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Southwest Porch Designs
Combine the Best of Several Cultures

Southwest porch designs make you think you are in Portugal, Spain, Italy, or Mexico with their stucco archways and tiled floors.

While we are partial to country porches, the vibrant colors and designs of Southwest flavor are truly appealing. Gorgeous in fact.


Southwest porch design - beautiful front door color

What we love about southwest designs: vibrant colors of blue turquoise and yellows, stucco, tiled roofs, terra cotta, earth tones, clay pots, tiled floors, distressed furniture


Delicious Southwest Porch Designs

Southwest porch design - beautiful front door color
The vibrant blue front door creates authentic charm
And notice the tiled roof
What do you call this style? Try Spanish Colonial Revival, Hispanic, Mediterranean, or Spanish Eclectic.


Southwest porch
Photo courtesy of sellinstix
We love the eclectic look of this porch



Can You Describe Southwest Style?

When you think of Southwest Decor...
  • Think of textures - like terra cotta, woven fabrics in beautiful bright colors and those roofs of clay tiles
  • Gorgeous painted pottery
  • Characteristic colors: greens like cactus, warm yet colorful earth tones, adobe reds, brilliant turquoise, big bursts of yellow and muted oranges
  • Furniture: you'll often see leather upholstery. Distressed furniture accented by metals is common.
  • Low-pitched or flat roofs and parapets (sometimes hipped)
  • Red roof tiles
  • Little or no overhanging eaves
  • Carved doors and stucco siding
  • Arches, especially above doors, porch entries and main windows
  • Asymmetrical shape with cross-gables and side wings
  • Spiral columns, pilasters, carved stone, and ornaments
  • Tile floors



Look at These Pictures of Southwestern / Spanish Porches

Marty's finished southwest porch
Learn from Marty's quick decorating ideas.



Southwest porch with stained glass
Photo courtesy of Rayspotter
The stained glass is truly eye-catching on this porch; the porch furniture is Spanish style.


Southwest porch with stained glass
Photo courtesy of Kendyl Young
Note the tiled flooring and wrought iron railing. Beautiful pots, too.


Southwest porch with stained glass
Photo courtesy of Shipoopi



Southwest Porch Plans and Home Plans



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Imagine Over 5000 Square Feet of Southwestern Comfort

beautiful southwestern home design with front and back porches
Beautiful Southwestern home design with a 1020 square foot front porch - Plan #43205
amazing back porch outdoor room on southwestern designed home
Amazing back porch too - Plan 43205



Traditional Arch Entryway on a Southwestern Home Design

a more traditional executive southwestern home Plan 64693
Traditional Southwest home design - Plan #64693
Note the red tiled roof and stucco siding - typical of southwestern home designs.


Combination Stone and Stucco Create an Amazing Home Design

combination stone and stucco design for southwestern home plan
Nicely designed stone and stucco Southwestern home design - Plan #64704

Wrap Around Southwestern Porch

nice wide wrap around porch on southwestern design home
Nice Southwestern wrap around porch offers plenty of space - Plan #90269



More Southwestern Porch Design Ideas

Porches, stucco, tile - classic southwest design Plan 40027
Porches, stucco, tile - classic southwest design - Plan #40027



Arched portico and windows- Plan 40037
Arched portico and windows - Plan #40037



Columns frame the classic porch-Plan 40091
Columns frame the classic porch - Plan #40091



Long lean lines with small portico-Plan 40111
Long lean lines with small portico - Plan #40111



Note the porch on 2nd floor-Plan 40112
Note the porch on 2nd floor - Plan #40112



Ranch style portico-Plan 43672
Ranch style portico - Plan #43672
Ranch style with arch and columns - plan 43691
Ranch style with arch and columns - Plan #43691



Just a hint of the southwest-Plan 46107
Southwest love - Plan #46107

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