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From the street, the exterior of the home is understated and elegant. Natural materials and expert landscape design make arrival and street presence, attractive.


The large angled garage, double entry door, bay window and arches are the welcoming visuals to this exposed ranch. Exterior thin veneer stone, the James Hardie Timberbark siding and the Weather Wood shingles accented by the medium bronze metal roof and white trim windows are an eye appealing color combination. Impressive double transom entry door with overhead timbers and side by side double pillars.
(Ryan Hainey)


A welcoming entrance leads you into this wine country home. With plants native to a mediterranean climate lining the walkway as you make your way to the rustic wood door. We lightened up the entire house from the outside in, bringing it from shades of dark brown to lighter beiges and clean whites.


Standing seam low slope metal roofing contrasting with wood and cement plaster finish. Garage door admits light both day and night.
Inspiration for a large modern multicolored one-story mixed siding exterior home remodel in San Francisco with a shed roof
Inspiration for a large modern multicolored one-story mixed siding exterior home remodel in San Francisco with a shed roof


Amber Frederiksen Photography
Example of a large transitional white one-story stucco exterior home design in Miami with a hip roof
Example of a large transitional white one-story stucco exterior home design in Miami with a hip roof


Creative Captures, David Barrios
Example of a mid-sized 1960s black one-story wood house exterior design in Other
Example of a mid-sized 1960s black one-story wood house exterior design in Other


Tristan Cairnes
Small cottage white one-story concrete house exterior idea in Atlanta with a mixed material roof
Small cottage white one-story concrete house exterior idea in Atlanta with a mixed material roof


John Granen
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern one-story wood exterior home remodel in Other
Inspiration for a mid-sized modern one-story wood exterior home remodel in Other


Inspiration for a small mid-century modern blue one-story wood house exterior remodel in Charlotte with a hip roof and a shingle roof


I built this on my property for my aging father who has some health issues. Handicap accessibility was a factor in design. His dream has always been to try retire to a cabin in the woods. This is what he got.
It is a 1 bedroom, 1 bath with a great room. It is 600 sqft of AC space. The footprint is 40' x 26' overall.
The site was the former home of our pig pen. I only had to take 1 tree to make this work and I planted 3 in its place. The axis is set from root ball to root ball. The rear center is aligned with mean sunset and is visible across a wetland.
The goal was to make the home feel like it was floating in the palms. The geometry had to simple and I didn't want it feeling heavy on the land so I cantilevered the structure beyond exposed foundation walls. My barn is nearby and it features old 1950's "S" corrugated metal panel walls. I used the same panel profile for my siding. I ran it vertical to math the barn, but also to balance the length of the structure and stretch the high point into the canopy, visually. The wood is all Southern Yellow Pine. This material came from clearing at the Babcock Ranch Development site. I ran it through the structure, end to end and horizontally, to create a seamless feel and to stretch the space. It worked. It feels MUCH bigger than it is.
I milled the material to specific sizes in specific areas to create precise alignments. Floor starters align with base. Wall tops adjoin ceiling starters to create the illusion of a seamless board. All light fixtures, HVAC supports, cabinets, switches, outlets, are set specifically to wood joints. The front and rear porch wood has three different milling profiles so the hypotenuse on the ceilings, align with the walls, and yield an aligned deck board below. Yes, I over did it. It is spectacular in its detailing. That's the benefit of small spaces.
Concrete counters and IKEA cabinets round out the conversation.
For those who could not live in a tiny house, I offer the Tiny-ish House.
Photos by Ryan Gamma
Staging by iStage Homes
Design assistance by Jimmy Thornton


Inspiration for a transitional beige one-story stone exterior home remodel in Minneapolis with a shingle roof and a gray roof


Eclectic gray one-story wood exterior home photo in Los Angeles with a metal roof and a gray roof


Example of a small classic green one-story vinyl exterior home design in New Orleans with a shingle roof


Built by Old Hampshire Designs, Inc.
Sheldon Pennoyer & Renee Fair, Architects
John W. Hession, Photographer
Mid-sized rustic brown one-story wood house exterior idea in Boston with a hip roof and a shingle roof
Mid-sized rustic brown one-story wood house exterior idea in Boston with a hip roof and a shingle roof


expansive single story custom home designed to bring the outdoor inside with views from every angle of this home. Its an entertainers dream house and this years 2020 Dream Home.


Inspiration for a large rustic gray one-story wood exterior home remodel in Phoenix


This 1960 house was in need of updating from both design and performance standpoints, and the project turned into a comprehensive deep energy retrofit, with thorough airtightness and insulation, new space conditioning and energy-recovery-ventilation, triple glazed windows, and an interior of incredible elegance. While we maintained the foundation and overall massing, this is essentially a new house, well equipped for a new generation of use and enjoyment.


Photography by Laura Moss
Coastal gray one-story wood exterior home idea in New York
Coastal gray one-story wood exterior home idea in New York
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