interior design housing styles

  • 3500 BCE

    Swedish-Log Cabin

    Swedish-Log Cabin
    -Round logs
    -Wide spaces between logs
    -Clapboard gables
    -Sharp peaked roof
  • 1500 BCE

    Earth Shelter

    Earth Shelter
    -Covered with grass
    -In the ground
    -Small windows
  • 1200

    Half Timber

    Half Timber
    -Plastered house
    -Lots of lines
    -Sharp peaked roof
  • 1300

    French-Country/manor

    French-Country/manor
    -hipped roofs
    -stone or brick
    -high arched windows
    -steep designing factors
  • 1500

    Spanish-Stucco

    Spanish-Stucco
    -Terra-cotta roof
    -White exterior walls
    -Arched doorways
    -Wooden doors
    -Small windows
  • 1500

    Earth Sheltered

    Earth Sheltered
    consistent indoor temperatures
    provides sound proofing
    reduces energy consumption
  • Adobe

    Adobe
    -Constructed of natural and durable materials
    -Thick walls
    -Flat, rounded roofs
    -House color is usually orange or tan
  • Queen Anne Hosue

    Queen Anne Hosue
    abundance of decorative elements
    steeply pitched roof irregular shape
    cross gables
    Asymmetrical
    large full width porch
    round or polygonal corner tower
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod
    -Small and rectangular
    -steep roofs
    -normally one and a half story
    -Has a chimney
  • Farmhouse

    Farmhouse
    wood
    beams
    up and down siding
    white and black/gray colors
    cross trims
  • Costal House

    Costal House
    Having many stories having the garage open and under the house so when weather hits it does not flood the house. It has a lot of natural looking woods and bright airy houses. They usually have open floor plans lots of windows for natural light some sort of porch or balcony.
  • Tidewater South

    Tidewater South
    -Hip roof
    -2 story house
    -Porches built on both levels
  • Greek Revival

    Greek Revival
    -Fanlight
    -Platser exterior
    -Pilasters
    -Gabeled roofs
    -Covered Portico Entrance
  • Gothic Revival

    Gothic Revival
    -pointed arches and a window shape
    -front facing gables
    -porches with posts or columns
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate
    -low-pitched roofs
    -round arched windows
    -classical influences
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial
    -two stories
    -symmetrical
    -chimneys
    -Front columns
  • Victorian

    Victorian
    -Decortative trim
    -Bay windows
    -2 to 3 stories
    -High ceilings
  • Tudor

    Tudor
    -brick
    -half-timber framing
    -gable roof
  • Craftsmen

    Craftsmen
    Over hang on the roof
    Natural colors
    Windows
    Stone brick or stucco
    Accents of wood
  • Prairie Style

    Prairie Style
    -large chimneys
    -brick or stucco exteriors
    -open asymmetric floor plans
    -porches
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow
    -single storied
    -sloping roof
    -open floor plan
    -simple designs
  • Split-Level

    Split-Level
    -attached garage at the lowest level
    -Large entry way
    -short set of stairs leading upstairs
  • Solar

    Solar
    -Most windows face south to optimize thermal energy
    Dark colored walls to absorb heat
    -sun room
  • English Cottage

    English Cottage
    Sharply pitched roofs
    Brick or stoney
    Chimney
    sometimes asymmetrical
  • Ski Cabin Style

    Ski Cabin Style
    wood framed windows
    multiple stories
    stone walls
    balconies for the view
  • Tiny House

    Tiny House
    Possibly on wheels
    small and simple features
    well throughout siding
  • Smart Home

    Smart Home
    Smart home devices are connected with each other and can be accessed through one thing- a smartphone,tablet, laptop or game console.