OTHER DESIGN STYLE CONSIDERATIONS

Before you make your final decision on your design style, there are a few more things to consider. One major consideration is the surrounding neighborhood. If you want to build in a subdivision of modified two-story homes that are primarily earth tones and vinyl-siding you probably shouldn’t build a cutting-edge contemporary with a flat roof, smooth exterior hard panels and metal railings. It doesn’t have to be that drastic, even a simple two-story home in a neighborhood of single level homes will look out of place.

Another consideration is exterior colors. The color of your home as compared to the neighbors is important too. If you are in a neighborhood of earth-tone colors, you will need to be careful with your selection of exterior colors. Color also affects the design style. Some design styles demand deeper colors while on others a deep color would make the design look totally incorrect. If you are biased to particular colors, you should think about this now. Waiting to the house is built and you are four weeks away from moving in, is not the time to think about exterior colors.

If you are building in an eclectic neighborhood, color and style will not be as big a problem as if you build in a suburban type development where there is sameness. In those situations the color and design style cannot veer too far away.

Overall, you don’t need to build the exact same homes as your neighbors, but the home does need to fit it in the neighborhood. The last thing you want is to the one house that sticks out like a sore thumb.