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Blue Clay House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Modern Luxury with a View
Modern Luxury with a View
Giffin & Crane General Contractors, Inc.Giffin & Crane General Contractors, Inc.
Exterior and entryway.
This is an example of a beige and large bungalow clay house exterior in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Spanish Colonial Adobe Restoration/Renovation
Spanish Colonial Adobe Restoration/Renovation
| SPIRAL ARCHITECTS || SPIRAL ARCHITECTS |
The south courtyard was re-landcape with specimen cacti selected and curated by the owner, and a new hardscape path was laid using flagstone, which was a customary hardscape material used by Robert Evans. The arched window was originally an exterior feature under an existing stairway; the arch was replaced (having been removed during the 1960s), and a arched window added to "re-enclose" the space. Several window openings which had been covered over with stucco were uncovered, and windows fitted in the restored opening. The small loggia was added, and provides a pleasant outdoor breakfast spot directly adjacent to the kitchen. Design Architect: Gene Kniaz, Spiral Architect; General Contractor: Eric Linthicum, Linthicum Custom Builders
North Scottsdale Adobe Hacienda
North Scottsdale Adobe Hacienda
FHP Builders LLCFHP Builders LLC
Designed by award winning architect Clint Miller, this North Scottsdale property has been featured in Phoenix Home and Garden's 30th Anniversary edition (January 2010). The home was chosen for its authenticity to the Arizona Desert. Built in 2005 the property is an example of territorial architecture featuring a central courtyard as well as two additional garden courtyards. Clint's loyalty to adobe's structure is seen in his use of arches throughout. The chimneys and parapets add interesting vertical elements to the buildings. The parapets were capped using Chocolate Flagstone from Northern Arizona and the scuppers were crafted of copper to stay consistent with the home's Arizona heritage.
Cape Coral Mirrored Wine Feature
Cape Coral Mirrored Wine Feature
Genuwine CellarsGenuwine Cellars
Mirrored wine closet in a PGI Homes showhome using our tension cable floor to ceiling racking called the RING System. Bottles appear to be floating as they are held up by this very contemporary wine rack using metal Rings suspended with aircraft tension cable.
Silverleaf Home 10
Silverleaf Home 10
Sonora West Development, Inc.Sonora West Development, Inc.
Christopher Vialpando, http://chrisvialpando.com
Inspiration for a large and beige bungalow clay detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Michelet Residence
Michelet Residence
Pentimento Lighting and FurnishingsPentimento Lighting and Furnishings
Large and beige mediterranean two floor clay detached house in Phoenix with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Galisteo Basin Preserve
Galisteo Basin Preserve
Archaeo ArchitectsArchaeo Architects
Robert Reck
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary bungalow clay house exterior in Albuquerque with a flat roof.
Arts & Crafts House
Arts & Crafts House
Design StoreyDesign Storey
Cotswold Stone and Tiled Exterior Photo Credit: Design Storey Architects
Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor clay detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Laurie Ave Remodeling
Laurie Ave Remodeling
Top Shelf ConstructionTop Shelf Construction
This is an example of a small and gey mediterranean bungalow clay detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Landscape Responsive
Landscape Responsive
Morningside Architects LLPMorningside Architects LLP
Morningside Architects, LLP Contractor: Lawrence Martinez Photographer: Timothy Schorre
This is an example of a large and beige bungalow clay house exterior in Albuquerque.
Southwestern Style Home Build in Santa Fe
Southwestern Style Home Build in Santa Fe
Shaw Architecture LLC.Shaw Architecture LLC.
wendy mceahern
This is an example of a medium sized and beige bungalow clay and front detached house in Albuquerque with a flat roof and a brown roof.
General Contracting - Custom Home
General Contracting - Custom Home
PureBuild Inc.PureBuild Inc.
Traditional adobe brick and asian influenced architectural design meet in this modernist southwest residence.
Photo of a brown bungalow clay detached house in Other with a flat roof.
Scottsdale Tuscan Villa
Scottsdale Tuscan Villa
Interiors RememberedInteriors Remembered
Interiors Remembered -Athena Vigil - Designer
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige mediterranean bungalow clay house exterior in Phoenix with a pitched roof.
Loretta Residence
Loretta Residence
John Donkin Architect Inc.John Donkin Architect Inc.
Doublespace Photography
Large and gey contemporary clay house exterior in Ottawa with three floors and a flat roof.
The Robinson House
The Robinson House
Carmel Stone ImportsCarmel Stone Imports
Large and beige mediterranean bungalow clay detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Delray Ocean
Delray Ocean
INTELAEINTELAE
This is an example of an expansive and gey contemporary two floor clay detached house in Miami with a half-hip roof and a metal roof.
Sophisticated Desert Modern
Sophisticated Desert Modern
Full Circle Custom HomesFull Circle Custom Homes
Large and beige modern bungalow clay house exterior in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Exteriör puts
Exteriör puts
AlcroAlcro
Grönt putshus färgsatt i kulörer från Alcro. Fotograf: Åke E:son Lindman
Large and green traditional two floor clay house exterior in Stockholm with a pitched roof.
Organic Pueblo at Privada
Organic Pueblo at Privada
Urban Design AssociatesUrban Design Associates
Southwestern home made from adobe. Architect: Urban Design Associates Builder: R-Net Custom Homes Interiors: Billie Springer Photography: Thompson Photographic
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
This is an example of a large and white country two floor clay detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Blue Clay 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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