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Think about proportion and size. For instance, are you swapping out your old one because it’s too small? Are you planning to install a new vanity in a tiny powder room and need to find something small enough that would fit?

A colorful half bath was added in what was an old laundry porch. New siding was installed along the rear facing side of this wall as an ode to what was once the existing rear wall of the home.

A screen porch runs the entire length of building, built over a dry creek bed on embedded concrete piers. The architect says he worked with the varying topography and native pines, turning the building 30 degrees at one point to accommodate the natural contours of the land.

A screened porch, located next to the living and dining rooms, is used for outdoor entertaining.

A stone path leads from a gravel parking area to the entrance, fronted by a wide stair and small porch. “Since we had to slot it in between so many trees with such vertical proportions, we decided our building would have vertical proportions,” says Panton. At left is the enclosed bunkroom, with the double-height screen porch at right.

The herringbone brick floor bridges the dining room and screen porch, which are delineated by a set of custom glass-and-steel doors.

Some more art in the back yard porch

Florida Room. Originally a screened Entry Porch

View from front porch

Front porch

Screened-in porches run the length of the addition, creating a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living spaces.

Porch

Porch

The approximately 60-square-foot front porch is the common denominator in all of the Community First! Village micro homes and is one of the main factors that has created such a strong sense of community there.

Partially enclosed, the exterior platform features an outdoor swing that is suspended from the timber-framed porch.

This large screened porch is a favorite destination of the homeowner. "She spends a lot of time on the screened porch because it straddles the meadow and the mountains," said Wiedemann. "And it's directly accessible from the living area and the kitchen."

A large screened porch makes alfresco entertaining easy.

Folding glass doors open from the living room to the red cedar porch.

An outdoor grilling area on the side porch.