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Small Eclectic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Living Small
Living Small
Rick & Cindy Black ArchitectsRick & Cindy Black Architects
Small home in Austin, Texas Leonid Furmansky Photography
Apple Blossom Cottage ~ 4 Season Living
Apple Blossom Cottage ~ 4 Season Living
Jamaica Cottage Shop IncJamaica Cottage Shop Inc
This tiny house sleeps 5, it also has hot running water, full shower and loo, kitchenette. It is an example of one of our little houses we have available as a rental through AirBnB. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2973920 It is pictured where it sits in Jamaica, Vermont. This "Home Office" design is available as cabin kits or as a fully assembled mini home. Any of our buildings can be customized to fit all of your needs. We offer insulation, plumbing and electrical packages; alternative choices for roofing, siding, flooring, windows, and doors; and other custom options such as built-in storage, decorative arches, cupolas, painting, staining, and flower boxes. Take a look at what we have to offer on our Options Pricing page or give our design team a call for a quote.
Garage Conversion
Garage Conversion
Sogno Design GroupSogno Design Group
Photo by Claude Sprague
Fountain Valley drought tolerant Front Yard
Fountain Valley drought tolerant Front Yard
creations landscape designscreations landscape designs
The lawn was gone and some some plants had been added to the garden. The owner wanted to add more drought tolerant plants but was not sure what direction to go in and that is where we came in to the mix. Adding color and zing to finish it off.
Topanaga Project
Topanaga Project
Uberion Architecture + DesignUberion Architecture + Design
Tiny House
Tiny House
Change House Design and ConstructionChange House Design and Construction
The Shop Boxes (main house patio 2)
The Shop Boxes (main house patio 2)
Hush HouseHush 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)
Go Tag Along Vintage Camper
Go Tag Along Vintage Camper
SKP DesignSKP Design
Casey Spring
Sold in 10 days!
Sold in 10 days!
Showhomes HoustonShowhomes Houston
Raglan Sleep Out
Raglan Sleep Out
Abodo Wood LtdAbodo Wood Ltd
Location: Raglan, New Zealand A family sleep-out built in Raglan, on New Zealand’s rugged West Coast. The dwelling is designed to be used as a holiday home and beach house. The house is extensively used by children, so low toxicity materials were required. Elements Vulcan+ Cladding made from thermally modified plantation grown New Zealand radiata pine sets the building apart. The vertical grain pattern is set off with the application of semi-transparent Protector Oil with Manuka tint. A high quality if finish is achieved at the entrance of the dwelling with Elements Sand+ decking in a 115x21mm profile pre-finished with Protector oil Teak.
Living Small
Living Small
Rick & Cindy Black ArchitectsRick & Cindy Black Architects
Small home in Austin, Texas 1090 sf. Leonid Furmansky Photography
Holy
Holy
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural PhotographerPeter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Grain Bin Residence
Grain Bin Residence
Collaborative Design + ARCH406Collaborative Design + ARCH406
Louis Habeck
Laura's Barn
Laura's Barn
Hobbs' Ink, LLCHobbs' Ink, LLC
Outside Shower
Slow Flowers July 2019 Inspiration: Garden Roses
Slow Flowers July 2019 Inspiration: Garden Roses
Slow Flowers LLCSlow Flowers LLC
Floral designer Laurie Garza of Fleurie | Flower Studio designed a wild and romantic rose bouquet featuring 'Romantic Antike' garden roses from Green Valley Floral, as well as eryngium, craspedia, succulents, grasses, poppy pods and silver dollar eucalyptus from her own garden. Ellie Koleen 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
21st Century Update
21st Century Update
Design DetailsDesign Details
A new pergola gives a sense of cozy separation from street and hides an integral heated gutter to prevent ice dams.
Casa Buena
Casa Buena
repp + mclain design and constructionrepp + mclain design and construction
Liam Frederick
Fitzroy Residence
Fitzroy Residence
MR.MITCHELLMR.MITCHELL
Andrew Wuttke
Airsteam
Airsteam
Swartz PhotographySwartz Photography
Swartz Photography

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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