Farmhouse exterior ideas
A farmhouse exterior is read from three things: the roof, the wall material and the size of the windows. The six views below come from four farmhouses Domusia drew, from rustic stone under slate or a hipped roof to modern versions in white render and charred timber.
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Modern farmhouse exterior or rustic farmhouse exterior
- Rustic farmhouse exteriors in dry-stacked local stone with lime mortar, thick walls and small punched windows.
- Modern farmhouse exteriors that keep the gable outline but switch to smooth white render or vertical timber cladding.
- Simple roofs with no dormers: a gable roof on the coastal houses, a low hipped roof with deep eaves on the countryside one.
- Windows smaller and fewer than on a modern house, set deep in the wall so the facade reads as solid.
- Terracotta tiles on the white rendered farmhouse, dark slate or timber shingles on the stone and timber ones.
- Terraces and gardens kept loose: a table on gravel, wild grasses and low shrubs right up to the walls.
Questions
Are these construction plans?
No. Domusia draws what your farmhouse looks like, outside and inside, not how to build it. Use the images to brief an architect or a builder.
What is the difference between a modern and a rustic farmhouse exterior?
The outline stays the same: a simple volume under a pitched roof. A rustic farmhouse is built in stone with small windows; a modern one uses render or timber and lets in more glass.
Can a farmhouse have one storey?
Yes. Two of the four houses here are single storey: a white rendered house by the sea and a stone house under a hipped roof in open countryside.
How do I draw my own farmhouse?
Choose Farmhouse as the style in Domusia, then a setting, a facade material and a roof. Domusia draws the exterior first, then the rooms inside.