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Eclectic Detached House Ideas and Designs

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The Suncatcher ADU
The Suncatcher ADU
Modern ADU PlansModern ADU Plans
The large roof overhang shades the windows from the high summer sun but allows winter light to penetrate deep into the interior. The living room and bedroom open up to the outdoors through large glass doors.
Wayzata Cape Dutch
Wayzata Cape Dutch
Charlie & Co. Design, LtdCharlie & Co. Design, Ltd
Interior Design: Lucy Interior Design | Builder: Detail Homes | Landscape Architecture: TOPO | Photography: Spacecrafting
House in the Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois
House in the Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois
Constantine D. Vasilios & Associates LtdConstantine D. Vasilios & Associates Ltd
Courtyard with bridge connections, and side gate. Dirk Fletcher Photography.
American Gothic Revival
American Gothic Revival
H.G. McCullough DesignersH.G. McCullough Designers
Photographer-Zachary Straw
Exterior
Exterior
Beth Howley Creative LLCBeth Howley Creative LLC
Pearl's on Sea
Pearl's on Sea
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Past Present House
Past Present House
chadbourne + doss architectschadbourne + doss architects
The new addition extends from and expands an existing flat roof dormer. Aluminum plate siding marries with brick, glass, and concrete to tie new to old.
2017 ARDA - Custom Homes - Royal Oaks Design
2017 ARDA - Custom Homes - Royal Oaks Design
AIBD - American Institute of Building DesignAIBD - American Institute of Building Design
The client’s coastal New England roots inspired this Shingle style design for a lakefront lot. With a background in interior design, her ideas strongly influenced the process, presenting both challenge and reward in executing her exact vision. Vintage coastal style grounds a thoroughly modern open floor plan, designed to house a busy family with three active children. A primary focus was the kitchen, and more importantly, the butler’s pantry tucked behind it. Flowing logically from the garage entry and mudroom, and with two access points from the main kitchen, it fulfills the utilitarian functions of storage and prep, leaving the main kitchen free to shine as an integral part of the open living area. An ARDA for Custom Home Design goes to Royal Oaks Design Designer: Kieran Liebl From: Oakdale, Minnesota
Whimsical Lake House Cottage
Whimsical Lake House Cottage
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Rhinebeck exterior
Rhinebeck exterior
Ffolliott DesignFfolliott Design
Dark exterior brings drama to this small historic Victorian in the heart of the village.
A Roof You Can't Climb!
A Roof You Can't Climb!
Adam Gibson DesignAdam Gibson Design
A spec home that the buyers love. They added the pool and pool cabana, as we had hoped.
Spring House
Spring House
V Fine HomesV Fine Homes
5 DOM: Brays Oaks | Cedarhurst
5 DOM: Brays Oaks | Cedarhurst
Showhomes HoustonShowhomes Houston
Stylish Waterfront Renovation
Stylish Waterfront Renovation
Herscoe Hajjar Architects, LLCHerscoe Hajjar Architects, LLC
Lori Hamilton Photography
Brown's Point Terraced Retaining Walls
Brown's Point Terraced Retaining Walls
Father Nature Landscapes of Tacoma, Inc.Father Nature Landscapes of Tacoma, Inc.
Removed an ivy covered front slope and installed terraced retaining walls.
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Summit Design GroupSummit Design Group
Curbside View
Cozy Cool Downtown Hideaway
Cozy Cool Downtown Hideaway
Gerber Berend Design Build, Inc.Gerber Berend Design Build, Inc.
David Patterson Photography
Front Door Ideas | Blush Pink Door | Eclectic Home Inspiration
Front Door Ideas | Blush Pink Door | Eclectic Home Inspiration
EL & EL Wood Products Corp.EL & EL Wood Products Corp.
Embellish your entryway with a blush-colored front door. This Belleville Door with Royston Glass shows beautiful detail while giving you an 8 out of 10 for privacy. For more ideas check out: ELandELWoodProducts.com #doors #door #frontdoor #blushpink #exteriordoor #doorglass #glassdoor #blushpinkdoor #pinkdoor
Waterfront French Eclectic
Waterfront French Eclectic
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
A graceful outbuilding flanking the driveway conceals the home’s generator. Rich architectural details such as a vented cupola and flared roof, limestone quoins and cornice, and adjoining gooseneck cut stone site wall borrow simple symmetrical geometries and classical proportions from French provincial house beyond. Woodruff Brown Photography
French Eclectic
French Eclectic
Thomas ArchitectsThomas Architects

Eclectic Detached House 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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