JV Home Designs
JV Home Designs
What's Your Style?
What's Your Style?
With so many types of house styles, narrowing the list down to your favorite can be overwhelming.
Whether remodeling, adding on, or building anew, knowing the style of your home can help in developing a successful plan.
Here are just a few of the most popular styles here in Ontario.
With so many types of house styles, narrowing the list down to your favorite can be overwhelming.
Whether remodeling, adding on, or building anew, knowing the style of your home can help in developing a successful plan.
Here are just a few of the most popular styles here in Ontario.
Craftsman
Craftsman
Craftsman homes are among the most popular in Ontario for good reason. They honor the detail and hard work that goes into a quality home build.
Craftsman homes reject the mass produced cookie cutter homes, most often featuring a combinations of wood and stone on the exterior. A low pitch roof, wide overhangs, exposed rafters and decorative beams give to the look of a craftsman home.
Traditional
Traditional
You can find homes like this is every town in Ontario. This style is most popular because of it familiar appearance and its cost effectiveness.
Traditional homes use characteristics from other styles like gables, dormers and columns. They are unpretentious, usually two storey and have covered entries.
Warm and homey, a traditional style home like this is ideal for those who love the classic look.
Farmhouses
Farmhouses
Farmhouses are ideal for reflecting a love for the land. An outdoor terrace on the home creates a transition space between indoors and out.
Exteriors are adorn with vibrant siding, tin roofs, barn lighting, and touches of rustic wooden.
Cottage
Cottage
Cottages are cheerful and quaint. Often small and casual, they create a home where you can put family life first.
They usually are accompanied by generous front porches, warm storybook character, steep roof pitches with second storey tucked into the attic.
Ranch
Ranch
Ranch homes are intriguing because they're native to North America. They connect you the the landscape.
Ranch homes are usually single storey with a shallow roof gable, they have great patio and deck space. Ranch homes are sprawling and use open concept interiors.
Modern
Modern
Modern style homes like this can be a head-turner. With flat surfaces and a minimalist facade, we throwback to a house style popular back in the day.
Modern homes have clean lines, simple proportions, and open plan spaces. They often have flat roof and accept the surrounding landscapes into their design to meld everything together, showcasing high quality materials like marble and wood.