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The Oasis Tiny Home Outdoor Living
The Oasis Tiny Home Outdoor Living
Paradise Tiny Homes LLCParadise Tiny Homes LLC
This tropical modern coastal Tiny Home is built on a trailer and is 8x24x14 feet. The blue exterior paint color is called cabana blue. The large circular window is quite the statement focal point for this how adding a ton of curb appeal. The round window is actually two round half-moon windows stuck together to form a circle. There is an indoor bar between the two windows to make the space more interactive and useful- important in a tiny home. There is also another interactive pass-through bar window on the deck leading to the kitchen making it essentially a wet bar. This window is mirrored with a second on the other side of the kitchen and the are actually repurposed french doors turned sideways. Even the front door is glass allowing for the maximum amount of light to brighten up this tiny home and make it feel spacious and open. This tiny home features a unique architectural design with curved ceiling beams and roofing, high vaulted ceilings, a tiled in shower with a skylight that points out over the tongue of the trailer saving space in the bathroom, and of course, the large bump-out circle window and awning window that provides dining spaces.
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASARUSTICASA
La estilización llega a su paroxismo con el modelo Coral de Rusticasa® © Rusticasa
Photo of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Days Paints & DesignDays Paints & Design
This is an example of a small and blue world-inspired bungalow detached house in Calgary with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Baypoint Cottage at Brays Island
Baypoint Cottage at Brays Island
Allison Ramsey ArchitectsAllison Ramsey Architects
This Iconic Lowcountry Home designed by Allison Ramsey Architects overlooks the paddocks of Brays Island SC. Amazing craftsmanship in a layed back style describe this house and this property. To see this plan and any of our other work please visit www.allisonramseyarchitect.com; olin redmon - photographer; Heirloom Building Company - Builder
FRESHWATER AVE
FRESHWATER AVE
Tropical Trend HomesTropical Trend Homes
Red M Photography
Small and white world-inspired house exterior in Cairns with a hip roof.
Point Pleasant Manasquan Riverfront
Point Pleasant Manasquan Riverfront
Beacon Homes of NJBeacon Homes of NJ
This is an example of a small and beige world-inspired bungalow house exterior in New York with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Casita de Tierra
Casita de Tierra
Casa de TierraCasa de Tierra
Our pioneer project, Casita de Tierra in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, showcases the natural building techniques of a rubble trench foundation, earthbag construction, natural plasters, earthen floors, and a composting toilet. Our earthbag wall system consists of locally available, cost-efficient, polypropylene bags that are filled with a formula of clay and aggregate unearthed from our building site. The bags are stacked like bricks in running bonds, which are strengthened by courses of barbed wire laid between each row, and tamped into place. The walls are then plastered with a mix composed of clay, sand, soil and straw, and are followed by gypsum and lime renders to create attractive walls. The casita exhibits a load-bearing wall system demonstrating that thick earthen walls, with no rebar or cement, can support a roofing structure. We, also, installed earthen floors, created an indoor dry-composting toilet system, utilized local woods for the furniture, routed all grey water to the outdoor garden, and maximized air flow by including cross-ventilating screened windows below the natural palm frond and cane roof. Casita de Tierra exemplifies an economically efficient, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally kind, and socially responsible home.
Tiny Tea House
Tiny Tea House
Oregon Cottage CompanyOregon Cottage Company
Inspiration for a small and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Portland with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
BEAT HOUSE
BEAT HOUSE
ＫＡＺ建築研究室ＫＡＺ建築研究室
緑化屋根プロジェクト-2　photo by KAZ
This is an example of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
大前家住宅
大前家住宅
株式会社いるか設計集団株式会社いるか設計集団
Inspiration for a small world-inspired bungalow detached house in Kobe with wood cladding and board and batten cladding.
外観
外観
高野設計工房高野設計工房
ガルバとシダー材のミックスの外観 2階をリビングとし、広いバルコニーを 設置しています。
This is an example of a small world-inspired two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Portland Teahouse ADU
Portland Teahouse ADU
SQFT Studios LLC & SQFT Studios Architecture LLCSQFT Studios LLC & SQFT Studios Architecture LLC
Exterior at night - the sliding doors are covered with interior shades to make the entire building into a lantern. Photo by: Peter Chee Photography
This is an example of a small and beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Portland with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
2021 NARI CotY Award-Winning Residential Detached Structure
2021 NARI CotY Award-Winning Residential Detached Structure
National Association of the Remodeling IndustryNational Association of the Remodeling Industry
R&R Build and Design, Carrollton, Georgia, 2021 Regional CotY Award Winner Residential Detached Structure
Design ideas for a small world-inspired bungalow tiny house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
大屋根のいえ
大屋根のいえ
有限会社　あつみ建築有限会社　あつみ建築
Design ideas for a small and black world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with metal cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
3D Exterior Rendering
3D Exterior Rendering
RealRender3D 3D RenderingRealRender3D 3D Rendering
House exterior 3D rendering for MDMM construction Ltd.
This is an example of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow brick detached house in Dorset with a half-hip roof, a tiled roof and a grey roof.
Carsten Lane House
Carsten Lane House
Matthew Fowler, ArchitectMatthew Fowler, Architect
A view of the Carsten Lane House, a restored and renovated classic cigar-maker's conch cottage on a secluded lane in Old Town, Key West, FL. The cottage was sensitively restored repairing and replacing traditional material in kind, including the original wood double-hung windows, wood siding, and original interior Dade County pine floors.
Tiny Tea House
Tiny Tea House
Oregon Cottage CompanyOregon Cottage Company
Inspiration for a small and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Portland with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Villa Vista Pelicanos
Villa Vista Pelicanos
Roe Anne White PhotographyRoe Anne White Photography
Roe Anne White Photography
Inspiration for a small world-inspired two floor house exterior in Santa Barbara.
Trilogy - 北の家
Trilogy - 北の家
西島正樹／プライム　PRIME Inc.architecture & planning西島正樹／プライム　PRIME Inc.architecture & planning
外観
Inspiration for a small and gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Tokyo with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Dan's Surf Shack
Dan's Surf Shack
Martin Architect, Inc.Martin Architect, Inc.
Inspiration for a small and yellow world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.

Small World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 a world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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