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World-Inspired Tiny House Ideas and Designs

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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.
蓑帽子の家
蓑帽子の家
コージーリトルコージーリトル
森に溶け込むように屋根は天然木葺き。ウッドデッキと家の中を繋ぐ深いひさし部分の中間領域がある。
This is an example of a small and beige world-inspired two floor render tiny house in Other with a shingle roof.
Tiny Tea House
Tiny Tea House
Oregon Cottage CompanyOregon Cottage Company
This is an example of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow tiny house in Portland with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
ENMORE - Outdoor
ENMORE - Outdoor
AS & KB Constructions P/LAS & KB Constructions P/L
Small and multi-coloured world-inspired bungalow brick tiny house in Sydney with a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Residential Oasis
Residential Oasis
AR. MAR BIEN GREGORY G. PAREL, UAP, LPTAR. MAR BIEN GREGORY G. PAREL, UAP, LPT
This is an example of a small and white world-inspired concrete tiny house in Other with three floors, a lean-to roof, a metal roof, a blue roof and board and batten cladding.
Carson Residence ADU
Carson Residence ADU
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
Photo of a small and gey world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hawaiianスタイルの家
Hawaiianスタイルの家
有限会社長瀬工務店有限会社長瀬工務店
菊栽培の納屋をリノベーション。 サイディングの外壁、カラーはネイビー色。 照明は暖色でまとめました。
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired bungalow tiny house in Other with a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a grey roof.
Exterior Front
Exterior Front
Snap ADUSnap ADU
Exterior Front with Board & Batten siding.
Medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Diego with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Design ekterior little house
Design ekterior little house
ambererdmanambererdman
Small and green world-inspired tiny house in Other.
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
Specktacular Home Remodeling, Sandy, Oregon, 2021 Regional CotY Award Winner Residential Detached Structure
Small and brown world-inspired bungalow tiny house in Portland with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Carson Residence ADU
Carson Residence ADU
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
Design ideas for a small and gey world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Carson Residence ADU
Carson Residence ADU
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
Small and gey world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Carson Residence ADU
Carson Residence ADU
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
Photo of a small and gey world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
蓑帽子の家
蓑帽子の家
コージーリトルコージーリトル
入母屋の頂部の窓はロフトになっていて、景色を楽しむ役割と、家の熱を抜く歓喜の役割もある。昔の家に学ぶ自然換気の効果は大きい。
This is an example of a small and beige world-inspired two floor render tiny house in Other with a shingle roof.
Carson Residence ADU
Carson Residence ADU
KYLE CHAN ARCHITECTKYLE CHAN ARCHITECT
This is an example of a small and gey world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Snap ADUSnap ADU
Exterior Front with French Doors.
Inspiration for a medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow render tiny house in San Diego with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
蓑帽子の家
蓑帽子の家
コージーリトルコージーリトル
田舎に溶け込む入母屋屋根。屋根は天然木で徐々にグレー味を帯びて硬化していく。
Photo of a small and beige world-inspired two floor render tiny house in Other with a shingle roof.

World-Inspired Tiny House 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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