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Eclectic Bungalow House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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The Dogtrot Cabin
The Dogtrot Cabin
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East Nashville | little wonderland airbnb
Marilyn Hill InteriorsMarilyn Hill Interiors
Interior Designer: Marilyn Kimberly Project Client: Atlas360 Photographer: Matt Muller Photography
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Defensible Space Is Critical to Home Safety
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Even at it's most narrow point, where brick pavers transform from patio to walkway, there is 10 feet of defensible space for the home. While embers may collect in the intersection of brick and stucco, these materials are among the best at fighting ignition. Photo: Lesly Hall Photography
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The WhiteHorsewoo
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Houses
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Porch covers
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Cindy Lycholat
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Early Branch Farm
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Bath addition to the Teahouse Photos: Rob Karosis
Griffins Gate
Griffins Gate
Sustainable Design GroupSustainable Design Group
Griffins Gate is a beautiful 3,200 square foot energy independent passive solar home with a separate 1,200 square foot studio built on 5 ½ acres in Montgomery County, Maryland. The home was designed to be energy independent and in complete harmony with nature; to be all natural, non-toxic, and organic for the health of the owners. The walls and roof are insulated with recycled newspaper. The home faces south to maximize the passive solar benefit, with engineered overhangs shading the windows all summer to minimize the cooling load. In tandem with an energy efficient high mass fireplace, a geothermal heat pump warms the radiant floor in the winter. In the summer, cool water is circulated from the well through the radiant floor and a fan coil unit cools the air in the home.
Tiny Quonset Hut Home in the California Mountains
Tiny Quonset Hut Home in the California Mountains
SteelMaster BuildingsSteelMaster Buildings
A small SteelMaster Quonset hut in the mountains of California. (Photo: Mark Palmer)
House in the woods
House in the woods
Evelyn Mavrou ArchitectsEvelyn Mavrou Architects
Airbnb Yurt
Airbnb Yurt
Common Thread StyleCommon Thread Style
Eclectic Garden Home
Eclectic Garden Home
Saikley ArchitectsSaikley Architects
Whole-house remodel and addition. Our clients love gardening and bought this house for its unusually large yard and privacy. We added a large family room, kitchen and master suite which are all designed to feel surrounded by the garden, and to create good outdoor places, while not intruding too much into the garden. Sightlines through the house are an important driver of the design. High clerestory windows of several types give a sense of connection to the sky as well, and integrate with vaulted ceilings of various shapes. The house is a mix of styles and types of materials, full of color and whimsy. Saikley Architects worked closely with the clients to shape the space and to allow for the clients’ choices beautiful materials inside and outside. The house is heated by a radiant hydronic system.
O' Keefe
O' Keefe
Steven Allen Designs, LLCSteven Allen Designs, LLC
2020 New Construction - Designed + Built + Curated by Steven Allen Designs, LLC - 3 of 5 of the Nouveau Bungalow Series. Inspired by New Mexico Artist Georgia O' Keefe. Featuring Sunset Colors + Vintage Decor + Houston Art + Concrete Countertops + Custom White Oak and White Cabinets + Handcrafted Tile + Frameless Glass + Polished Concrete Floors + Floating Concrete Shelves + 48" Concrete Pivot Door + Recessed White Oak Base Boards + Concrete Plater Walls + Recessed Joist Ceilings + Drop Oak Dining Ceiling + Designer Fixtures and Decor.
Photography of Brook House Co Wicklow
Photography of Brook House Co Wicklow
Damien Kelly PhotographyDamien Kelly Photography
Damien Kelly Photography
Bay Front Home Entrance
Bay Front Home Entrance
Sharon D. Sheltzer, ArchitectSharon D. Sheltzer, Architect
Hardi plank siding, transparent yellow acrylic awnings, ipe wood sliding barn door and front entry door assembly, owner crafted patio mosaic, ipe benches, stainless steel panels and trim. Photos by Mike Sheltzer
James Hardie - Gray Slate, Hoffman Estates, IL
James Hardie - Gray Slate, Hoffman Estates, IL
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Cactus Moon Casita
Cactus Moon Casita
Ascend Remodel & Construction Co.Ascend Remodel & Construction Co.
Raw cedar trim. Steel. Concrete.
BROAD HOUSE
BROAD HOUSE
AD DESIGN DEVELOPAD DESIGN DEVELOP
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Delfern - Holmby Hills
Delfern - Holmby Hills
Gordon Gibson ConstructionGordon Gibson Construction
Vista View on Lake Geneva
Vista View on Lake Geneva
Thelen Total ConstructionThelen Total Construction
The Before Photo: Photo is from 2003, when the home was first constructed.

Eclectic Bungalow House Exterior Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the eclectic kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the eclectic exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant eclectic exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve an eclectic makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best eclectic exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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