home is modern, it’s more logical to extend this style outdoors, too. Modern style (or mid-century modern style) can be a nice choice for a porch or entrance, it’s chic, cool and catchy and it’s not difficult to implement into outdoor spaces, let me share some tips and ideas.
What Are Mid-Century Modern Style Features?
Mid-century modern style is an elegant and timeless style originated from the 1950s from the USA, and it has a number of characteristic features. Structural elements (such as concrete or beams) often left exposed; emphasis on horizontal and vertical lines with fewer curves, low, horizontal furnishings with clean lines, celebration of natural light and unadorned windows, natural materials such as unpainted wood, metals, leather, and natural fibers are features of this style. As for colors and textures, a neutral or “natural” color palette, reflective surfaces such as steel, chrome, or glass, natural woods and wood veneers are right what you need to make your space mid-century modern.
a beautiful modern rustic porch with a coral door, a greenery wreath, potted greenery, a firewood stand, a gold candle lantern
a bold and pretty modern entrance with an apple green door, greenery and tropical plants around and stone steps
a bold modern mini porch with a red glass insert door, mismatching planters with various greenery and house numbers on the wall
a bold modern porch with a black floor and steps, a black chairs with pillows, potted blooms and candle lanterns and a wreath
a bright modern porch with an orange door, potted plants, a watering can and a house number is a chic and bold space
a catchy modern entrance with an orange door, a black spotlight, a white lounger and a couple of large agaves
a chic modern entrance with a black box planter with blooms, baskets with greenery and blooms and a cool artwork of wood
a chic modern entrnace with glass doors, a black pendant lamp, black and white planters with blooms and numbers
a contrasting modern porch with a black floor and ladder, white chairs, a side table, black candle lanterns and potted greenery
a cool modern porch with a blush door, a black chair, potted plants and blooms and layered rugs is a cool and chic space
a cozy modern porch with a grey wooden floor, a stylish wooden door, a potted plant in a basket and a catchy geometric wooden floor
What Other Styles Can Be Implemented?
Besides being modern, your porch can also feature some other styles and themes like coastal, farmhouse, woodland, rustic, boho, desert and so on, and you may add touches of these styles to your porch, too.
a laconic modern porch with a black glass door, layered rugs, black candle lanterns and a planter with a mini trees is a cool space
a laconic modern porch with a blush dor and glass inserts, potted greenery and nothing else looks simple and stylish
a large modern black door with glass inserts, three planters with blooms and greenery on the porch
a marigold door with glass panes makes a bold statement with graphite grey walls around and orange pumpkins on the steps is a cool modern solution
a matte black door, a grey planter with lush greenery and a simple rug for a modern feel
a mid-century modern neon green front door with glass pants and a concrete planter with a neon green house number for a modern home
a modern desert entrance with a screen, a bold blue door, growing cacti and tiled pathways is a chic mid-century modern space
a modern entrance with fiery red doors, cacti and agaves, some greenery around the entrance is a cool space with a desert feel
a modern entrance with planked wood walls, a stained door, a brick flower box with greenery and all modern planters with greenery of various types
a modern front porch with a black wooden door and walls, a wooden floor and steps and some potted plants plus elegant sconces
How To Apply Modern Style To A Front Porch?
Choose a color scheme for your front porch as a modern porch can have any. It can be neutral with splashes of color, black and white, colorful, moody and serene white – whatever you love is welcome! You may go for a colorful door, which is a trendy idea for now, or rock a dark metal door or try something else you like.
Go for a large heavy door or a door with glass panes; consider rocking a door in some super bold color – that’s not very traditional for this style but still can work and make a statement. Use laconic and simple planters with blooms and greenery, printed rugs (if any), some black or neutral furniture and bold textiles. Potted plants and blooms are a must for such a porch or even entrance.
What texture can you add to make your front porch interesting? Go for wood and plywood, think rattan, jute, concrete and even stone – these can be rocks or pebbles, too. If you ‘ve chosen a plain and soothing color scheme, adding texture to the space is a must as otherwise it may look too flat.
a modern porch clad with pretty star-patterned tiles, with rattan chairs, potted greenery and a black door and steps is a chic idea
a modern porch with a black door, a duo of large fluted planters with greenery and a woven rug plus a black spotlight
a modern porch with a stained door, black tall planters with greenery and layered rugs looks elegant and laconic and isn't difficult to recreate
a modern porch with white shiplap on the walls and a black door, a white chair, potted plants and a woven rug
a modern to minimalist front porch with neutral and black square planters with greenery, a heavy black door and a rug
a simple and laconic modenr entrance with black walls and a glazed door, tall wooden planters with greenery and a printed rug
a simple and stylsih modern front porch with black walls and a black tile floor, potted greenery and trees is amazing
a simple modern front porch with a wooden bench and pillows, some potted greenery and succulents and a black door
a stylish and statement-like porch with black planked walls, an apple green statement door with a knob and a catchy planter with a large green plant
a stylish modern entrance with grey walls, a glass insert stained door, grey planters with greenery that features a lot of texture
a stylish modern front porch with black trim walls, woven planters with greenery, a woven rug, a white upholstered chair
a stylish modern porch with a black metal door, grey and black tall square planters with greenery
Furniture And Decor
If you have some space for furniture, create here your modern outdoor hub. Hang a bench, a stylish suspended chair, put an upholstered bench and some ottomans of a proper look, go for a sectional if there’s enough space and so on – include the furniture you like and need here. What you definitely need else is greenery, skip the blooms and go for potted greenery. Express your style with pots: they can be metal or concrete or sleek wooden ones in the colors that match. A couple of rugs and some pillows and blankets will cozy up the space. Candle lanterns will make it cool and welcoming at night, and citronella candles will keep bugs away.
If you don’t have enough space for furniture, keep the decor minimal incorporating just some planters with greenery and candle lanterns if you like them. Choose mismatching ones but of the same material, for example, concrete or stone, to make the space more eye-catching. Voila! Get inspired to design your own mid-century modern porch!
a stylish neutral porch with an aqua door, potted trees, a black lantern attached to the wall and a hanging sign
a super chic modern entrance with a concrete ladder, a black over with lights, a black door and greenery next to the ladder
a very chic mid-century modern front porch with a bold orange door and planters with oversized plants plus screens to protect from the sun
a very laconic and simple modern porch with a black door, black and white patterned tiles, some potted greenery is a chic idea to repeat
a white entrance with a concrete floor and an oversized yellow square pivot front door are amazing to highlight the exterior of your home
super bright orange front doors with refined vintage knobs are a great example of chic mid-century modern decor style to go for
yellow glass front doors plus a yellow planter with greenery is a gorgeous idea to make the entrance of a modern house bold and cool
a chic modern entrance with a blakc box planter with blooms, baskets with greenery and blooms and a cool artwork of wood
a chic modern porch clad with wood, with pillars, grey metal planters with greenery and a metal suspended chair
a chic modern porch in grey, with a sectional sofa, floating planters and built-in lights
a chic modern porch with a black door, layered rugs, a wooden bench, candle lanterns and a white planter with greenery
a chic modern porch with white soft chairs, a black tall planter with greenery, a monochromatic rug with fringe is welcoming
a large modern porch with neutral furniture, river stone ottomans, candle lanterns and neutral textiles
a modern and laconic front door porch with a bench with rocks inside, greenery in pots and a stylish door
a modern and simple private porch with a slab screen, a wooden chair and some potted plants is veyr welcoming
a modern desert porch with potted cacti, mosaic tiles on the porch and a bright sunny yellow door
a modern Nordic front door porch with concrete planters with greenery and a rug is very chic
a modern porch with a black door, concrete planters with various plants, candle lanterns and moss balls for decor
a modern porch with wooden slab screens, greenery in pots and mustard rubber boots
a modern private porch with a striped rug, a white woven chair, bright mustard touches and greenery
a modern tropical porch with red woven chairs, a bright side table and a jute rug for a bold touch on your porch
a simple and modern porch with a wood slab screen and a white chair planter looks cool and stylish
a small modern porch with a black woven chair, a printed pillow and a statement plant in a pink pot
a stylish modern black porch with potted greenery in metal planters, a black suspended chair with graphic pillows and lanterns
a stylish modern porch with a blakc metal door, grey and black tall square planters with greenery
a laconic and bold modern entrance with a black wooden beam cover, a hot red door with glass panes and potted greenery is amazing
a laconic entrance with a black frame glass door and a tall planter with some plants plus elegant sconces is amazing
a modern and laconic entrance with a roof of wood, a black door and a house number on a glass pane
a chic modern farmhouse porch with potted plants, glazed walls and a stained heavy door looks very elegant and chic
a chic modern front porch with a checked tile floor, potted greenery, a pendant lamp and navy paneling is elegant
a chic modern front porch with ambmoo on both sides of the staircase, potted plants and blooms and a dark-stained door