Expansive and Beige House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Custom Stone Entry with Glass and Metal Doors

I redesigned the blue prints for the stone entryway to give it the drama and heft that's appropriate for a home of this caliber. I widened the metal doorway to open up the view to the interior, and added the stone arch around the perimeter. I also defined the porch with a stone border in a darker hue. Photo by Brian Gassel

newton residence 2 - dpdk.08

david phillips

new construction / builder - cmd corp.
This is an example of an expansive and beige classic render detached house in Boston with three floors, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Stone and Stucco French Provincial with Arch Top White Oak Front Door

Orren Pickell Building Group

Linda Oyama Bryan, photograper Stone and Stucco French Provincial with arch top white oak front door and limestone front entry. Asphalt and brick paver driveway and bluestone front walkway.

McLean Multi-Gen Custom Home

Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.

Inspired by the modern romanticism, blissful tranquility and harmonious elegance of Bobby McAlpine’s home designs, this custom home designed and built by Anthony Wilder Design/Build perfectly combines all these elements and more. With Southern charm and European flair, this new home was created through careful consideration of the needs of the multi-generational family who lives there.

East Coast Traditional

Fautt Homes

Expanded wrap around porch with dual columns. Bronze metal shed roof accents the rock exterior.
Inspiration for an expansive and beige nautical two floor detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

1300 Rodeo Rd., Arcadia, CA

Mur-Sol Builders Inc

Design ideas for an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a tiled roof.

Woodcrest Residence

Highland Builders LLC

Stone ranch with French Country flair and a tucked under extra lower level garage. The beautiful Chilton Woodlake blend stone follows the arched entry with timbers and gables. Carriage style 2 panel arched accent garage doors with wood brackets. The siding is Hardie Plank custom color Sherwin Williams Anonymous with custom color Intellectual Gray trim. Gable roof is CertainTeed Landmark Weathered Wood with a medium bronze metal roof accent over the bay window. (Ryan Hainey)

French Country in The Settlement

Ryan Homes, Inc.

Expansive and beige two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Stone Farmhouse

Haver & Skolnick LLC Architects

Aerial view of the front facade of the house and landscape. Robert Benson Photography
This is an example of an expansive and beige rustic two floor detached house in New York with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Modern Castle in Glencoe, IL

NEWLOOK Development

Expansive and beige classic detached house in Chicago with three floors, stone cladding and a shingle roof.

An Elegant and Charming Home

Braen Supply

This homeowner wanted to create the property of their dreams and knew they could do so by contacting the Braen Supply experts. The experts at Braen Supply were able to provide them with the materials they needed for their home, retaining walls, outdoor fireplace and fire pit. These materials complemented the features of their home in the best possible way. The Mount Vernon veneer provided a touch of elegance and created the style and design this homeowner always wanted. Areas Completed: - Facade - Pool House - Retaining Walls - Firepit - Fireplace Materials Used: - Mount Vernon Thin Stone Veneer

Mediterranean Escape in Saratoga, CA

Golden Visions Design

Front entry of the new mediterranean style home in Saratoga, CA.
Design ideas for an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a hip roof.

San Carlos | 2016

Coats Homes

white house, two story house,
Inspiration for a beige and expansive classic two floor render detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Meyer & Meyer, Inc. Featured in New England Home Magazine

GIBSON SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

http://meyerandmeyerarchitects.com/portfolio/residential/archangel-estate

French Chateau

William T Baker

James Lockheart photo
Expansive and beige mediterranean two floor house exterior in Atlanta with stone cladding and a hip roof.

202 Seabreeze Ave | Delray Beach, Florida

Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida

Photo of an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor concrete detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a tiled roof.

202 Seabreeze Ave | Delray Beach, Florida

Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida

This is an example of an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor concrete detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a tiled roof.

WAGGENER RANCH CUSTOM HOME

Westphall Remodeling

This is an example of an expansive and beige farmhouse two floor render detached house in Austin with a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Texas Hill Country Residence

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The 5,000 square foot private residence is located in the community of Horseshoe Bay, above the shores of Lake LBJ, and responds to the Texas Hill Country vernacular prescribed by the community: shallow metal roofs, regional materials, sensitive scale massing and water-wise landscaping. The house opens to the scenic north and north-west views and fractures and shifts in order to keep significant oak, mesquite, elm, cedar and persimmon trees, in the process creating lush private patios and limestone terraces. The Owners desired an accessible residence built for flexibility as they age. This led to a single level home, and the challenge to nestle the step-less house into the sloping landscape. Full height glazing opens the house to the very beautiful arid landscape, while porches and overhangs protect interior spaces from the harsh Texas sun. Expansive walls of industrial insulated glazing panels allow soft modulated light to penetrate the interior while providing visual privacy. An integral lap pool with adjacent low fenestration reflects dappled light deep into the house. Chaste stained concrete floors and blackened steel focal elements contrast with islands of mesquite flooring, cherry casework and fir ceilings. Selective areas of exposed limestone walls, some incorporating salvaged timber lintels, and cor-ten steel components further the contrast within the uncomplicated framework. The Owner’s object and art collection is incorporated into the residence’s sequence of connecting galleries creating a choreography of passage that alternates between the lucid expression of simple ranch house architecture and the rich accumulation of their heritage. The general contractor for the project is local custom homebuilder Dauphine Homes. Structural Engineering is provided by Structures Inc. of Austin, Texas, and Landscape Architecture is provided by Prado Design LLC in conjunction with Jill Nokes, also of Austin. Cecil Baker + Partners Photography

Wellesley Country Home

The Lagasse Group, LLC

Exterior of Wellesley Country Home project. Architect: Morehouse MacDonald & Associates. Landscape Design: Gregory Lombardi Design. Photo: Sam Gray Photography

Expansive and Beige 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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