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Eclectic Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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New Orleans Garden District Home
New Orleans Garden District Home
Maureen Stevens DesignMaureen Stevens Design
New Orleans Garden District Home
Photo of a large and white bohemian two floor detached house in New Orleans with vinyl cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Park Drive North
Park Drive North
Mitchell Wilk ArchitectureMitchell Wilk Architecture
This unique, new construction home is located on the grounds of a renowned country club. The owners wanted a more updated look, but were mindful of ensuring the exterior related to the more traditional country club architecture. The Mitchell Wilk team married a stone and wood exterior with elegant, modern touches. An oversized steel canopy, large steel windows and farmhouse-inspired brackets give this home a captivating finish.
Mountain House
Mountain House
SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc.SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc.
Nestled in the mountains at Lake Nantahala in western North Carolina, this secluded mountain retreat was designed for a couple and their two grown children. The house is dramatically perched on an extreme grade drop-off with breathtaking mountain and lake views to the south. To maximize these views, the primary living quarters is located on the second floor; entry and guest suites are tucked on the ground floor. A grand entry stair welcomes you with an indigenous clad stone wall in homage to the natural rock face. The hallmark of the design is the Great Room showcasing high cathedral ceilings and exposed reclaimed wood trusses. Grand views to the south are maximized through the use of oversized picture windows. Views to the north feature an outdoor terrace with fire pit, which gently embraced the rock face of the mountainside.
Show House 2011
Show House 2011
Four Chairs FurnitureFour Chairs Furniture
Brighten up the outside of your home with a painted front door! It adds such a fun pop! Photography by Hiya Papaya
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey bohemian two floor house exterior in Salt Lake City.
Asbury Residence
Asbury Residence
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
Tony Soluri
Design ideas for a medium sized and white eclectic two floor render house exterior in Chicago.
2010 Luxury Tour - Mountain Modern
2010 Luxury Tour - Mountain Modern
Peter Eskuche, AIAPeter Eskuche, AIA
Residential Design: Peter Eskuche, AIA, Eskuche Associates AJ Mueller Photography
Expansive and brown bohemian two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with stone cladding.
American Gothic Revival
American Gothic Revival
H.G. McCullough DesignersH.G. McCullough Designers
Photographer-Zachary Straw
Photo of a large and white eclectic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
French Eclectic Custom Plan
French Eclectic Custom Plan
Zurich Homes IncZurich Homes Inc
Front Door Details
Inspiration for a large and brown eclectic two floor brick house exterior in Other.
Waterfront exterior
Waterfront exterior
place architecture:designplace architecture:design
Photo of a large and white eclectic two floor render house exterior in Baltimore with a hip roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Beth Howley Creative LLCBeth Howley Creative LLC
Inspiration for a white bohemian two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Modern Mexican Townhouse | Mexico City, MX
Modern Mexican Townhouse | Mexico City, MX
BA TorreyBA Torrey
BA Torrey Interiors
Photo of a red bohemian two floor brick terraced house in Mexico City with a flat roof.
+88 Exterior Front
+88 Exterior Front
François Lévy Architecture + InteriorsFrançois Lévy Architecture + Interiors
Photo Credit: Chris Diaz
Inspiration for a green bohemian two floor house exterior in Austin with wood cladding.
Pearl's on Sea
Pearl's on Sea
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Photo of a large and brown bohemian two floor detached house in Sussex with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a grey roof.
Whipple Street Renovation
Whipple Street Renovation
Northlight Architects LLCNorthlight Architects LLC
Exterior of house uses unique materials on traditional house form. Metal roofing, harmonizes with different types of cement siding. Colored glass block door surround, stained wood, metal railing balusters. Photo by Michael Lipman
Lyke Residence - 2Scale Architects
Lyke Residence - 2Scale Architects
Benjamin Hill PhotographyBenjamin Hill Photography
Design ideas for a blue and medium sized eclectic two floor house exterior in Houston with wood cladding.
Past Present House
Past Present House
chadbourne + doss architectschadbourne + doss architects
The new addition extends from and expands an existing flat roof dormer. Aluminum plate siding marries with brick, glass, and concrete to tie new to old.
2017 ARDA - Custom Homes - Royal Oaks Design
2017 ARDA - Custom Homes - Royal Oaks Design
AIBD - American Institute of Building DesignAIBD - American Institute of Building Design
The client’s coastal New England roots inspired this Shingle style design for a lakefront lot. With a background in interior design, her ideas strongly influenced the process, presenting both challenge and reward in executing her exact vision. Vintage coastal style grounds a thoroughly modern open floor plan, designed to house a busy family with three active children. A primary focus was the kitchen, and more importantly, the butler’s pantry tucked behind it. Flowing logically from the garage entry and mudroom, and with two access points from the main kitchen, it fulfills the utilitarian functions of storage and prep, leaving the main kitchen free to shine as an integral part of the open living area. An ARDA for Custom Home Design goes to Royal Oaks Design Designer: Kieran Liebl From: Oakdale, Minnesota
Family Cottage
Family Cottage
David Matero ArchitectureDavid Matero Architecture
David Matero
This is an example of a gey bohemian two floor house exterior in Portland Maine.
Villa Vals.jpg
Villa Vals.jpg
SeARCH Architecture and Urban PlanningSeARCH Architecture and Urban Planning
SeARCH and CMA collaborated to create Villa Vals, a holiday retreat dug in to the alpine slopes of Vals in Switzerland, a town of 1,000 made notable by Peter Zumthor’s nearby Therme Vals spa. For more info visit http://www.search.nl/
Mountain House
Mountain House
SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc.SMOOK Architecture & Urban Design, Inc.
Nestled in the mountains at Lake Nantahala in western North Carolina, this secluded mountain retreat was designed for a couple and their two grown children. The house is dramatically perched on an extreme grade drop-off with breathtaking mountain and lake views to the south. To maximize these views, the primary living quarters is located on the second floor; entry and guest suites are tucked on the ground floor. A grand entry stair welcomes you with an indigenous clad stone wall in homage to the natural rock face. The hallmark of the design is the Great Room showcasing high cathedral ceilings and exposed reclaimed wood trusses. Grand views to the south are maximized through the use of oversized picture windows. Views to the north feature an outdoor terrace with fire pit, which gently embraced the rock face of the mountainside.

Eclectic Two Floor 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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