House tattoo ideas

99 photos and flash · 21% Dotwork, 20% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Two black and grey tattoos side by side: a realistic knife on the forearm with a woman's face shaded in the blade, and a neo-traditional style house in an oval frame with cherry blossom on the upper
Knife with a face and a house in an oval frame
Forearm tattoo of three owls perched on a branching tree, each owl with a coloured circular medallion holding a simple figure, in black and grey shading with colour accents.
Three owls on a branch down a forearm
Colourful dotwork tattoo of a house lifted by balloons under a moon, set in an oval landscape on the upper arm.
Balloon house in an oval on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing red roses, two round picture frames and a banner reading There is no place like home.
Roses and frames with a home banner on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a city skyline, mountains, conifer trees and a geodesic dome across the shoulder and upper back.
Cityscape with mountains and geodesic dome on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cottage with a chimney and a tree inside an oval, set above a leafy wreath on the upper arm.
House in an oval frame with leaf wreath
Chest tattoo of an outlined geometric house in dotwork and black ink, with fine-line flower stems and red dotted rays, plus a number on the shoulder.
Geometric house and flower stems on chest
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a thatched cottage with a smoking chimney, a crescent moon, stars and a black lion beneath, with orange accents.
Cottage, crescent moon and lion on a calf
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a house lifted by a bunch of balloons above a banner reading Adventure is out there, shown from two angles.
Balloons and house with banner on thigh
Two side-by-side black and grey photographs of fine line house tattoos, the left one a detailed two-storey house on the ankle and the right one a small cottage above a branch of berries.
Fine line house tattoos
Watercolour-style tattoo on the side of a hip and upper thigh, showing a teal ornate mirror frame, a small cottage, a black lace parasol and green grass stems.
Watercolour cottage and grass on side
Traditional tattoo of a UFO beaming down over a house with the words I want to believe on a banner, with teal flowers, on the upper arm.
UFO and house in a banner roundel
Three-panel collage of black and grey tattoos: a tall pine tree on an upper arm, a detailed house with clouds on a forearm, and 'gone fishing' in script on a wrist.
Pine tree, house and 'gone fishing' script
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised townscape with brick houses, chimneys, rain clouds and an arched doorway on a forearm.
Townscape with chimneys on a forearm
Red pencil drawing of a heart-shaped house with scalloped roof tiles, a chimney with smoke, a rose with leaves and the words HEART & HOME on a banner, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Heart-shaped house with rose and banner
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of two songbirds, a red birdhouse and pink blossom wrapping around an upper arm.
Birds and a red birdhouse with blossom on upper arm
Small fine line tattoo of a cabin among pine trees with a crescent moon, placed on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Cabin and pine trees on a thigh
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a large Victorian house with a spire, framed by bare trees and roots, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Victorian house framed by bare trees on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a house lifted by a bunch of red, blue, yellow and orange balloons, with a line of script above, on the side of a torso at the ribs.
Balloon-lifted house on the side ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a large Victorian mansion with a tower and cross, on the inside of a forearm, above a banner reading The Devil.
Victorian mansion with tower on a forearm
Three small black house-shaped tattoos stacked vertically on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three small houses on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a house lifted into the sky by a bunch of balloons above clouds, drawn in bold outline with grey shading on a lower leg.
House lifted by balloons on a leg
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a house lifted by bunches of balloons, with the script 'Adventure is out there' below, on a calf.
Balloon house and script on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light down onto a lit house, with stars and a bare tree, on the calf.
UFO beam over a house on a calf
Small black fine line tattoo of a simple house with a chimney, windows and a door, on a hairy lower leg above a shoe strap.
Small line drawing of a house on a leg
Black line tattoo of two floor plans with the word CLOVER on a forearm, in a fine line style, against a grey sofa.
Floor plan tattoos on a forearm
Fine line flash sheet of a house, ginkgo leaf, polar bear, pine trees, dinosaur, hand and a scorpio constellation in black ink on cream.
Woodland flash sheet of fine line motifs
Small colour fine line tattoo of a cartoon house held aloft by a bunch of balloons, on the outer ankle.
Small house lifted by balloons on an ankle
Four hand-drawn black line symbols in a row on skin: a stick-like figure, a house shape, a tent-like frame and a striped cone.
Four black line symbols in a row
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a calf showing a hut with an onion dome, a crescent moon, pine trees, flowers and a skull.
Hut, crescent moon and skull on a calf
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a house with a chimney and shrubs on either side, placed on the upper arm.
Fine line house on the upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a heart shaped house with chimneys, trees, stars, a dotted constellation and the words home is where the heart is.
House-heart tattoo on upper arm
Two pen sketches of a leafy sprig inside a simple house outline, one with a small circle beside it, drawn as fine line tattoo flash with no body placement shown.
Sprig in house outline sketches
Full-colour tattoo of a whimsical castle on mechanical legs, with a green tree, red roofs and a large dome, across a person's upper back.
Walking castle tattoo across upper back
A colour tattoo on an upper arm of a faceted geometric owl in red, orange and grey, above a burning terraced building with flames.
Geometric owl and burning building on an upper arm
Black ink tattoos on the back and fingers of a hand, including a shaded butterfly, a leafy vine with a flower, and small geometric symbols.
Butterfly, vine and symbols on a hand
Black and grey dotwork style tattoo of a tipi, log cabin and igloo stacked above the words Home Sweet Home on a thigh.
Tipi, log cabin and igloo stacked on a thigh
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on the forearm showing a house with a scalloped roof, dotted smoke, a TAKE CARE banner and a rope knot.
House and rope knot with TAKE CARE banner
Black ink line drawing of a circular mountain landscape with pine trees, cottages, a winding path and a moon, framed by the words I could have lived a million different lives.
Circular mountain landscape with quote
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of three square panels showing a forest, a wooden cabin and a path, running down the inner forearm.
Three forest and cabin panels on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a cabin under pine trees and a moon, on the calf of a leg above brown suede boots.
Cabin and pine trees on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a pastel house lifted by coloured balloons, with the words Adventure is out there above it, on a person's upper back.
Balloon house with Adventure is out there
Coloured drawing on kraft paper of a house lifted by a cluster of multicoloured balloons, with a pastel banner reading Adventure is out there, in a traditional tattoo flash style.
Balloon house with Adventure banner design
Small traditional style tattoo of a cluster of houses inside a scalloped oval frame on the inner upper arm.
Houses in a scalloped oval on upper arm
Black line tattoo of a tall Victorian house with bay windows and a gabled roof on a forearm.
Victorian house line drawing on a limb
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a house framed by branching trees and roots, sitting on the calf.
House with branches and roots on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a grey gramophone releasing hearts, with a small house below and one red heart, on the front of a thigh.
Gramophone releasing hearts on a thigh
Colour tattoo on skin showing a black line drawn house with windows beside a swirling tribal-style motif, set in blue and purple watercolour washes.
Watercolour house and swirl tattoo