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Eclectic House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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Fun Exterior Paint Jobs
Fun Exterior Paint Jobs
Fresh PaintFresh Paint
Inspiration for a medium sized and green bohemian detached house in Vancouver with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
An Incandescent Home in Bernal Heights
An Incandescent Home in Bernal Heights
Architect Mason Kirby Inc.Architect Mason Kirby Inc.
Medium sized eclectic detached house in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding, a pink house, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Spring House
Spring House
V Fine HomesV Fine Homes
Medium sized and white bohemian two floor brick detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Stylish Waterfront Renovation
Stylish Waterfront Renovation
Herscoe Hajjar Architects, LLCHerscoe Hajjar Architects, LLC
Lori Hamilton Photography
Design ideas for a large and white eclectic two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
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.
Photo of a large and brown eclectic brick detached house in Seattle with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
exterior-and-interior-remodel
exterior-and-interior-remodel
Architectural Building Arts, Inc.Architectural Building Arts, Inc.
Zane Williams
Inspiration for a large and brown bohemian detached house in Other with wood cladding, three floors, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Whimsical Lake House Cottage
Whimsical Lake House Cottage
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Photo of a large and white bohemian brick detached house in Other with three floors and a shingle roof.
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
Photo of a small and white eclectic two floor render detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
La Casa del Acantilado
La Casa del Acantilado
The Sibarist Property & HomesThe Sibarist Property & Homes
Jesús Granada
Design ideas for a multi-coloured eclectic two floor detached house in Madrid with a shingle roof.
Medland
Medland
Carriage Lane Design-Build Inc.Carriage Lane Design-Build Inc.
This is an example of a medium sized and red eclectic two floor brick semi-detached house in Toronto with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Curated Family Charmer
Curated Family Charmer
Andrea Schumacher InteriorsAndrea Schumacher Interiors
This bright red front door contrasts nicely against the white. stone exterior. Two gargoyles sit out front. Photo credit: Emily Minton Redfield
Inspiration for a white bohemian two floor detached house in Denver with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Home addition
Home addition
Architecture Exchange PC, Fair Lawn, NJArchitecture Exchange PC, Fair Lawn, NJ
Small and beige bohemian two floor render detached house in New York with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
A Dream on the Water
A Dream on the Water
Parkyn DesignParkyn Design
Exterior of an eclectic home on the water with formal landscaping.
Inspiration for an expansive and white bohemian bungalow brick detached house in Toronto with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Spanish Trail Estate
Spanish Trail Estate
Design by SashaDesign by Sasha
beautiful back yard on golf course, stacking doors, large 2nd story deck
Design ideas for an expansive and white bohemian two floor render detached house in Las Vegas with a shingle roof.
Two Story Addition | Fishtown, PA
Two Story Addition | Fishtown, PA
Ryann Reed Design BuildRyann Reed Design Build
Two story addition in Fishtown, Philadelphia. With Hardie siding in aged pewter and black trim details for windows and doors. First floor includes kitchen, pantry, mudroom and powder room. The second floor features both a guest bedroom and guest bathroom.
Fruit Valley Primary Suite Addition
Fruit Valley Primary Suite Addition
Neil Kelly CompanyNeil Kelly Company
This view of the side of the home shows two entry doors to the new addition as well as the owners' private deck and hot tub.
Photo of a large and green eclectic two floor detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Mountain Retreat
Mountain Retreat
Chad Williams Designer BuilderChad Williams Designer Builder
Two Masters Suites, Two Bedroom open floor plan qualifies as an ADU, designer built, solar home makes it's own energy
Medium sized and gey eclectic bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Dauphine St
Dauphine St
MLM INCORPORATEDMLM INCORPORATED
Inspiration for a small and blue eclectic bungalow semi-detached house in New Orleans with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
exterior-and-interior-remodel
exterior-and-interior-remodel
Architectural Building Arts, Inc.Architectural Building Arts, Inc.
Zane Williams
Brown and large eclectic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
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
Small and white bohemian two floor render detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Eclectic House Exterior with a Shingle Roof 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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