2. Classic Craftsman House

If you’re thinking of building or buying a classic Craftsman house, there are plenty of details to look into. This is true of both the outside and interior.

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On a large scale, Craftsman homes often have a very low design of being only a floor or a floor-and-a-half. On the exterior, many Craftsman homes have covered porches, deep overhanging eaves, a hip or gabled roof, exposed rafters, and prominent horizontal details like beams or columns.

On the inside, the architecture includes exposed beams, fireplaces, and wood and ironwork. You can consider the house’s design an open floor plan with few hallways and small rooms that center around the kitchen. Both the interior and exterior can use a variety of local, natural materials beyond wood or iron, such as stone, brick, or stucco.

The interior design aesthetic continues this appreciation for the land and simple details such as earthy paint tones like browns and greens and cozy, minimalist furniture.

3. Craftsman Home Column Ideas

Columns help the house stand tall and firm. They can also be charming details that give your home’s exterior personality. While columns are a consistent feature with Craftsman homes, feel free to incorporate or renovate some that are of a less-traditional design.

Porch columns do not have to stop at only being wood. Other materials such as fiberglass, aluminum, brick, stone, or iron can make an excellent porch column. There are also plenty of options for column design, including Doric columns with fluted sides and smooth tops, Egyptian tapered columns, features details like leaves or horizontal rings, and Corinthian columns shaped like upside-down bells.

However, it is important to remember that if you use wood – especially hollow wood – for your columns, it must be properly cared for or it may attract termites, moisture, or other weather-related problems.