Determine Your Homes CORE Style

Interesting to think your home has a style but it's true! Each home is uniquely crafted and screams a style.

If you try to make your home something it's not, it won't ever feel right. The idea is to embrace what style your home already is then add your style into it.

Some are more dramatic than others (talking about you Victorian) and others are colorful or full of rustic wood!

While a homes core structure is a certain style, it doesn't mean you cannot intertwine your own.

Example: our home has mid-century hues but I love cottage style. The cabinets are a flat panel warm wood, like a mid-century home, but the kitchen and dining room also have bead-board while being styled with a patio set and cottage style of shelving.

Adding elements of your style to your home helps tell that story! Hand made rugs for us did the trick, along with clay pot of flowers, and of course those stuffed animals.

Now for your home! Walk through these listed below and see which fits your homes CORE structure (style).

Once you find what home style you have, jump passed the list!

Victorian

The Victorian era style reigned 1837-1901.

Traditional and contemporary can be combined nicely in these houses.

Before you walk in, it's easy to tell if it's one by the outside! The roofs are steep and pointed, a dominant gable, fun shingles and paint colors, and a bay window. Additionally, they typically have an asymmetrical facade with some sort of porch!

Now the interiors are dramaticcc with a lot of details! Lots of textures and patterns. Moody and extra prob like you.

Tudor

Cozy England country side vibes!

These homes are known for tall narrow windows with small windowpanes, steep roofs, prominent cross gable. As well as dark half-timbering, trim, and brick with light cream colors, white stucco, or stone walls.

Craftsman

Woodworking in these homes is exquisite! Usually interior contains built-in bookshelves and seating throughout.

The exterior has low-pitched roofs, exposed roof rafters, decorative beams and braces under the gables. Porches are framed by tapered square columns.

Cottage

My favvv style because it's "nice and cozy" as my 2yr old would say.

Cottage homes today are inspired by the English countryside Medieval homes. In the early 1900's it became popular in the US. Common features are warm, storybook type of feel, steep roofs, cross gables, arched doors (inside and out), with brick, stone, or stucco siding.

Mediterranean

These homes have low-pitched roofs, arches, grillwork, and stucco exterior! Pops of color outside and in. The floor plan is typically a U shape with courtyards, and sometimes fountains! The thought is to make it an extension of the inside while making it also a great way to do cross-ventilation for fresh air!

Ranch-Style

Usually found with simple floor plans, attached garages, and living spaces made to function. Typically is a single story home with large windows on the front of the house, low pitched roof, and a porch. Dates back to 1930's but is still being built today.

Contemporary

Contemporary homes have fun designs with lots of glass, and an open floor plan. The exterior has a mix of materials and textures that contrast each other. You will also often find exposed roof beams, flat/low pitched roofs.

Italianate

These Italian inspired homes have ornate details all around with a gentle slop on the roof. Typically they are rectangle but offer very interesting details on exterior and interior doorways, windows, porches, and columns.

Colonial

Big and boxy, pretty simple but offers lots of symmetrical windows and grand entrances! Commonly styled with columns and brick.

Mid-Century

Mid-Century homes are all about clean lines, flat roofs, large windows, and open concepts! Split-levels are usually mid-century. Exteriors are wide, sometimes multiple stories, and likes to mix materials: wood, glass, stucco, stone, and/or brick. Making outdoor spaces easily accessible is apart of the vibe. Warm earth tones like oranges, creams, and browns are the most common colors.

For accent walls you'll typically see long and skinny strips of wood aligned close together. Flat panel kitchen cabinet doors are also common.

Traditional Farm-House

Simple and practical. Exterior and interior usually includes board-and-batten and a metal roof. The classic color scheme is white siding with black trim. Multiple roof peaks and a front porch with exposed wooden beams are also common.

Saltbox

These homes are name after wooden salt containers used back in the Colonial period! One side of the home has a trademarked dramatic slope to the roof. Most also have a chimney in the middle of the roof. Was the most cost effective home back in the day!

12 A-Frame

These homes are very unique and will turn heads every time! The interior roof walls also act as walls because of the extreme steep. Windows are loaded up on the front and back, because of the roof. Usually found utilized in a cabin setting!

13 Spanish Colonial

Traditional Spanish homes are full of unique architecture. Red terra-cotta roofs, floors, stucco walls, windows are usually small, asymmetrical, not as extravagant as the mediterranean style BUT still have arches and wrought iron details.

14 Barndominium

Says it in the name - a home made to look and have the structure like a barn! A mix between a traditional barn and a condominium. Very popular in rural areas because of it's cost effective build. It's common to see strong framework, many windows, exposed beams, and porches.

15 Cabin

The American classic home! Uses rustic materials: timber, steel, tin, and stone. These homes usually also have exposed beams, high ceilings, porches, decks, and a stone chimney. Can range from quaint and cozy to large and impressive!