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Blue Detached House Ideas and Designs

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The Bluffton
The Bluffton
Cottage Home CompanyCottage Home Company
This is an example of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Jacksonville with vinyl cladding.
Custom Home Bolingbrook - 17AE
Custom Home Bolingbrook - 17AE
King's Court Builders, Inc.King's Court Builders, Inc.
Craftsman home with side-load garage features JamesHardie siding and a stone table. Custom-built home by King's Court Builders, Naperville, Illinois. (17AE) Photos by: Picture Perfect House
Napa Victorian
Napa Victorian
Paul Kelley ArchitecturePaul Kelley Architecture
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue victorian bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Cottage on Cole
The Cottage on Cole
8th & Main8th & Main
This is an example of a small and blue classic bungalow detached house in Dallas with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
A COASTAL STYLE LAKE HOME
A COASTAL STYLE LAKE HOME
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
Exterior of this lake home near Ann Arbor, MI built by Meadowlark Design+Build
Inspiration for a large and blue beach style detached house in Detroit with three floors.
James Hardie Siding in Boothbay Blue
James Hardie Siding in Boothbay Blue
WestProWestPro
James Hardie siding in Boothbay blue with arctic white trim. Lap Cedarmill Finish Siding and Staggered Edge Shingle Siding.
Inspiration for a blue traditional bungalow detached house in Denver with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Exterior Front Entry/Portico - Patio & Pool Makeover
Exterior Front Entry/Portico - Patio & Pool Makeover
Hierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLCHierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLC
Beautifully updated front entry with striking 10 panel glass French door underneath a white portico with double columns. Great sightlines from the front through to the backyard of the home.
Beach Life
Beach Life
Eurodale Developments IncEurodale Developments Inc
Small and blue country bungalow detached house in Toronto with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
49th Street
49th Street
Riverside Builders, Inc.Riverside Builders, Inc.
Medium sized and blue classic bungalow detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Northern MN Lakeside Home
Northern MN Lakeside Home
Lenox House DesignLenox House Design
This stunning lake home had great attention to detail with vertical board and batton in the peaks, custom made anchor shutters, White Dove trim color, Hale Navy siding color, custom stone blend and custom stained cedar decking and tongue-and-groove on the porch ceiling.
English Cottage Inspired
English Cottage Inspired
Golden State GardensGolden State Gardens
Water loving plants were placed closest to the house to provided needed shade and limit the amount of supplemental water due to evaporation.
This is an example of a small and blue classic bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Front View
Front View
DK HomesDK Homes
Uniquely situated on a double lot high above the river, this home stands proudly amongst the wooded backdrop. The homeowner's decision for the two-toned siding with dark stained cedar beams fits well with the natural setting. Tour this 2,000 sq ft open plan home with unique spaces above the garage and in the daylight basement.
Valley Road Victorian
Valley Road Victorian
Oasis ArchitectureOasis Architecture
restoration, reconstruction and various additions to a Montclair victorian home.
This is an example of a large and blue victorian detached house in New York with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Victorian Renovation
Victorian Renovation
Sacred Oak HomesSacred Oak Homes
Designed and Built by Sacred Oak Homes Photo by Stephen G. Donaldson
This is an example of a blue victorian detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mississauga Full Home
Mississauga Full Home
Gatti Brothers Ltd.Gatti Brothers Ltd.
Jason Hartog Photography
Inspiration for a large and blue classic two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Craftsman Home Remodel
Craftsman Home Remodel
Slater Design and ConstructionSlater Design and Construction
Medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage
Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear facing exercise has great views of the rear yard through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below. Builder: DeVries & Onderlinde Builders Interior Designer: Vision Interiors by Visbeen Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography
Ridgeview - Front
Ridgeview - Front
SketchPad House PlansSketchPad House Plans
Modern Contemporary house plan with 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and a 2 car garage
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue modern two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Buckley Custom Home
Buckley Custom Home
Rainier Custom HomesRainier Custom Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue traditional bungalow detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Willowcrest - 2018 Fall Parade Home - Exterior
The Willowcrest - 2018 Fall Parade Home - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Inspiration for a blue nautical two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding and a shingle roof.

Blue Detached House 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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