Small Eclectic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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.

Family Room Addition

Highland Architectural Design, LLC

The addition will be built on the end of this 1955 lake cottage.

Mother's Suite

Rick & Cindy Black Architects

Andersen 100 windows custom trim detail smooth stucco finish Leonid Furmansky Photography

Portland Airbnb Cabin

SQFT Studios LLC & SQFT Studios Architecture LLC

Peter Chee

James Hardie - Gray Slate, Hoffman Estates, IL

Erdmann Exterior Designs

Tiny House

Change House Design and Construction

Exterior Color Consultation

emily lauderback stewart design and renovation

Z House

RoehrSchmitt Architecture

MYZ _ "NEST"

no.555 一級建築士事務所

Photos by Koichi Torimura

Lake Michigan Home and Gazebo

InForm Architecture, LLC

Gazebo with views of Lake Michigan

Domehouse

omnidome

Product name: Prefabricated house Model no.: 6m dome Place of Origin: South Korea Main features: 1) Easy to assemble: It takes under 4 hours by 2~3 people 2) Portable: Light weight (Packed easily and shipped wherever) 3) Weather tested: Proven in tropics, in arctic climates and have withstood hurricane force winds. 3) Durable, Rustproof, Rainproof 4) Energy Efficiency: Save up to 60% in heating or cooling costs 5) Low cost Usage: 1) Disaster shelter 2) Tourist rentals 3) Military applications 4) Remote field camps 5) Spa or equipment covers 6) Storage sheds 7) Camp Specification: 1) Height : 3.7m 2) Area and Weight : 29.2m² , 544.3kg 3) Material: Fiberglass

O' Keefe

Steven Allen Designs, LLC

Straw & Shipping Container Home

Secret Base Design

Straw bale home (left side) and new addition of stacked shipping containers (right side). An eclectic mix of materials and modern forms.

Eclectic Exterior

Lyttelton | New Build Project

Smith & Sons Renovations & Extensions New Zealand

This new build project was always going to be a challenge with the steep hill site and difficult access. However the results are superb - this unique property is 100% custom designed and situated to capture the sun and unobstructed harbour views, this home is a testament to exceptional design and a love of Lyttelton. This home featured in the coffee table book 'Rebuilt' and Your Home and Garden.

The Shop Boxes (main house side)

Hush House

The ShopBoxes grew from a homeowner’s wish to craft a small complex of living spaces on a large wooded lot. Smash designed two structures for living and working, each built by the crafty, hands-on homeowner. Balancing a need for modern quality with a human touch, the sharp geometry of the structures contrasts with warmer and handmade materials and finishes, applied directly by the homeowner/builder. The result blends two aesthetics into very dynamic spaces, staked out as individual sculptures in a private park.⁠ Design by Smash Design Build and Owner (private) Construction by Owner (private)

Stylish Backyard Greenhouse Entry With Stamped Metal and Recycled Artisan Glass

Deeper Green

Artistic Tin Tile Greenhouse Design and Photography: Debra Amerson

Casa Buena

repp + mclain design and construction

Liam Frederick

Dickens Village

Tektoniks Architects

Stucco and Brick Shop

Landscapes

J.P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.

Landscape design enhances and enriches natural surroundings. Custom stone work, patios, stairs, walkways, driveways, plantings, pools, and entertaining areas are functionally designed to enhance and enrich. Hardscape details are compatible with both traditional and contemporary features.

Small Eclectic 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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