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Reforma de casa Canaria
Reforma de casa Canaria
Julieta Esteban RosellJulieta Esteban Rosell
Vivienda familiar con marcado carácter de la arquitectura tradicional Canaria, que he ha querido mantener en los elementos de fachada usando la madera de morera tradicional en las jambas, las ventanas enrasadas en el exterior de fachada, pero empleando materiales y sistemas contemporáneos como la hoja oculta de aluminio, la plegable (ambas de Cortizo) o la pérgola bioclimática de Saxun. En los interiores se recupera la escalera original y se lavan los pilares para llegar al hormigón. Se unen los espacios de planta baja para crear un recorrido entre zonas de día. Arriba se conserva el práctico espacio central, que hace de lugar de encuentro entre las habitaciones, potenciando su fuerza con la máxima apertura al balcón canario a la fachada principal.
New Orleans Garden District Home
New Orleans Garden District Home
Maureen Stevens DesignMaureen Stevens Design
New Orleans Garden District Home
Design ideas for a large and white eclectic 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.
DC Single Story Addition
DC Single Story Addition
Grossmueller's Design ConsultantsGrossmueller's Design Consultants
Photo of a large and red bohemian brick house exterior in DC Metro with three floors and a pitched roof.
Customized Wood Garage Door & Gate Design in an Authentic Spanish Colonial Style
Customized Wood Garage Door & Gate Design in an Authentic Spanish Colonial Style
Dynamic Garage DoorDynamic Garage Door
Santa Cruz, CA - This custom architectural garage door and gate project in the Northern California area was designed in a Spanish Colonial style and crafted by hand to capture that charming appeal of old world door craftsmanship found throughout Europe. The custom home was exquisitely built without sparing a single detail that would engulf the Spanish Colonial authentic architectural design. Beautiful, hand-selected terracotta roof tiles and white plastered walls just like in historical homes in Colonial Spain were used for this home construction, not to mention the wooden beam detailing particularly on the bay window above the garage. All these authentic Spanish Colonial architectural elements made this home the perfect backdrop for our custom Spanish Colonial Garage Doors and Gates.
Pacific Northwest Seaside Home
Pacific Northwest Seaside Home
4D Architects4D Architects
Planted living roof provides runoff abatement and wildlife habitat, while blending with the native foliage.
Photo of a large eclectic two floor house exterior in Seattle.
Rosedale House
Rosedale House
McCormack ArchitectsMcCormack Architects
Front Exterior Detail
Large and red bohemian brick house exterior in Toronto with three floors and a hip 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.
5 Storey Period House Renovation - East London
5 Storey Period House Renovation - East London
Lomax & ChiLomax & Chi
Rear exterior looking back towards the house from the small walled garden.
Design ideas for a large bohemian brick and rear house exterior in London with four floors, a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a blue roof.
Farrow & Bail
Farrow & Bail
Decorating IdeasDecorating Ideas
Photo of a large and red eclectic brick house exterior in San Diego.
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.
Cozy Cool Downtown Hideaway
Cozy Cool Downtown Hideaway
Gerber Berend Design Build, Inc.Gerber Berend Design Build, Inc.
David Patterson Photography
Inspiration for a large and brown bohemian two floor detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
The Happiest House In Rollingwood
The Happiest House In Rollingwood
CG&S Design-BuildCG&S Design-Build
Large eclectic detached house in Austin with three floors and a metal 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.
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.
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.
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.
Rénovation moulin à ploudalmézeau
Rénovation moulin à ploudalmézeau
L' Atelier d'IciL' Atelier d'Ici
Pascal Léopold
Design ideas for a large and gey eclectic two floor house exterior in Brest with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Eclectic Transitional Home on Acreage
Eclectic Transitional Home on Acreage
Wyrick Residential DesignWyrick Residential Design
This is an example of a large and white bohemian two floor painted brick detached house in Houston with a hip roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.

Large 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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