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Affordable House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Los Altos House
Los Altos House
Dotter & Solfjeld Architecture + DesignDotter & Solfjeld Architecture + Design
Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
A few various gate only jobs
A few various gate only jobs
Griffin FenceGriffin Fence
Custom fabricated iron gate
This is an example of a medium sized and white modern bungalow house exterior in Houston with vinyl cladding.
03 Clarkeshack. (GD27)
03 Clarkeshack. (GD27)
mishack.mishack.
A holiday shack for a '72 Honda CB350f Café Racer rebuild and two budding Wahini's and their design savvy 'shackinista' rulers. Ange Wall Photography
Construction Toit Terrasse 200 M2
Construction Toit Terrasse 200 M2
Bâti Concept ConseilBâti Concept Conseil
Design ideas for a medium sized and white modern bungalow house exterior in Bordeaux with a flat roof.
HardiePlank & Board & Batten Monterrey Taupe (Short Hills, NJ)
HardiePlank & Board & Batten Monterrey Taupe (Short Hills, NJ)
American Home ContractorsAmerican Home Contractors
James HardiePlank 7" Exp. Cedarmill (Monterrey Taupe) James HardiePanel Smooth (Monterrey Taupe) James HardieTrim NT3 5/4 Smooth (Arctic White) AZEK Full Cellular PVC Trim and Moulding Profiles Revere Porchbead Vinyl Soffit 5" Gutters & Downspouts (White) Installed by American Home Contractors, Florham Park, NJ Property located in Short Hills, NJ www.njahc.com
Farm House - Front Elevation
Farm House - Front Elevation
ROTHERS Design/BuildROTHERS Design/Build
Photo by Matt Berislavich
Design ideas for a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor house exterior in Kansas City with mixed cladding.
New pool pavilion with surrounding stone walls
New pool pavilion with surrounding stone walls
Sheldon Richard Kostelecky ArchitectSheldon Richard Kostelecky Architect
The new pool pavilion, matching the new face-lifted main house in details, with a living area, small kitchen, sleeping loft, shower/changing room, and full basement for storage,. The hard and soft landscaping including the swimming pool is by Lombardi Design.
Monmouth Beach Homes
Monmouth Beach Homes
Virtuoso ArchitectureVirtuoso Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized beach style two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Maine Lake Cottage
Maine Lake Cottage
UserUser
There was an existing cottage right on the shoreline which we demolished (saving the stone fireplace) and replaced with a new low-maintenance cottage. Victor Trodella
Upperline
Upperline
Neighborhood Homes LLCNeighborhood Homes LLC
Front of home in a quintessential New Orleans style that combines traditional Greek Revival elements with Italianate detailing. credit: www.snaprealestatephoto.com
Black Garage Door
Black Garage Door
JMAC DOORSJMAC DOORS
These beautiful black garage doors from Clopay are brand new option for the Premium and Gallery doors. Shown here in long panel with arched wrought iron windows. A variety of window options are available to suit your home. Black has become the new white for home trim colours as it adds sophistication and detail to the home. Coined "The little black dress" of garage doors. This is an exciting addition to the existing options.
CT Pool House
CT Pool House
Demetriades + WalkerDemetriades + Walker
Peter Peirce
Design ideas for a small and brown modern bungalow detached house in Bridgeport with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Olson Residence
Olson Residence
Valdez Architecture - InteriorsValdez Architecture - Interiors
Valdez Architecture + Interiors
This is an example of a small contemporary two floor house exterior in Phoenix with metal cladding.
Fall City Horse Barn
Fall City Horse Barn
DC BuildersDC Builders
Design ideas for a medium sized and white traditional two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Coastal House on Vancouver Island
Coastal House on Vancouver Island
Tom Kuniholm Architects, AIATom Kuniholm Architects, AIA
Tom Kuniholm
Medium sized and blue coastal house exterior in Vancouver with a pitched roof, three floors and wood cladding.
Spring Lake- Pitney Avenue Transformation
Spring Lake- Pitney Avenue Transformation
Degnan Design Build + Degnan Design GroupDegnan Design Build + Degnan Design Group
This is an example of a medium sized and yellow traditional two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Contemporary Home
Custom Contemporary Home
Gryphon BuildersGryphon Builders
This custom contemporary home was designed and built with a unique combination of products that give this home a fun and artistic flair. For more information about this project please visit: www.gryphonbuilders.com. Or contact Allen Griffin, President of Gryphon Builders, at 281-236-8043 cell or email him at allen@gryphonbuilders.com
water front
water front
A J Miller Landscape Architecture PLLCA J Miller Landscape Architecture PLLC
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown traditional bungalow house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Santa Monica Spanish
Santa Monica Spanish
Grace Home FurnishingsGrace Home Furnishings
Photo by Everett Fenton Gidley
Design ideas for a white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
New Peninsula Residence
New Peninsula Residence
Kaplan Architects, AIAKaplan Architects, AIA
Kaplan Architects, AIA Location: Redwood City , CA, USA Front entry fence and gate to new residence at street level with cedar siding.
Expansive and brown modern two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a metal roof.

Affordable House Exterior Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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