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Affordable Medium Sized House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Malibu Ranch Remodel
Malibu Ranch Remodel
Efi Hubschman Interior DesignEfi Hubschman Interior Design
A traditional Malibu Ranch house needed a complete remodel. “This house was left in a very bad condition when the new owners called me to remodel it. Abandoned for several years and untouched, it was the perfect canvas to start new and fresh!” The result is amazing, light bounces through the house, the large french doors gives an indoor-outdoor feeling and let the new inhabitants enjoy the view.
EAST LONG GREEN ROAD
EAST LONG GREEN ROAD
BURWELL ASSOCIATESBURWELL ASSOCIATES
The window bay of the winding stair which explodes light into the main interior living areas at the second floor. Photo by Gerald Burwell
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured world-inspired two floor detached house with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Sequoia House
Sequoia House
Seven SundaysSeven Sundays
Photo of a medium sized and green rustic two floor detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Chang-Lee
Chang-Lee
Signature Custom HomesSignature Custom Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey classic two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Stylish South Kensington, SW7
Stylish South Kensington, SW7
Jemimah BarnettJemimah Barnett
Photographer: Graham Atkins-Hughes | Front door painted in Farrow & Ball's 'Studio Green' - eggshell. | Porch pots are distressed tin pots from Coach House, and the hydrangeas are a pair of excellent artificial hydrangea trees from Riverside Garden Centre. | Custom door mat from MakeAnEntrance.com
North End Remodel Spec
North End Remodel Spec
VB Homes Design, Build, RemodelVB Homes Design, Build, Remodel
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Photo of a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Custom Home 2
Custom Home 2
UserUser
Design ideas for a medium sized and white rural bungalow detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Custom Homes & Exteriors
Custom Homes & Exteriors
MAC BuildersMAC Builders
Photo of a medium sized and white world-inspired detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Home Exterior Painting
Home Exterior Painting
Anthony Meggs Painting LLCAnthony Meggs Painting LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized and green traditional two floor detached house in Charlotte with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Landon 350
Landon 350
Omega BuildersOmega Builders
Photo of a medium sized and gey mediterranean bungalow render house exterior in Austin with a hip roof.
Boone's Farm
Boone's Farm
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Medium sized and gey country two floor detached house in Minneapolis with vinyl cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
Plantation Craftsman Cottage in Kailua
Plantation Craftsman Cottage in Kailua
Trigg-Smith ArchitectsTrigg-Smith Architects
ARCHITECT: TRIGG-SMITH ARCHITECTS PHOTOS: REX MAXIMILIAN
Inspiration for a medium sized and green classic bungalow detached house in Hawaii with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Our Work
Our Work
Griffin FenceGriffin Fence
Medium sized and white contemporary bungalow brick house exterior in Houston with a hip roof.
Gable Trusses - Stoney Creek
Gable Trusses - Stoney Creek
TFSinc - Timber Frame Design and ConstructionTFSinc - Timber Frame Design and Construction
Medium sized and brown rustic two floor house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Modern steel and wood
Modern steel and wood
Pacific Garage Doors & GatesPacific Garage Doors & Gates
Pacific Garage Doors & Gates Burbank & Glendale's Highly Preferred Garage Door & Gate Services Location: North Hollywood, CA 91606
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige contemporary two floor render detached house in Los Angeles.
Elegance in Everything
Elegance in Everything
Kelli Webber - DesignerKelli Webber - Designer
Staging at the front door lets you know that beauty will come inside too!
Medium sized and white classic house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Ibiza Campo - New concept and total renovation
Ibiza Campo - New concept and total renovation
Ibiza Interiors | architect & interior designerIbiza Interiors | architect & interior designer
This is an example of a medium sized and white mediterranean two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Front Entry Porch Project
Front Entry Porch Project
Stumpff HomeWorks, LLCStumpff HomeWorks, LLC
Front door relocated from side entrance to the front of the home. Craftsman oak door installed along with new deck and railings.
Design ideas for a medium sized and green classic bungalow house exterior in Kansas City.
Spacious Floorplan: 2111 Fieldcrest Road
Spacious Floorplan: 2111 Fieldcrest Road
Garman Builders Inc.Garman Builders Inc.
The exterior elevation of 2111 Fieldcrest Road, Lebanon in the Fieldcrest at Lebanon community by Garman Builders. Alternating directions of vinyl siding and cedar shake singles adds visual interest to the monochromatic gray color scheme. Dry stack stone finishes the look. Photo Credit: Justin Tearney

Affordable Medium Sized 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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