Craftsman style house design

Craftsman Style House Design: See Your House as a Craftsman

People searching for a Craftsman style house usually want one of two things: to give a plain house the Craftsman look (a deep porch, tapered columns, brackets, shingles and earthy colours), or to see a new Craftsman house before it is built. This AI Craftsman house design tool starts from a picture. Upload a photo of your house or lot, a sketch or a clay model, and ArchitecturesAI renders it in the same view; then describe the porch, the siding, the colours and the windows in a sentence. The result is an idea picture of the outside. It is not a floor plan, a structural design or a quote.

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A plain one-storey house with beige vinyl siding and a front gable, a white door, two sliding windows, a concrete step, a lawn, a driveway and fences — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of a plain house, not a real house. Edit prompt used: "Turn this house into a Craftsman style house: a full-width covered front porch on tapered square white columns standing on grey stone bases, wide eaves with exposed rafter tails and triangle wood brackets in the gable, sage green horizontal lap siding with cedar shingles in the gable, white trim, 4-over-1 windows and a dark stained wood front door with small top windows. Keep the house shape, the roof pitch, the lawn, the driveway, the neighbours and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a full-width covered front porch, grey stone bases under the columns, cedar shingles and timber brackets in the main gable, sage green siding, white trim and a dark wood front door with small top windows; the house shape, the roof, the lawn, the driveway, the fences and the step stayed. What differs from the prompt: the columns are round, not tapered and square, and the windows are still plain, not 4-over-1. Added without being asked: a small gable roof over the porch. We ran this one once.

The same house as a Craftsman with sage green siding, cedar shingles and timber brackets in the gable, a full-width porch with its own small gable on white round columns standing on grey stone bases, and a dark wood door — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of a plain house, not a real house. Edit prompt used: "Turn this house into a Craftsman style house: a full-width covered front porch on tapered square white columns standing on grey stone bases, wide eaves with exposed rafter tails and triangle wood brackets in the gable, sage green horizontal lap siding with cedar shingles in the gable, white trim, 4-over-1 windows and a dark stained wood front door with small top windows. Keep the house shape, the roof pitch, the lawn, the driveway, the neighbours and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a full-width covered front porch, grey stone bases under the columns, cedar shingles and timber brackets in the main gable, sage green siding, white trim and a dark wood front door with small top windows; the house shape, the roof, the lawn, the driveway, the fences and the step stayed. What differs from the prompt: the columns are round, not tapered and square, and the windows are still plain, not 4-over-1. Added without being asked: a small gable roof over the porch. We ran this one once.

What makes a house Craftsman

Style guides from Quicken Loans, Hunker and Bob Vila describe the Craftsman house, an American style from about 1905 to 1930 that grew out of the Arts and Crafts movement, with the same features:

A low-pitched gable roof with wide eaves and exposed rafter tails.
Triangle knee braces or brackets under the gables.
A covered front porch, often full width, on tapered square columns standing on stone or brick piers.
Natural materials: wood siding, cedar shingles and stone.
Windows with several panes over one (4-over-1 or 3-over-1), and earthy colours such as sage, brown and cream.

How to try a Craftsman house design with ArchitecturesAI

In the editor above, the mode is Render Architecture, the type is Residential and the style is Traditional. This mode has no prompt box: you start from an image.
Under Select Image, upload a JPG or PNG: a daylight photo of your house or your plot taken from the street, or a sketch, a clay model or a screenshot from your 3D software.
Click Generate. Free accounts can only use Low quality (Medium and High are marked PRO). Sign in with Google or email when asked.
To steer the result, click Edit Image on it (the box is called Edit Instructions) or use Custom Action, and describe the porch, the columns, the siding, the colours and the windows and what must stay the same. Each edit is another render and uses credits. Run it a few times, since every result differs.
The three examples below ran directly on our image model with the written instructions shown. They did not go through the editor above, so your own results will differ.

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Craftsman details on a plain house

A plain one-storey house is the most common starting point. Here the porch, the brackets, the shingles and the colour changed; the columns and the windows came out simpler than asked.

A Craftsman from a sketch or on an empty lot

If you are building new, start from a sketch or a photo of the lot. Both examples kept the setting and the shape and missed some small details, listed in the captions.

A black pencil line sketch of a storey-and-a-half house with a front gable, a gabled dormer with three windows and a front porch on turned columns with a railing — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The sketch is an AI-drawn stand-in for a hand sketch, not a real drawing. Edit prompt used: "Turn this line sketch into a realistic daylight photo of the same Craftsman house: dark charcoal lap siding with a black shingle roof, natural cedar brackets and rafter tails, tapered porch columns in natural wood on stacked stone bases, white 4-over-1 windows, a warm wood front door, a brick path and green shrubs in front. Keep the house shape, the dormer, the porch, the columns, the doors, the windows and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: charcoal lap siding, a black shingle roof, natural wood trim, columns and railing, white windows, a warm wood front door, a brick path and shrubs; the shape, the dormer, the porch and the doors stayed as drawn. What differs from the prompt: the columns are round, not tapered; the stone is only a low strip under the porch, not stacked column bases; the windows have grid tops rather than 4-over-1; and no rafter tails are visible. Added without being asked: trees and a fence. We ran this one once.

A photo-like render of the same house with charcoal lap siding, a black shingle roof, natural wood trim, columns and railing, white windows, a wood door, a brick path and green shrubs — Both images are AI-generated with our own image model. The sketch is an AI-drawn stand-in for a hand sketch, not a real drawing. Edit prompt used: "Turn this line sketch into a realistic daylight photo of the same Craftsman house: dark charcoal lap siding with a black shingle roof, natural cedar brackets and rafter tails, tapered porch columns in natural wood on stacked stone bases, white 4-over-1 windows, a warm wood front door, a brick path and green shrubs in front. Keep the house shape, the dormer, the porch, the columns, the doors, the windows and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: charcoal lap siding, a black shingle roof, natural wood trim, columns and railing, white windows, a warm wood front door, a brick path and shrubs; the shape, the dormer, the porch and the doors stayed as drawn. What differs from the prompt: the columns are round, not tapered; the stone is only a low strip under the porch, not stacked column bases; the windows have grid tops rather than 4-over-1; and no rafter tails are visible. Added without being asked: trees and a fence. We ran this one once.

An empty grassy lot between two houses, with a big tree on the right, power lines and a sidewalk — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of an empty lot, not a real site. Edit prompt used: "Build a new two-storey Craftsman style house on this lot: a low-pitched gable roof with wide eaves and exposed rafter tails, a covered front porch on tapered columns with stone bases, warm white lap siding with blue-grey shingles in the gables, 4-over-1 windows with wide trim, a dark green front door and a front path to the sidewalk. Keep the neighbouring houses, the tree, the sidewalk, the street, the power lines and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a two-storey house with gables and timber brackets, a covered porch on columns with stone bases, warm white lap siding, a dark green front door and a path to the sidewalk; the neighbouring houses, the tree, the sidewalk, the street and the power lines stayed. What differs from the prompt: the blue-grey shingles went on the roof rather than in the gables, and the rafter tails are hard to see. We ran this one once.

The same lot with a new two-storey Craftsman house with two front gables and timber brackets, a porch on columns over stone bases, white lap siding, a blue-grey shingle roof, a dark green door and a path to the sidewalk — An AI-generated pair made with our own image model. The "before" is an AI-drawn stand-in for a photo of an empty lot, not a real site. Edit prompt used: "Build a new two-storey Craftsman style house on this lot: a low-pitched gable roof with wide eaves and exposed rafter tails, a covered front porch on tapered columns with stone bases, warm white lap siding with blue-grey shingles in the gables, 4-over-1 windows with wide trim, a dark green front door and a front path to the sidewalk. Keep the neighbouring houses, the tree, the sidewalk, the street, the power lines and the camera angle exactly the same." What followed it: a two-storey house with gables and timber brackets, a covered porch on columns with stone bases, warm white lap siding, a dark green front door and a path to the sidewalk; the neighbouring houses, the tree, the sidewalk, the street and the power lines stayed. What differs from the prompt: the blue-grey shingles went on the roof rather than in the gables, and the rafter tails are hard to see. We ran this one once.

What the AI keeps and what it may change

Usually kept: the camera angle, the house shape, the neighbours and the setting.
Often different from what you asked: column shapes, window patterns, where colours and shingles go, and small details such as rafter tails.
Often added without being asked: porch roofs, trees and fences.
Never produced: floor plans, structure, cost estimates or approval drawings.

Looking at other American styles?

Our farmhouse, colonial and Cape Cod pages use the same tool with other style details, the Prairie style page covers the Craftsman house's Chicago cousin, and the porch design page covers porches on their own.

Free tier and plans

You need a free account to render. New accounts get 2 free renders, and free renders carry a watermark. In India this site does not include free renders, so a paid plan is needed there. Weekly, monthly and yearly plans for more renders without the watermark are on the pricing page.

The house, the sketch and the lot on this page are AI-drawn stand-ins, not real. Each example was run directly on the model, not through the tool above.

Frequently asked questions

What is a Craftsman style house?

An American house style from about 1905 to 1930, with a low gable roof, wide eaves with exposed rafters, brackets, a covered porch on tapered columns and natural wood and stone.

Can I see my own house as a Craftsman?

Yes, as an idea picture. Upload a daylight photo taken from the street, render it, then use Edit Image to ask for the porch, the brackets and the colours. In our example the porch and gable details came through, while the columns and windows came out simpler.

Is there a text box in the editor?

The prompt box exists only in Architecture Generator mode. The editor above opens in Render Architecture, where you upload an image and change the result with Edit Image (Edit Instructions) or Custom Action.

Is it free to try?

Yes. After you sign in, a new account gets 2 free renders with a watermark, in Low quality. In India this site does not include free renders. Paid weekly, monthly and yearly plans are listed on the pricing page.

See your house as a Craftsman

Upload a photo of your house, your lot or your sketch, compare a few Craftsman versions, and take the best one to your builder. Your first 2 renders on a free account are on us.

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