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Black Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Benton Scandinavian Modern Farmhouse
Benton Scandinavian Modern Farmhouse
Meyer DesignMeyer Design
This Scandinavian look shows off beauty in simplicity. The clean lines of the roof allow for very dramatic interiors. Tall windows and clerestories throughout bring in great natural light! Meyer Design Lakewest Custom Homes
Highland East House
Highland East House
Colab Architecture & Urban DesignColab Architecture & Urban Design
This is an example of a black retro two floor detached house in Portland.
Front facade
Front facade
Petrucci Johnson HomesPetrucci Johnson Homes
Martin Vecchio Photography
This is an example of a large and black beach style two floor detached house in Detroit with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
MISHEV
MISHEV
HELIUS Lighting GroupHELIUS Lighting Group
Design ideas for a black contemporary two floor house exterior in Jackson with a flat roof.
Barn
Barn
Springhouse Architects, LLCSpringhouse Architects, LLC
Photo of a large and black classic two floor house exterior in Cincinnati with a pitched roof.
家族みんなが快適に暮らせるお家
家族みんなが快適に暮らせるお家
株式会社An.d you株式会社An.d you
This is an example of a black modern two floor detached house in Other.
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
BalucoBaluco
Medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Villa Puchkovo
Villa Puchkovo
Лена ЗуфароваЛена Зуфарова
Black contemporary two floor detached house in Moscow with a black roof.
EIGTH.
EIGTH.
KLH Custom HomesKLH Custom Homes
Black contemporary two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Osborne Project
Osborne Project
The Little Brick StudioThe Little Brick Studio
Design ideas for a black urban two floor detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
荒井の家新築工事
荒井の家新築工事
株式会社YAA株式会社YAA
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Sunriver Custom Vacation Home
Sunriver Custom Vacation Home
Patrick Schmitt, designer Inc.Patrick Schmitt, designer Inc.
This is an example of a large and black rural two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Mid Century Remodel
Mid Century Remodel
VFLA Architecture + InteriorsVFLA Architecture + Interiors
Medium sized and black retro two floor brick detached house in Denver with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Brodecky House: Front Facade
Brodecky House: Front Facade
Atlas ArchitectsAtlas Architects
The front facade is composed of bricks, shiplap timber cladding and James Hardie Scyon Axon cladding, painted in Dulux Blackwood Bay. Photography: Tess Kelly
Front Exterior At Dusk
Front Exterior At Dusk
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Large and black rural two floor detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Desert Color Project
Desert Color Project
MG Homes, LLCMG Homes, LLC
Medium sized and black traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
East Bay Cottage Custom Home
East Bay Cottage Custom Home
SDG ArchitectsSDG Architects
Photo by Eric Rorer
This is an example of a medium sized and black rustic two floor detached house in San Francisco with a tiled roof.
East Bay Cottage Custom Home
East Bay Cottage Custom Home
SDG ArchitectsSDG Architects
Photo by Eric Rorer
Photo of a medium sized and black rustic two floor detached house in San Francisco with a tiled roof.
Moulton - Renovation
Moulton - Renovation
Big House Little HouseBig House Little House
Design ideas for a black contemporary two floor detached house in Brisbane with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
REANIMATION
REANIMATION
Sehw ArchitekturSehw Architektur
© Philipp Obkircher
Design ideas for a medium sized and black industrial two floor detached house in Berlin with wood cladding and a flat roof.

Black Two Floor 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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