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This 1948 Cape Cod in New York's Hudson Valley needed simple touches to bring it up to date. Porch
While outdoor rooms have been a popular addition, they're not without pitfalls. Trying to make an outside space look too much like an inside one can wreak havoc on your budget. Rustic is the name of the game here, so keep things simple, as our homeowners in the Hudson Valley did with a space that sits on top of a garage, 15 feet from the ground.After demolishing the original structure (an unpainted slab of concrete sheltered by a blue plastic roof that made anyone standing under it look green), the owners set out to build a 12-foot-by-15-foot screened-in porch. They brought in a contractor to paint the floor and construct a new wood frame and metal roof (purchased at Home Depot). French doors lead from the porch to the sunroom, where new windows allow more light in, a hardwood floor replaces wall-to-wall carpeting, and the ceiling has been raised to add a sense of space as well as to reveal the more rustic-looking rafters.
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