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Eclectic House Exterior with a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

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Façade Remodel - Montville, NJ
Façade Remodel - Montville, NJ
CBH ArchitectsCBH Architects
The redesigned facade with generous front entry, large front porch overhang with gambrel roof dormer above enabling a soaking tub addition in the master bath.
La Canada Dutch Colonial
La Canada Dutch Colonial
Tommy Chambers Interiors, Inc.Tommy Chambers Interiors, Inc.
Photography by David Phelps Photography. A custom designed traditional home in La Canada, California. A 9,000 square foot home with every accommodation for an active large family with no loss of intimacy or comfort. Interior Design by Tommy Chambers Architect William Murray of Chambers and Murray, Inc. Builder John Finton of Finton Associates, Inc.
Portfolio
Portfolio
Color Touch PaintingColor Touch Painting
This San Ramon exterior was extremely beat up and we gave it a "face lift".
This is an example of a medium sized and gey bohemian two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Granite Street Hobbit House
Granite Street Hobbit House
Sivesind ConstructionSivesind Construction
Unique and playful exterior lighting.
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured eclectic detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a mansard roof and shingles.
70's Gambrel
70's Gambrel
Tinsel HouseTinsel House
Small and green eclectic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Fremont Second Story Addition
Fremont Second Story Addition
John Barton ArchitectJohn Barton Architect
John Barton
Large and red bohemian two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a mansard roof.
Chiswick 1
Chiswick 1
aegis interior design ltdaegis interior design ltd
Nick Yardsley
This is an example of a medium sized bohemian brick house exterior in London with three floors and a mansard roof.
Franklin Lakes Residence
Franklin Lakes Residence
Magic Landscaping, Inc.Magic Landscaping, Inc.
Magic Landscaping, Inc- New Jersey Landscape Designer & Contractor.
Medium sized and brown bohemian two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Xanadú
Xanadú
Ricardo Bofill Taller de ArquitecturaRicardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
This is an example of an expansive and green eclectic render house exterior in Barcelona with three floors and a mansard roof.
Before front
Before front
GLDesignsGLDesigns
Before of the front of the home.
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige bohemian two floor detached house in Philadelphia with mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Beautiful 2-Story Rural Eclectic Home - Red & Tan Traditional Country House
Beautiful 2-Story Rural Eclectic Home - Red & Tan Traditional Country House
Window Design CenterWindow Design Center
This is an example of a large and beige eclectic house exterior in Milwaukee with three floors, vinyl cladding and a mansard roof.
Vicente Burin Architects
Vicente Burin Architects
Vicente Burin ArchitectsVicente Burin Architects
Photographed by: Barry Hyman
Photo of an eclectic house exterior in New York with a mansard roof.
535 North Avenue, Weston, MA
535 North Avenue, Weston, MA
Amy Mizner, Benoit Mizner Simon & Co.Amy Mizner, Benoit Mizner Simon & Co.
Experience the brilliant blend of form and function in this exceedingly artful Bensonwood timberframe home. One of the rare "new" homes featured on the television show "This Old House". Silver LEED certified, eco-friendly & built for high performance with solar-thermal systems, finished with a composite slate roof and a working cupola that brings light and air to the fabulous open entertaining and living space. An innovative blend of farmhouse & industrial chic, this home features state-of-the-art home theater, gourmet kitchen, and master craftsmanship throughout. A thoughtful landscape plan features beautiful stonework including New England Goshen stone, integrated fire pit, bocce court, vegetable garden, barn and a lighted footbridge over a babbling brook leading to the Stony Brook Rd. cul-de-sac. - See more at: http://www.535northave.com/#sthash.J7sgC8MP.dpuf. Presented by Weston MA Real Estate Broker, Amy Mizner http://www.benoitmiznersimon.com/agents/AmyMizner/Listings
Licht-Love Residence
Licht-Love Residence
DW Ricks Architects + Associates, PCDW Ricks Architects + Associates, PC
Rear Facade - After
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown eclectic two floor house exterior in DC Metro with concrete fibreboard cladding and a mansard roof.
Exterior/Entry
Exterior/Entry
Esposito DesignEsposito Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue bohemian bungalow house exterior in Jacksonville with mixed cladding and a mansard roof.
Casa rural La Abacería
Casa rural La Abacería
Jesus Castillo Oli ArquitectoJesus Castillo Oli Arquitecto
Design ideas for a small eclectic two floor detached house in Other with stone cladding, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Пересечение культур
Пересечение культур
Лариса ЯкушенокЛариса Якушенок
Дмитрий Лифшиц
Large eclectic detached house in Moscow with three floors, mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Mount Colah
Mount Colah
Jen FosterJen Foster
Design ideas for a large and gey bohemian split-level house exterior in Sydney with metal cladding and a mansard roof.
Lower patio & stairs to covered patio
Lower patio & stairs to covered patio
GLDesignsGLDesigns
New patio, trellis and plantings.
Photo of a medium sized and beige bohemian two floor detached house in Philadelphia with mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Falls Church Projects
Falls Church Projects
Design Ways & MeansDesign Ways & Means
Exterior of Family Kitchen Addition
Inspiration for a medium sized and white eclectic bungalow house exterior in DC Metro with mixed cladding and a mansard roof.

Eclectic House Exterior with a Mansard 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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