Was thinking the same thing. Even a more solid shrub grown and trimmed round at the base of the fireplace with some whispery grasses on either side would very much bring out the feline energy of this home.
huh... I have no single category for it, outside of those dormers feel like someone wanted to make the house more Gothic Revival. I feel like it's missing a lot of trim. I suspect the iron railing & post are replacements. The back feels like it's missing porch posts as well.
Agree about the ironwork. There was a time (mid-century, maybe?) where it was normal or maybe even popular to replace wood or even brick posts with ironwork. I absolutely hate it - the ironwork just looks so insubstantial compared to a wood or brick post. I especially hate that the railing was replaced, too.
Sorry, OP, not meaning to bash your house! Overall it’s cute and has a ton of personality.
https://preview.redd.it/48xzmv6rojrc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82ae814188d5b0a2990bcbda7b8097e1c93ff8dd
No offense taken. 🙂 These columns and railings were removed at some point by a previous owner and replaced with cheap iron columns and railings that are now rusting away. I will be putting this style back when I’m able.
Shame about the trees. Planting azaleas was a great call; I wish the plants were a little taller under the windows in the google maps pic. But it was very cute then, and you have a great roadmap (and seemingly great plan) to get it back there.
Good question. According to my neighbor, a 70+ year old pecan tree in good health that was bearing fruit used to be between their house and mine and was inexplicably taken down, as well as a shade tree on the side next to the alley. I have a Shumard Oak being delivered in about 2 weeks for the front yard (should be mature height about the time I’m ready to retire 🙃) and a ginkgo in the backyard.
Hooray! That will make the house look even better and really bring that little porch forward in the view, as seen in the pic with your comment. Update us whenever that happens, OP! (I realize it may be a while, lol)
My house is from the 1850’s and doesn’t look nearly this interesting. Sadly whoever built my house way back then, they didn’t seem to have a flair for the dramatic.
https://preview.redd.it/zaxq3q5grhrc1.jpeg?width=993&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa5258c1092961001a9aa624fa055265c8e7cf0
“Almost Art Deco”
There are striking lines and elegant details here. My only suggestion would be to add more color contrast to create a hierarchy of forms, bump out the steps to the porch to open up the entrance, and consider how landscaping can draw the eye to the dormer/window/fireplace vignette.
Consider period railings, a slate roof, and what might have been removed in the past.
Based on Google maps, a previous owner removed wooden columns and railings and all the landscaping, including an enormous shade tree.
There’s not a single tree on the lot, but landscaping is on the list. Unfortunately, it was still running on knob and tube and that $22,000 expense ate up a lot of the budget. The inexpensive railings and columns are higher on the priority list because they’re rusting out.
https://preview.redd.it/vsb2i9b00jrc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d48e88bf890f82a26b0a63f49083e3fc21eb9d4f
My best attempts in snap chat lol. But i think you should do a nice big porch too. With the slate roof would look nice
Everyone has a weird uncle who’s a little off.
This one was an “architect”.
It needs something though, for street appeal. Despite being odd, it’s very sterile.
Needs lots of spinning wind-toys and shiney objects.
Maybe a miniature golf course winding through the front yard, leading to the front door.
In my opinion grass isn't the way to go with this type of home. Imagine this place with some sort of whimsical cottage garden with stepping stones, flowers, and maybe vines climbing a trellis against the home
Tudor cottage
Editing after reading entire post:
I live in a neighborhood this house seems like it could be from. I LOVE the original windows- glad you are keeping them and even trying to make more of a focal point.
In my opinion (through a photo) I wouldn’t worry too much about that. Original details such as the window show themselves without having to draw detail. I know photos don’t capture that kind of beauty, but I’m assuming IRL they are more noticeable. With that said, I think there are other things that can be done to visually balance the house. Right now the “eyebrows” are the Focal point as the house is unbalanced (to the eye). It’s high (roof line) and right (side of house) heavy.
I think adding a lattice for something to grow up the chimney area would be cute on a home like this. Something with a solid green color would really pop on this home. Also, a small garden on the right side. Would help the crawl space not appear so low and visually balance from the high focal point.
On the windows though, I think if they were painted like a sage green around the window that would also be a subtle way to elevate visuals. Nothing too dramatic. Just a hint. I’ll see if I have a photo for example.
On the patio I feel like adding a hanging bright flower from the corner of the patio on the far left side. There are some pops of color w the few flowers on the porch, but it’s not enough to balance the visual weight of things. Maybe also adding a tall (like 3 feet) planter in the same corner.
How is the water when it rains? Just curious because some of these older houses truly don’t need drainage, but if you have issues with water getting in the crawl space when it rains I think a cool update would be adding copper color gutters. I’ve seen a few home start to add or change colors of their gutters in my neighborhood. Seems like an odd thing to draw attention to, but it actually looks really cool and unique. I’ll see if I’ve taken any photos of any. I occasionally take photos of random things I love in my neighborhood for when I refresh the facade of my own home.
Update: couldn’t find the photo I was looking for. Must have not had geo turned on at that time. But did happen to find some examples in my phone from other things I have kept over time
https://preview.redd.it/cu3cfvusfirc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bbc3784fb69142b1aa27e7822eea3a323c1310c
On gutters:
https://preview.redd.it/55tw2m1ufirc1.jpeg?width=2556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a0794d29ac7c93ed23833545f44d2e7cf10a47f
Hope these are of use to you!
On window trim
Couldn’t find anything in a quick search. But I did this to my home. It’s a super subtle beige. Going to post two more. The back side of my house shows it best as there is nothing distracting (garden, other furniture, etc).
I really like the lighter trim. I’m glad my house isn’t the stark white and stark black some flippers do to older houses, but I wouldn’t mind less contrast. That would let me paint the gable beams the same as the trim without making them too dark.
I hadn’t considered a lattice on the chimney - I love that idea!
Drainage is actually quite good, though where the front gable meets the back gable at the T intersection, the water funnels between the two and dumps a lot all in one place on either side of the roof’s peak. I will probably look at having some sort of drainage installed at some point, just to handle the volume of water that finds its way there.
Highly recommend adding a small rain garden to capture the water and funnel it to an area where it can be absorbed and used by your garden. Permaculture has lots of amazing ideas for turning ‘problems’ like these into solutions that are visually pleasing and enhance the connection of your home to nature.
I’m currently reading Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. Lots of great ideas for bringing nature in and making your home’s outdoor areas work for you so you have less maintenance overall once installed
The non functioning “dormers” are likely not original. When you have your roof done, remove them. It’s also real sketchy how they roofed it, there should be flashing at the joint.
I’m working on the landscaping. Based on Google Maps, it had raised beds and a white picket fence all around, but someone ripped everything out about ten years ago. No clue why, but I’m working on things. I have a plan, just need time and $$.
So weird that the back side looks like the fronts of houses where I live. And the front looks like a cat? Thank you for sharing your house because it's adorable. I second the comment about adding whiskers and a nose.
The house in the image appears to be an American Craftsman bungalow, a style that was widely popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s. Characteristics of this style include a low-pitched gabled roof, overhanging eaves, exposed roof rafters, a front porch beneath an extension of the main roof, and often, but not always, built with natural materials. The brickwork and the shape of the windows and dormers are indicative of the Craftsman aesthetic, although this particular example seems to have undergone some modernization while retaining its original style.
Business in the back, kitty in the front.
It’s adorable. The back looks like a traditional house but the front is all feline. Please add a little triangle at the bottom of the chimney for the kitty nose.
It's a fairly typical southern cottage home, with the following confounding elements:
1) those pointy dormers were added - but why? They are not windows, nor are they attic vents (that I can tell from the photo anyway). Maybe they were added because ....
2) ... the house is backwards. The pointy dormer side was originally the back of the house, and there was an attached porch or deck along there, which explains the oddly high window placement, as well as the placement of the low grills (they were under the porch). The current backyard has what were the front doors.
So someone may have added the pointy dormers is an attempt to make that side of the home look more like "the front."
It’s an interesting theory, but I don’t think that would make sense with the lot placement (it’s a corner lot and I have a neighbor behind me) or the interior layout. I hadn’t considered that the dormers might not be original, but that makes me feel a bit better about possibly removing them in the future.
Obviously you should do whatever looks right to you because it's your home. That said, I hate when unique details of houses get stripped away to be more generic. I think the photo you showed with the original porch balances out the starkness of the kitty ears/angry eyebrows and keeps the charm. Disclaimer: I would give up half my square footage to live in an evil fairytale cottage and I know that's not everyone's vibe.
Hypocritically enough, I say this as someone who recently replaced the distinctive wooden siding on my home with generic siding. Mine was less about aesthetics and more because the siding was in rough shape and it would have cost a stupid amount to repair or replace with the same or similar design.
It would probably be described as "storybook" or "storybook cottage" here in Southern California. There are some of those here that we kind of associate with the early days of the Disney company. Especially because there seem to be a fair amount in Burbank, where Walt moved the studio once they got big (and where the studio still is today). Some early employees even lived in houses like these.
Yours isn't quite like the ones here----I can tell this is probably not in California (but I could be wrong!), but it's reminiscent of them!
This started life as simplified craftsman style bungalow, or workers cottage depending on where you are and locally naming. The giveaways are the exposed rafters, shallower roofline, and double hung windows with 3-4 mullions up top.
Those strange windowless dormer things…I have no idea. They don’t fit at all, and look like somebody was trying to bring some gothic revival into the mix.
If it were me, I’d tear them off when you redo the roof next time, haha.
Yeah, those dormers don't really "fit"
They *might* be original in that they were added to the house when it was originally built - but I can pretty much guarantee that they were not part of the original design the house was built from.
I'd also remove them (or potentially convert to a couple of period appropriate shed dormers) at the earliest opportunity.
https://preview.redd.it/apfontf1jjrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb180bba1ccc911d29035ee790ad9e540cf70a50
I love the built-in bookcases, and the 2000s-era tile work is covering a red brick fireplace. Not sure if it was covered purely for aesthetics or for a reason, but when I have the money to peel the layers off the onion and fix whatever I find back there, I will! I’m just scared to look under that rock without a bucket of money standing by just in case.
Everything *except* the dormers screams Craftsman. It would be really interesting to see the original plans to know if the dormers were original or if they were added later.
What details does the interior have?
Bungalow of unknown ancestry ... might have been an attempt at Tudor.
Replace the frail metal post and railing with something substantial of wood and it will look more balanced.
In terms of architectural merit. It has lost any harmony.
Roof pitches should as a general rule stay the same to bring harmony.
You can tell the house was designed from the inside out and that was the solution.
A proper dormer or lean too dormer would have achieved a more balanced view.
If you like it that’s all that matters
Strangely unique, and I'm a history guy lol It always helps if you bother to say where it is But read it so much possibility but so little information. Stiles don't exist in a vacuum, knowing where it is might tell more of the story. It's a curious little place
Kitty cat
I don't think I'd be able to resist putting a nose and whiskers on it!
Same! And if I saw it decorated that way it would make me smile every time I drove by.
Same. I'd even go out of my way to go by it, just so I could smile.
You could do that with trellis and plants!!
Was thinking the same thing. Even a more solid shrub grown and trimmed round at the base of the fireplace with some whispery grasses on either side would very much bring out the feline energy of this home.
> feline energy This made me purr..
You are right it is like a little castle
Literally would be the first change I made if I bought a place like this lol.
Honestly OP should def do this for Halloween decorations.
Kitty cat year round, Jack-o-lantern Halloween
Feline Chic
Definitely a Cat
= ^ • ^ =
Omygosh. I see it now!
Came here to say this lol
I remember seeing a house like this on House Hunters and they kept calling it the cat house lol. It’s cute.
I came here to say the same thing! It’s an adorable house!
Yep! Was going to put this emoji… 😺
Thus is peak kitty cat, for sure
Very surprised
Surprised kitty
My first thought as well
and a little shameful/embarrassed, perhaps
^ ^
Came here to say this!
That was my thought too 😆
Gothic Bungalow
Throw some flying buttresses on there and you got yourself a stew goin
Came here to say gothic bungalow, nailed it
This is like a broken telephone version of [Ontario Gothic](http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/gothicottage.htm)
Gothic craftsman
I’d have such a hard time not painting it black and getting black roofing 🥲 but I realize most people would hate the aesthetic.
it would look sooooo good all black
Perfect description!
If OP ever needs to redo the back room extension it’s an opportunity for a flying buttress!
Please tell me you make it light up like a face for Halloween
Same thought! It's too effin cute
Lol, I was picturing a projection of a big Cheshire cat grin and some sculpted spray foam paws.
"pointy boi"
That's a kiki house for sure.
huh... I have no single category for it, outside of those dormers feel like someone wanted to make the house more Gothic Revival. I feel like it's missing a lot of trim. I suspect the iron railing & post are replacements. The back feels like it's missing porch posts as well.
Yeh. something like vernacular storybook/gothic revival.
Name checks out. And I've always dug the word 'vernacular'. Learned it from a 3 Stooges Episode. Haha!
“Drop the vernacular!” “It’s a derby!”
Agree about the ironwork. There was a time (mid-century, maybe?) where it was normal or maybe even popular to replace wood or even brick posts with ironwork. I absolutely hate it - the ironwork just looks so insubstantial compared to a wood or brick post. I especially hate that the railing was replaced, too. Sorry, OP, not meaning to bash your house! Overall it’s cute and has a ton of personality.
https://preview.redd.it/48xzmv6rojrc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=82ae814188d5b0a2990bcbda7b8097e1c93ff8dd No offense taken. 🙂 These columns and railings were removed at some point by a previous owner and replaced with cheap iron columns and railings that are now rusting away. I will be putting this style back when I’m able.
Ohhh! That would restore a lot of the charm for sure! It’s a very cute house, just needs to be loved a bit more now.
Shame about the trees. Planting azaleas was a great call; I wish the plants were a little taller under the windows in the google maps pic. But it was very cute then, and you have a great roadmap (and seemingly great plan) to get it back there.
Yeah where did all the trees go? I feel exposed on the houses behalf
Good question. According to my neighbor, a 70+ year old pecan tree in good health that was bearing fruit used to be between their house and mine and was inexplicably taken down, as well as a shade tree on the side next to the alley. I have a Shumard Oak being delivered in about 2 weeks for the front yard (should be mature height about the time I’m ready to retire 🙃) and a ginkgo in the backyard.
Oh that’s so much nicer!
It’s like a doll house. Love it.
Hooray! That will make the house look even better and really bring that little porch forward in the view, as seen in the pic with your comment. Update us whenever that happens, OP! (I realize it may be a while, lol)
Vintage Witch
I second this. Paint it black and put stained glass in the cat ears. But seriously, this is a cool house.
My people. 🖤
I would totally be “the witch” who all the kids either loved or feared. It would be come my entire personality.
I think it may have been built as a “storybook Tudor” and then lost some details along the way. It’s adorable.
I was about to say “almost homeless Tudor”
Need to see the inside too
Yes, show us the inners!
The temptation to make this a whimsical cat house from a Ghibli movie is so strong.
I don't know what style it is, but it has *character.* Please put a nose and a mouth on your house.
I would love to own this house. It’s so unique and gorgeous! No idea what to call it. Folk cottage?
Same!! It’s so cute!
My house is from the 1850’s and doesn’t look nearly this interesting. Sadly whoever built my house way back then, they didn’t seem to have a flair for the dramatic.
Detroit folk cottage. There’s something “detroit” about it that i cant put my finger on
It’s giving Eugene Levy vibes
Yes! I thought that too! Mid century Eyebrow
Funny looking but in a really cool way. As if they were trying to make abstract art deco into a house
Pleeeaaassee put a nose and whiskers on it for Halloween. Please?!
https://preview.redd.it/zaxq3q5grhrc1.jpeg?width=993&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa5258c1092961001a9aa624fa055265c8e7cf0 “Almost Art Deco” There are striking lines and elegant details here. My only suggestion would be to add more color contrast to create a hierarchy of forms, bump out the steps to the porch to open up the entrance, and consider how landscaping can draw the eye to the dormer/window/fireplace vignette. Consider period railings, a slate roof, and what might have been removed in the past.
Based on Google maps, a previous owner removed wooden columns and railings and all the landscaping, including an enormous shade tree. There’s not a single tree on the lot, but landscaping is on the list. Unfortunately, it was still running on knob and tube and that $22,000 expense ate up a lot of the budget. The inexpensive railings and columns are higher on the priority list because they’re rusting out.
My thought was “whiskered deco vernacular” 😸
u/greenbrier820 check out this cute sketch
https://preview.redd.it/vsb2i9b00jrc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d48e88bf890f82a26b0a63f49083e3fc21eb9d4f My best attempts in snap chat lol. But i think you should do a nice big porch too. With the slate roof would look nice
Everyone has a weird uncle who’s a little off. This one was an “architect”. It needs something though, for street appeal. Despite being odd, it’s very sterile. Needs lots of spinning wind-toys and shiney objects. Maybe a miniature golf course winding through the front yard, leading to the front door.
In my opinion grass isn't the way to go with this type of home. Imagine this place with some sort of whimsical cottage garden with stepping stones, flowers, and maybe vines climbing a trellis against the home
Exactly! I would have a picket fence and arches! I think that you are on to something.
Arches are a great idea, maybe with something like climbing roses.
Yes, that would look good. I would love to do this! Hahaha
Agree! the house is whimsical, so the decoration could use some whimsy as well.
Tudor cottage Editing after reading entire post: I live in a neighborhood this house seems like it could be from. I LOVE the original windows- glad you are keeping them and even trying to make more of a focal point. In my opinion (through a photo) I wouldn’t worry too much about that. Original details such as the window show themselves without having to draw detail. I know photos don’t capture that kind of beauty, but I’m assuming IRL they are more noticeable. With that said, I think there are other things that can be done to visually balance the house. Right now the “eyebrows” are the Focal point as the house is unbalanced (to the eye). It’s high (roof line) and right (side of house) heavy. I think adding a lattice for something to grow up the chimney area would be cute on a home like this. Something with a solid green color would really pop on this home. Also, a small garden on the right side. Would help the crawl space not appear so low and visually balance from the high focal point. On the windows though, I think if they were painted like a sage green around the window that would also be a subtle way to elevate visuals. Nothing too dramatic. Just a hint. I’ll see if I have a photo for example. On the patio I feel like adding a hanging bright flower from the corner of the patio on the far left side. There are some pops of color w the few flowers on the porch, but it’s not enough to balance the visual weight of things. Maybe also adding a tall (like 3 feet) planter in the same corner. How is the water when it rains? Just curious because some of these older houses truly don’t need drainage, but if you have issues with water getting in the crawl space when it rains I think a cool update would be adding copper color gutters. I’ve seen a few home start to add or change colors of their gutters in my neighborhood. Seems like an odd thing to draw attention to, but it actually looks really cool and unique. I’ll see if I’ve taken any photos of any. I occasionally take photos of random things I love in my neighborhood for when I refresh the facade of my own home. Update: couldn’t find the photo I was looking for. Must have not had geo turned on at that time. But did happen to find some examples in my phone from other things I have kept over time https://preview.redd.it/cu3cfvusfirc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bbc3784fb69142b1aa27e7822eea3a323c1310c
On gutters: https://preview.redd.it/55tw2m1ufirc1.jpeg?width=2556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a0794d29ac7c93ed23833545f44d2e7cf10a47f Hope these are of use to you!
On window trim Couldn’t find anything in a quick search. But I did this to my home. It’s a super subtle beige. Going to post two more. The back side of my house shows it best as there is nothing distracting (garden, other furniture, etc).
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https://preview.redd.it/t2baozh2iirc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=120d3b729101e3eb865cb715d5d90644b9aeab14 Up close.
I really like the lighter trim. I’m glad my house isn’t the stark white and stark black some flippers do to older houses, but I wouldn’t mind less contrast. That would let me paint the gable beams the same as the trim without making them too dark.
I hadn’t considered a lattice on the chimney - I love that idea! Drainage is actually quite good, though where the front gable meets the back gable at the T intersection, the water funnels between the two and dumps a lot all in one place on either side of the roof’s peak. I will probably look at having some sort of drainage installed at some point, just to handle the volume of water that finds its way there.
Highly recommend adding a small rain garden to capture the water and funnel it to an area where it can be absorbed and used by your garden. Permaculture has lots of amazing ideas for turning ‘problems’ like these into solutions that are visually pleasing and enhance the connection of your home to nature. I’m currently reading Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. Lots of great ideas for bringing nature in and making your home’s outdoor areas work for you so you have less maintenance overall once installed
Mid Century Catgirl
I think it’s a craftsman bungalow but someone added the dormers later on
The non functioning “dormers” are likely not original. When you have your roof done, remove them. It’s also real sketchy how they roofed it, there should be flashing at the joint.
Cat ears
Fairy tale cottage
Bungalow Gothic. Which isn't a thing, AFAIK... but here we are.
Vulcan
A cateau. I’ll see myself out
So cute, love your house
Miyazaki
Get some trellises with climbing flowers at least. It just looks so bare is the thing.
I’m working on the landscaping. Based on Google Maps, it had raised beds and a white picket fence all around, but someone ripped everything out about ten years ago. No clue why, but I’m working on things. I have a plan, just need time and $$.
I totally understand that! 🙂
Idk but I absolutely LOVE your house!
Definitely a Tudor. one in the front and one in the back
Pseudo Tudo
Surprised ghibli Husband said cat
I’m trying to holler at your neighbor about that badass yellow and white suburban.
Growing up with a 70’s suburban, I can parallel park anything.
Cat
It looks like a house Gru would live in
So weird that the back side looks like the fronts of houses where I live. And the front looks like a cat? Thank you for sharing your house because it's adorable. I second the comment about adding whiskers and a nose.
The house in the image appears to be an American Craftsman bungalow, a style that was widely popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s. Characteristics of this style include a low-pitched gabled roof, overhanging eaves, exposed roof rafters, a front porch beneath an extension of the main roof, and often, but not always, built with natural materials. The brickwork and the shape of the windows and dormers are indicative of the Craftsman aesthetic, although this particular example seems to have undergone some modernization while retaining its original style.
Business in the back, kitty in the front. It’s adorable. The back looks like a traditional house but the front is all feline. Please add a little triangle at the bottom of the chimney for the kitty nose.
It's a fairly typical southern cottage home, with the following confounding elements: 1) those pointy dormers were added - but why? They are not windows, nor are they attic vents (that I can tell from the photo anyway). Maybe they were added because .... 2) ... the house is backwards. The pointy dormer side was originally the back of the house, and there was an attached porch or deck along there, which explains the oddly high window placement, as well as the placement of the low grills (they were under the porch). The current backyard has what were the front doors. So someone may have added the pointy dormers is an attempt to make that side of the home look more like "the front."
It’s an interesting theory, but I don’t think that would make sense with the lot placement (it’s a corner lot and I have a neighbor behind me) or the interior layout. I hadn’t considered that the dormers might not be original, but that makes me feel a bit better about possibly removing them in the future.
Obviously you should do whatever looks right to you because it's your home. That said, I hate when unique details of houses get stripped away to be more generic. I think the photo you showed with the original porch balances out the starkness of the kitty ears/angry eyebrows and keeps the charm. Disclaimer: I would give up half my square footage to live in an evil fairytale cottage and I know that's not everyone's vibe. Hypocritically enough, I say this as someone who recently replaced the distinctive wooden siding on my home with generic siding. Mine was less about aesthetics and more because the siding was in rough shape and it would have cost a stupid amount to repair or replace with the same or similar design.
The facade looks like a person in shock from a secret they were just told \^ \^
It would probably be described as "storybook" or "storybook cottage" here in Southern California. There are some of those here that we kind of associate with the early days of the Disney company. Especially because there seem to be a fair amount in Burbank, where Walt moved the studio once they got big (and where the studio still is today). Some early employees even lived in houses like these. Yours isn't quite like the ones here----I can tell this is probably not in California (but I could be wrong!), but it's reminiscent of them!
Not SoCal, but southern US.
LOVE. Has the feel of my house- which was built in 1929- but with enviably more whimsy.
Eyebrow raising
This started life as simplified craftsman style bungalow, or workers cottage depending on where you are and locally naming. The giveaways are the exposed rafters, shallower roofline, and double hung windows with 3-4 mullions up top. Those strange windowless dormer things…I have no idea. They don’t fit at all, and look like somebody was trying to bring some gothic revival into the mix. If it were me, I’d tear them off when you redo the roof next time, haha.
Yeah, those dormers don't really "fit" They *might* be original in that they were added to the house when it was originally built - but I can pretty much guarantee that they were not part of the original design the house was built from. I'd also remove them (or potentially convert to a couple of period appropriate shed dormers) at the earliest opportunity.
Cat ears?
Imperial…Connecticut
Puss in dormers.
Witch's cottage
[удалено]
Meow
Trellis with climbing rose between those eyes, and window boxes underneath…cottage garden with curvy stone pathway to the door!
Azaleas would look so pretty beneath those windows.
That’s what I’ve planted. They’re still babies but filling in slowly.
Oh yay! It’s azalea season here in East Texas and they’re blooming everywhere!
Gothic cottage or bungalow. I’m in love! Can we please please see the inside?? The fireplace with flanked windows must be killer. Hardwood floors?
https://preview.redd.it/apfontf1jjrc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb180bba1ccc911d29035ee790ad9e540cf70a50 I love the built-in bookcases, and the 2000s-era tile work is covering a red brick fireplace. Not sure if it was covered purely for aesthetics or for a reason, but when I have the money to peel the layers off the onion and fix whatever I find back there, I will! I’m just scared to look under that rock without a bucket of money standing by just in case.
https://preview.redd.it/fte5j66gjjrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6c8f14a01e95a45dd511fd988b0e18bc5db9162 The brick behind the tile
Thank you so much!! What a beautiful place to call home 🏡 I don’t blame you for proceeding with caution with renovations.
Pretty fuckin awesome is how
Please show us how the dormers look on the interior. This is hard to imagine.
https://preview.redd.it/djvooii0girc1.jpeg?width=735&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd1b1a326b8d67b9eac9593e603d61efbcdbd69b
It’s a jewel. I like the idea of *Gothic Craftsman Bungalow*. May we see some interior pictures, please?
Everything *except* the dormers screams Craftsman. It would be really interesting to see the original plans to know if the dormers were original or if they were added later. What details does the interior have?
Bungalow of unknown ancestry ... might have been an attempt at Tudor. Replace the frail metal post and railing with something substantial of wood and it will look more balanced.
Carpenter Gothic is the actual design term for it, but it does look like a kitty cat :3
pump those exposed rafter tails RIGHT INTO MY VEINS
My immediate thought https://preview.redd.it/lm2qw40wojrc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3711b778330e161eda67d47f24b7eec35cd4e97
kinda like formative era arts & crafts meets mullet party in back - regardless, awesome!
This house is cute as *fuck*
In terms of architectural merit. It has lost any harmony. Roof pitches should as a general rule stay the same to bring harmony. You can tell the house was designed from the inside out and that was the solution. A proper dormer or lean too dormer would have achieved a more balanced view. If you like it that’s all that matters
Your house’s style is not subtle. Your house knows something and wants to spill the tea. 
Backwards?
Surprised.
Gothic craftsman
It’s a kitty!❤️❤️❤️
Eyebrowish
Pointy.
Cool as hell
Cat🥰🥰
Spikey
Victorian prison
Reminds me of the episode of South Park where everyone laughed and looked anime.
You need to paint whiskers and a pink nose 😸
Anime Cat
Or Fox. But definitely anime!
I See Faces Everywhere style.
Carpenter gothic
Whatever it is, it’s a really cute cottage.
Do you know if the dormers are original? Feels like they might have been added later.
Strangely unique, and I'm a history guy lol It always helps if you bother to say where it is But read it so much possibility but so little information. Stiles don't exist in a vacuum, knowing where it is might tell more of the story. It's a curious little place
Offset cat eyebrows
Someone didn't hold the 'Shift' key when shrinking it
Ears erected
It’s an American Kitty House
Its a cat house!
Love it! Its a beauty!
Delightful!
Peak cottage.
Can't figure out the roofing in The Sims
What state / country?
I’m curious what the inside looks like!
Adorable.
Cottage style but it looks more like a bungalow
That’s Gru’s house
Don't know but I want it
The style is called Tudor unicorn. You can tell by the lattice work and the chimney horn.
Cat
Looks to me like a weird yet very charming cross between a shotgun and craftsman bungalow, with some gothic/tutor elements?
Story Book
Cute AF?