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Exterior- Cedar Wood
Exterior- Cedar Wood
E-Z Fine CarpentryE-Z Fine Carpentry
Photo of a large and gey bohemian two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Mardi Gras - Bywater, New Orleans
Mardi Gras - Bywater, New Orleans
Kayla StarkKayla Stark
Photo: Kayla Stark © 2016 Houzz
Inspiration for an eclectic house exterior in New Orleans.
Past Present House
Past Present House
chadbourne + doss architectschadbourne + doss architects
A modern conservatory was the concept for a new addition that opens the house to the backyard. A new Kitchen and Family Room open to a covered Patio at the Ground Floor. The Upper Floor includes a new Bedroom and Covered Deck.
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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.
Crystal Palace kitchen extension
Crystal Palace kitchen extension
Emilie Fournet InteriorsEmilie Fournet Interiors
Caitlin Mogridge
This is an example of a medium sized and green bohemian bungalow concrete detached house in London with a flat roof and a green 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.
Exterior Doors
Exterior Doors
ELEVATIONS | Design Solutions by MyersELEVATIONS | Design Solutions by Myers
Visit Our Showroom 8000 Locust Mill St. Ellicott City, MD 21043 Simpson Queen Anne® 4608 with UltraBlock® technology | shown in fir with 4609 sidelights 4608 QUEEN ANNE® SERIES: Mastermark® Collection TYPE: Exterior Decorative APPLICATIONS: Can be used for a swing door, with barn track hardware, with pivot hardware, in a patio swing door or slider system and many other applications for the home’s exterior. MATCHING COMPONENTS Queen Anne® Sidelight (4609) Construction Type: Engineered All-Wood Stiles and Rails with Dowel Pinned Stile/Rail Joinery Panels: 1-7/16" Innerbond® Double Hip-Raised Panel Profile: Ovolo Sticking with Raised Moulding 2-Sides Glass: 3/4" Insulated Decorative Glazing Caming: Black
COTURA CAT HAVEN
COTURA CAT HAVEN
Batman Builders CorporationBatman Builders Corporation
MELISSA BATMAN PHOTOGRAPHY
Medium sized and beige bohemian bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
French Country Cottage in the Canyons
French Country Cottage in the Canyons
Ventura HomesVentura Homes
This home was inspired by the idea of a French cottage in the countryside. The unique roofline paired with the wood work and stone allows this home to be a focal point in this neighborhood.
Falmouth Passive House 2
Falmouth Passive House 2
Steven Baczek ArchitectSteven Baczek Architect
David Fell Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue bohemian two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Arched doorway
Arched doorway
Vicente Burin ArchitectsVicente Burin Architects
Eclectic house exterior in New York.
Abundant Amalgam
Abundant Amalgam
Ashley Campbell Interior DesignAshley Campbell Interior Design
Large and white eclectic two floor render detached house in Denver with a black roof.
ArrowCreek Custom 9
ArrowCreek Custom 9
Tanamera Construction / TC HomesTanamera Construction / TC Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige bohemian two floor render detached house in Other with a tiled roof and a black roof.
Elvendon Road
Elvendon Road
Absolute ArchitectureAbsolute Architecture
Inspiration for an eclectic house exterior in Oxfordshire.
Elvendon Road
Elvendon Road
Absolute ArchitectureAbsolute Architecture
This is an example of a bohemian house exterior in Oxfordshire.
House in the Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois
House in the Gold Coast Chicago, Illinois
Constantine D. Vasilios & Associates LtdConstantine D. Vasilios & Associates Ltd
Copper top of staircase, curved, simulating a horse and mane in profile. Dirk Fletcher Photography.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured eclectic brick detached house in Chicago with three floors, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Loikkanen Home
Loikkanen Home
McLaughlin Design & Construction LLCMcLaughlin Design & Construction LLC
Inspiration for a bohemian house exterior in Portland.
Wharfside WabiSabi
Wharfside WabiSabi
Flat Rock ProductionsFlat Rock Productions
DESIGN: Eric Richmond, Flat Rock Productions; BUILDER: Gemkow Construction; PHOTO: Stadler Studio
Inspiration for an eclectic house exterior in Seattle with three floors and mixed cladding.

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.
Overall Home
Overall Home
B. Jane GardensB. Jane Gardens
This is an example of a bohemian house exterior in Austin.
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