Brian and Diane Turner appealed to This Old House to reimagine their cottage's front view, and we called on designer David Heide of Minneapolis for help. "To give the owners a more substantial entry, we extended the existing gable roof above the door to create a new front porch," says Heide. Its period-appropriate details—minimally adorned columns, a square-spindle railing, and a stout fieldstone foundation—completely transform the visitor's approach.
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