porch steps

Front door approach

Porch steps are the stairs leading up to a porch—the covered platform at a house's entrance.

They serve as a transitional space between yard and home, often where people sit to chat with neighbors or watch the street: We sat on the porch steps drinking lemonade.

In American neighborhoods, porch steps carry associations of informal sociability and summer evenings.

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wooden · creaky · front door · welcome mat · sitting · sitting out · weathered · handrail · treads · risers · veranda · entryway · threshold · climb · descend · package delivery · cracked · swept

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location/interiority

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Stairway to lowest floor

attic stairs · back stairs · grand staircase

formality and scale

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Imposing architectural stairway centerpiece

marble steps · courthouse steps · spiral staircase · escalator · elevator

entry vs. exit orientation

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Rear access for workers

cellar door · side entrance · fire escape

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G