Since a porch and entryway area are the first things guest see when they visit a house, it sets the tone for your home and interior. Create a welcoming home and increase curb appeal with a functional yet inviting entryway and porch space. Choosing the right materials is important to achieving the right look, style, and ambiance for an entrance area to your home. Select from brick or stone veneer, and various pavers to create the desired design.
Brick Veneer
Brick is available in a variety of colors and textures, and can be combined to form patterns with colors ranging from red to black to white to gray, allowing you to create your desired veneer design. You can mix and match colors and textures on an accent wall to create a truly unique look. No matter what style you’re going for or whether you are looking to blend or contrast with the rest of your home exterior, there is an option for you. Pick from full-sized face brick or a thin brick like our Slimbrick, and choose from smooth, tumbled, and glazed textures. While brick veneer is typically associated with traditional or rustic styles, there are color and texture options for modern styles as well.
Natural Stone Veneer
Made from real stone, natural stone veneer provides authentic elegance and charm to your entryway or porch while still being durable, weather resistant, and easy to maintain. The natural variations in stone products can help create a timeless and beautifully distinct cladding look. Choose from a variety of colors, textures, and sizes to match with any aesthetic and style. Tumbled textures and larger or mixed sizes are perfect for a rustic or traditional style while uniform, narrow stones are great for a modern style.
Manufactured Stone Veneer
Made from concrete and other materials, manufactured stone gives all the benefits of real stone with easier installation, flexibility, and affordability. There is a color, texture, and size for every style. Cultured Stone Dressed Fieldstone, Country Ledgestone, Sculpted Ashlar, and Eldorado Limestone and RoughCut are all great options for a rustic or traditional style. Cultured Stone Southern Ledgestone and all Pro-Fit options, and Eldorado Loreiobrick and European Ledge are best for modern and contemporary styles. Much like natural stone, manufactured stone comes in full-sized and thin stone veneer options to help you add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your home.
Pavers & Slabs
Concrete and brick pavers offer durability and a variety of hardscape design options for your entryway. Architectural and porcelain slabs provide a modern, elegant look that is still durable, weather-resistant, and functional. Stone pavers like flagstone can be used to create an appealing path or walkway in the front yard to the entryway or porch. Use concrete pavers if you want to create a unique look with a paver pattern.
Make your entryway a focal point of your home exterior with your choice of veneer and paver. The high quality building material and design options are limitless for homeowners looking to create an inviting exterior design for their home.
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Internal Resources:
- Mutual Materials – The Transformative Power of Pavers
- Mutual Materials – The Variety of Stone Veneer
- Mutual Materials – Get Inspired: Products for Landscaping Design
Citations
- Cultured Stone – Dressed Fieldstone
- Cultured Stone – Sculpted Ashlar
- Cultured Stone – Southern Ledgestone
- Mutual Materials – Flagstone