I have seen people do some amazing things by using furniture in roles other than originally intended. Simple example: take something that is a "floor" and tilting it to become a wall instead. Maybe you can find something like that? I guess my first though after looking at the current exterior, is what do you want to change about it? Going to make it a Nord house? Maybe a witches / necromancer hideout? Maybe a Murkmire step-pyramid? I turned mine into a wedding villa.
Some other ideas: creative use of curtains and plants can cover some elements. I have used rungs as wall coverings. The possibilities are only limited by imaginative use. I take the approach of having the end product in mind, then playing around with different furnishings to try to accomplish my objective.
Things like gargoyle statues can cover the detailing on the roof, the Riverhold pikes in N Elsweyr, lots of architechural pieces coming in the next patch.
Can always put trees against the house so the parts you don't like are covered. And as was said - use "floors" as walls, or the wooden Elsweyr walls to hide the pink if you don't like that.
Wow there are some amazingly creative ideas here.....
More housing, here I come!
Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
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Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
@katanagirl1 While ZoS only stickies the most recent threads, I do link to each thread in the OP of every showcase (and I update *all* of them each time to make sure all threads are linked). I also have them all linked in my signature. Hope that helps!
@Gulnagel if you need inspiration and have opportunity to check on PC/EU. I have both Sleek Creek and Dawnshadow re-skinned in different ways (check inside ) . My user is @ayalockheart. Feel free to visit.
I really love the cobbled together architectural changes on houses. There are several houses that I just plain don't like. But I'm the least creative person on the planet. Thank you to the folks who allow their changes to be shown in the showcases like the one linked in this thread. You folks are so imaginative! You give me lots of inspiration.
I should post pictures of my houses in general @Thannazzar. I end up using most of my spare time ingame and some days ingame are pretty busy with messages and things to do. Thanks for the reminder.