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Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Cabot Cove Tiny House
Cabot Cove Tiny House
Tyler Karu Design + InteriorsTyler Karu Design + Interiors
A tiny waterfront house in Kennebunkport, Maine. Photos by James R. Salomon
Design ideas for a blue and small nautical bungalow tiny house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Shaiman Residence
Shaiman Residence
Juan Felipe Goldstein Design Co.Juan Felipe Goldstein Design Co.
Location: Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA, USA Total remodel and new steel carport. The carport was inspired by the great 1950's gas station structures in California. The original house had a very appealing look from the1960's but was in disrepair, and needed a lot of TLC. Juan Felipe Goldstein Design Co.
Kennebunk - Steps to the Beach
Kennebunk - Steps to the Beach
Hurlbutt DesignsHurlbutt Designs
Jeff Roberts
Inspiration for a blue coastal house exterior in Portland Maine with three floors, wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Midcentury Exterior
Midcentury Exterior
Inspiration for a blue midcentury two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with a hip roof.
Willow
Willow
Kate Benjamin Photography LLCKate Benjamin Photography LLC
Blue beach style two floor detached house in Detroit with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Residential
Residential
Michael Kelley PhotographyMichael Kelley Photography
by Mike Kelley Photography
Blue modern bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
PNW Contemporary-Modern Island Beach House
PNW Contemporary-Modern Island Beach House
KMK PhotographyKMK Photography
KMK Photography
Design ideas for a blue contemporary house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a butterfly roof.
San Francisco
San Francisco
Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting GalleryFerguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery
Design ideas for a blue and medium sized contemporary detached house in San Francisco with three floors, a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Larkspur III
Larkspur III
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
This is an example of a blue coastal two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
RoShamBo at Seabrook
RoShamBo at Seabrook
grouparchitectgrouparchitect
A custom vacation home by Grouparchitect and Hughes Construction. Photographer credit: © 2018 AMF Photography.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue beach style detached house in Seattle with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
New Orleans Style Shotgun
New Orleans Style Shotgun
RHD HomesRHD Homes
Medium sized and blue traditional bungalow house exterior in New Orleans with concrete fibreboard cladding and a hip roof.
Dallas, TX: Sara & Rocky Garza
Dallas, TX: Sara & Rocky Garza
Sarah GreenmanSarah Greenman
Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz
Photo of a blue classic brick house exterior in Dallas.
maple-bluff-post-war-colonial-to-neighborhood-delight-remodel
maple-bluff-post-war-colonial-to-neighborhood-delight-remodel
Architectural Building Arts, Inc.Architectural Building Arts, Inc.
Photography by Joe DeMaio
This is an example of a blue and small classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Block portfolio
Block portfolio
The Block Builders GroupThe Block Builders Group
Ken Wyner
This is an example of a blue classic house exterior in DC Metro with three floors, wood cladding and a mansard roof.
The Seaside Model Home Patchen Wilkes
The Seaside Model Home Patchen Wilkes
Jimmy Nash HomesJimmy Nash Homes
These photos are of a new model home built by Jimmy Nash Homes in 2012. The plan is the Seaside and it is built in Patchen Wilkes neighborhood in Lexington, KY. Photos by Deborah Stigall, Jimmy Nash Homes Marketing Director
Prince Lane Residence
Prince Lane Residence
MHK Architecture & Planning - CarolinasMHK Architecture & Planning - Carolinas
Blue beach style two floor detached house in Other with a mansard roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.
Jefferson St.
Jefferson St.
Melton Design BuildMelton Design Build
The unique exterior has a unique design, made perfectly to fit the homeowner's taste. The design reflects a contemporary style house. Additionally, there is plenty of yard space for the homeowner to enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. Studio Q Photography
Historic Whole House Renovation - Front Exterior of Bungalow
Historic Whole House Renovation - Front Exterior of Bungalow
Alair Homes DecaturAlair Homes Decatur
This is an example of a blue traditional house exterior in Atlanta.
Magnolia Transitional Home
Magnolia Transitional Home
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
Clark Levi
This is an example of a blue traditional bungalow house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
My own house of LivableArt
My own house of LivableArt
UserUser
Inspiration for a blue traditional two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Blue 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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