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Small Eclectic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Dulwich Hill House
Dulwich Hill House
Studio 74 architectsStudio 74 architects
Douglas Frost
This is an example of a small and yellow eclectic bungalow house exterior in Sydney with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Lighthouse Completed
Lighthouse Completed
Hobbs' Ink, LLCHobbs' Ink, LLC
Lakefront lighthouse
Inspiration for a small and white bohemian split-level brick detached house in Austin with a pitched roof 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.
Woodland cottage
Woodland cottage
Hillbrand Woodworking, LLCHillbrand Woodworking, LLC
Deane Hillbrand
Design ideas for a small bohemian two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
Living Small
Living Small
Rick & Cindy Black ArchitectsRick & Cindy Black Architects
Small home in Austin, Texas Leonid Furmansky Photography
Small and white eclectic two floor render detached house in Austin with a flat roof and a metal roof.
Eclectic Exterior
Eclectic Exterior
This is an example of a small bohemian tiny house in Portland Maine with wood cladding.
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/
Low Impact Woodland home
Low Impact Woodland home
Simon DaleSimon Dale
Simon Dale http://www.simondale.net
Design ideas for a small bohemian house exterior in Other.
Oakland Artists Studio
Oakland Artists Studio
Geoffrey Holton and Associates - GHAGeoffrey Holton and Associates - GHA
© Photography by M. Kibbey
Inspiration for a small and multi-coloured bohemian two floor flat in San Francisco with a lean-to roof.
Desert Dwelling in Scottsdale
Desert Dwelling in Scottsdale
Tenshon, LLCTenshon, LLC
Tenshon, LLC
This is an example of a small bohemian house exterior in Phoenix.
Tighes Hill Recycled House
Tighes Hill Recycled House
Vanessa Wegner ArchitectVanessa Wegner Architect
Rear extension and garage facing onto the park
Design ideas for a small and white eclectic two floor detached house in Newcastle - Maitland with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a white roof and board and batten cladding.
Our Work
Our Work
Herron Horton Architects, Inc.Herron Horton Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a small and brown bohemian bungalow house exterior in Little Rock with metal cladding and a pitched roof.
Fountain Valley Eco Yard
Fountain Valley Eco Yard
creations landscape designscreations landscape designs
Lawn no more. Now this garden is fun, eclectic and eye catching. Just what the neighborhood needed. The local wildlife are also happy to have someplace new to eat lunch in.
Fairy Tale Cottage
Fairy Tale Cottage
BellaDomus Residential Design StudioBellaDomus Residential Design Studio
Design by BellaDomus
This is an example of a small and green eclectic two floor house exterior in Raleigh with wood cladding.
The Suncatcher ADU
The Suncatcher ADU
Modern ADU PlansModern ADU Plans
The large roof overhang shades the windows from the high summer sun but allows winter light to penetrate deep into the interior. The living room and bedroom open up to the outdoors through large glass doors.
Casa Buena
Casa Buena
repp + mclain design and constructionrepp + mclain design and construction
Liam Frederick
Photo of a small eclectic bungalow house exterior in Phoenix with stone cladding.
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.
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 Exterior French & Sash Doors 37151 | shown in fir 37151 THERMAL FRENCH (SDL) SERIES: Exterior French & Sash Doors TYPE: Exterior French & Sash 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 Thermal Sash Sidelight (SDL) (37709) Construction Type: Engineered All-Wood Stiles and Rails with Dowel Pinned Stile/Rail Joinery Glass: 3/4" Insulated Glazing
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.
Eclectic Exterior
Eclectic Exterior
Photo of a small bohemian house exterior in Portland.

Small 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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