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Blue Contemporary House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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North Andover, MA Post-War Remodel
North Andover, MA Post-War Remodel
Megan Booth, PhotographerMegan Booth, Photographer
Blue contemporary two floor detached house in Boston with a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Soprano Basement Modified in Westcliffe
Soprano Basement Modified in Westcliffe
Prodigy Homes Inc.Prodigy Homes Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue contemporary bungalow render detached house in Seattle with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Charlotte Park Contemporary
Charlotte Park Contemporary
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Inspiration for a blue contemporary two floor house exterior in Nashville with concrete fibreboard cladding.
San Francisco Residence
San Francisco Residence
Mark Davis DesignMark Davis Design
Adam Rouse
Design ideas for a blue and medium sized contemporary detached house in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Casa Corbino
Casa Corbino
Merzbau Design CollectiveMerzbau Design Collective
A view of the front porch, clad in recycled travertine pavers from the LBJ Library in Austin. Exterior paint color: "Ocean Floor," Benjamin Moore. Photo: Whit Preston
Artists Haven
Artists Haven
Joe McGuire DesignJoe McGuire Design
Aptly titled Artist Haven, our Aspen studio designed this private home in Aspen's West End for an artist-client who expresses the concept of "less is more." ⁠ In this extensive remodel, we created a serene, organic foyer to welcome our clients home. We went with soft neutral palettes and cozy furnishings. A wool felt area rug and textural pillows make the bright open space feel warm and cozy. The floor tile turned out beautifully and is low maintenance as well.⁠ We used the high ceilings to add statement lighting to create visual interest. Colorful accent furniture and beautiful decor elements make this truly an artist's retreat. --- Joe McGuire Design is an Aspen and Boulder interior design firm bringing a uniquely holistic approach to home interiors since 2005. For more about Joe McGuire Design, see here: https://www.joemcguiredesign.com/ To learn more about this project, see here: https://www.joemcguiredesign.com/artists-haven
Compact 1-Bedroom ADU in Portland, Oregon
Compact 1-Bedroom ADU in Portland, Oregon
SQFT Studios LLC & SQFT Studios Architecture LLCSQFT Studios LLC & SQFT Studios Architecture LLC
Design ideas for a small and blue contemporary bungalow detached house in Portland with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a blue contemporary semi-detached house in Austin.
Mercer Island Entry
Mercer Island Entry
Jim Burton ArchitectsJim Burton Architects
photo credit: Art Grice
Photo of a blue contemporary house exterior in Seattle with metal cladding.
Redmond Residence
Redmond Residence
Tred Architecture + DesignTred Architecture + Design
Modern home in a natural, rustic setting, terracing downhill to flow with the existing landscape. Contemporary landscaping elements complement the elegant geometry of the architecture.
Hardscaping
Hardscaping
Northwestern Landscape & DesignNorthwestern Landscape & Design
Large and blue contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Double Solid Core Front Doors with Glass Panels
Double Solid Core Front Doors with Glass Panels
MAK Design + Build Inc.MAK Design + Build Inc.
Design ideas for a large and blue contemporary two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Barn on the Long Island Sound
Barn on the Long Island Sound
Burr Salvatore ArchitectsBurr Salvatore Architects
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue contemporary two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Lake Muskoka Cottage
Lake Muskoka Cottage
Lakeside Architecture Inc.Lakeside Architecture Inc.
This cottage is on Lake Muskoka in Ontario. The cottage was a custom design project for an busy urban professional family. The cottage sits high on a point of land over looking the lake. The cottage and the deck are visible from the lake but it is the complimentary boathouse that joins the whole project together. The design of the cottage incorporated cedar shakes, natural stone, wood timbers and cedar decking. The cottage features a double height stone fireplace in the central great room. The great room has beamed cathedral ceilings and magnificent clerestory windows. The Cottage has an unprecedented view of beautiful Lake Muskoka.
Lifetime Exteriors
Lifetime Exteriors
Lifetime ExteriorsLifetime Exteriors
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lanoma Place
Lanoma Place
Impress PhotographyImpress Photography
Blue contemporary house exterior in Melbourne with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Riverside Residence
Riverside Residence
Moore Architects, PCMoore Architects, PC
The new house sits back from the suburban road, a pipe-stem lot hidden in the trees. The owner/building had requested a modern, clean statement of his residence. A single rectangular volume houses the main program: living, dining, kitchen to the north, garage, private bedrooms and baths to the south. Secondary building blocks attached to the west and east faces contain special places: entry, stair, music room and master bath. The modern vocabulary of the house is a careful delineation of the parts - cantilevering roofs lift and extend beyond the planar stucco, siding and glazed wall surfaces. Where the house meets ground, crushed stone along the perimeter base mimics the roof lines above, the sharply defined edges of lawn held away from the foundation. It's the movement through the volumes of space, along surfaces, and out into the landscape, that unifies the house. ProArc Photography
The Projector House
The Projector House
Cultivation DesignCultivation Design
Photo by Carolyn Bates
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue contemporary two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Contemporary Michigan Farmhouse
Contemporary Michigan Farmhouse
Damian Farrell Design GroupDamian Farrell Design Group
A view of the stair tower on the bedroom wing. The stone entry to the right. Fred Golden Photography
Photo of a large and blue contemporary house exterior in Detroit with mixed cladding and three floors.
Contemporary Kitchen Addition
Contemporary Kitchen Addition
Forward Design Build RemodelForward Design Build Remodel
Goals The clients main goal was more space. They desired a new kitchen that was large enough to fit their growing family and to update other rooms in their home to fit their contemporary style. Our Design Solution In order to enlarge the kitchen, we had to build a new addition. The original kitchen was just too small and had no where to expand to within the house. With moving the entire kitchen into the addition, there was now room to create a mudroom and a new bathroom. Above the new kitchen, we gave the client a new master suite. We used white cabinets, a custom wood counter, and gray back splash tile, to give the kitchen the contemporary feel the clients were seeking. C.J South Photography

Blue Contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary 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 contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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