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Eclectic House Exterior with Wood Cladding Ideas and Designs

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Stunning Architectural Gem Overlooking San Francisco Bay
Stunning Architectural Gem Overlooking San Francisco Bay
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This dramatic contemporary residence features extraordinary design with magnificent views of Angel Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the ever changing San Francisco Bay. The amazing great room has soaring 36 foot ceilings, a Carnelian granite cascading waterfall flanked by stairways on each side, and an unique patterned sky roof of redwood and cedar. The 57 foyer windows and glass double doors are specifically designed to frame the world class views. Designed by world-renowned architect Angela Danadjieva as her personal residence, this unique architectural masterpiece features intricate woodwork and innovative environmental construction standards offering an ecological sanctuary with the natural granite flooring and planters and a 10 ft. indoor waterfall. The fluctuating light filtering through the sculptured redwood ceilings creates a reflective and varying ambiance. Other features include a reinforced concrete structure, multi-layered slate roof, a natural garden with granite and stone patio leading to a lawn overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Completing the home is a spacious master suite with a granite bath, an office / second bedroom featuring a granite bath, a third guest bedroom suite and a den / 4th bedroom with bath. Other features include an electronic controlled gate with a stone driveway to the two car garage and a dumb waiter from the garage to the granite kitchen.
Silverheels
Silverheels
Equinox Architecture LLCEquinox Architecture LLC
Photo by Carl Scofield
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529
Rite Way Custom HomesRite Way Custom Homes
Bright Colors Breathe Style into Transitional (Custom Home)
Bright Colors Breathe Style into Transitional (Custom Home)
Sockeye HomesSockeye Homes
Archipod
Archipod
PodzookPodzook
East Nashville | little wonderland airbnb
East Nashville | little wonderland airbnb
Marilyn Hill InteriorsMarilyn Hill Interiors
Interior Designer: Marilyn Kimberly Project Client: Atlas360 Photographer: Matt Muller Photography
Cabot Barn Home
Cabot Barn Home
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
The Cabot provides 2,367 square feet of living space, 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. This stunning barn style design focuses on open concept living. Northpeak Photography
Awbrey Remodel
Awbrey Remodel
HD Architecture, inc.HD Architecture, inc.
Beach House
Beach House
J.P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.J.P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.
Robert Perron New custom home on Long Island Sound offers year-round features in summer community. Open porch and decking lead to sandy beach beyond. Successfully weathered the storms in coastal Connecticut.
Porch covers
Porch covers
Knutson Bros. II,LLCKnutson Bros. II,LLC
Cindy Lycholat
12 South-Nashville
12 South-Nashville
Of Origin Design StudiosOf Origin Design Studios
LOFTY INTENTIONS- Scotch Plains, New Jersey
LOFTY INTENTIONS- Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Kevin Mason, ArchitectKevin Mason, Architect
MADE TO LOOK LIKE IT PREDATES ITS NEIGHBORS, this house was once a common bi-level tract house. RANDOM COLOR AND SIZE SLATE SHINGLES give vintage appeal. SMALL SQUARE WINDOW PANES are the same size throughout no matter the scale of the actual window.
Fairy Tale Cottage
Fairy Tale Cottage
BellaDomus Residential Design StudioBellaDomus Residential Design Studio
Design by BellaDomus
exterior-and-interior-remodel
exterior-and-interior-remodel
Architectural Building Arts, Inc.Architectural Building Arts, Inc.
Zane Williams
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
Harvard Street
Harvard Street
NEST Design GroupNEST Design Group
Airbnb Yurt
Airbnb Yurt
Common Thread StyleCommon Thread Style
Whole house refurbishment and extension of Edwardian House in Bristol
Whole house refurbishment and extension of Edwardian House in Bristol
DHV ArchitectsDHV Architects
This Edwardian house in Redland has been refurbished from top to bottom. The 1970s decor has been replaced with a contemporary and slightly eclectic design concept. The house has been extended with a full width extension to create a light and airy dining room which connects the house with the garden via triple sliding doors. The smaller timber clad extension houses the utility room.
Photography of Brook House Co Wicklow
Photography of Brook House Co Wicklow
Damien Kelly PhotographyDamien Kelly Photography
Damien Kelly Photography

Eclectic House Exterior with Wood Cladding 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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