It's time to take a fresh look at your front yard and take a view on what's working. Or, more to the point, what isn't working. It could be that your front yard needs a few tweaks, in which case this ...

In the past week, Don asked me for advice. He lives in the northeast corner of North Carolina just 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. His front porch stoop is in very bad shape. Back in 1949, when the ...

Q. I own a house built in the 1930s by a man named Hardy for whom my little street in South Boston is named. I am having the house reshingled this spring, probably Maibec white cedar, or Hardee fiber ...

The front porch is truly your home's first opportunity to make an impression, so you will want to ensure that you put as much thought and care into the design process as possible. Architects and ...

Your neighbors never have to see your backyard. But your front porch? Chances are they judge you by it every day. Unfortunately, especially if you access your house through the garage, it’s often ...

Handsome architectural columns buttressing an expansive front porch, symmetrical lap siding exterior and a wood shake roof combine to give a dignified charm to the 2012-square-foot La Crosse (334-080) ...

On the Web: To read previous Front Porch columns, visit www.spokesman.com/columnists. Some people get the breaks. For a fictional example, let’s say eccentric Great ...