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Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Modern Peninsula Estate
Modern Peninsula Estate
Lencioni ConstructionLencioni Construction
Modern house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Outdoor Living
Outdoor Living
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Traditional two floor house exterior in Boston.
Private Tennessee Residence
Private Tennessee Residence
Shapiro & Company ArchitectsShapiro & Company Architects
Design ideas for a beige classic two floor render house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Design ideas for a large mediterranean house exterior in San Luis Obispo.
Steel and glass conservatory
Steel and glass conservatory
Azman ArchitectsAzman Architects
A two-floor contemporary conservatory built in steel and glass replaced the existing two-storey timber and glass extension that looked onto a large north facing rear garden. In order to create a degree of privacy within the extension, steel framed mesh screens were installed internally and stained softwood shutters were added externally. Photography: Lyndon Douglas
Neutra Calabasas
Neutra Calabasas
Nagual Design & ConstructionNagual Design & Construction
Bradford Stanley
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding.
Texas Tuscan II
Texas Tuscan II
Tony Roberts Custom HomesTony Roberts Custom Homes
Aaron Yates kerrvillephoto.com
This is an example of a mediterranean house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding and a tiled roof.
59th Street
59th Street
Baran Studio ArchitectureBaran Studio Architecture
Photo by Peter Lyons
Modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Recent Work
Recent Work
blurrdMEDIAblurrdMEDIA
Stacy Thomas
Inspiration for a modern bungalow house exterior in Vancouver.
Coastal Living Residence
Coastal Living Residence
Tweak Your SpaceTweak Your Space
This four bedroom, three and a half bath, new construction home is located in a beach community in Florida.
This is an example of a yellow and medium sized world-inspired two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Загородный дом, Бутово, Москва
Загородный дом, Бутово, Москва
NASONOV DESIGN WERKENASONOV DESIGN WERKE
В стилистике лофт всегда нужен компромисс, нельзя сделать небольшой дом, как будто до него тут стоял завод. Долго и скрупулезно перебирая пододящие решения, детали, "напоминающие" об индустриальном подтексте мы пришли с заказчиками этого дома к переделке архитектурного убранства и полному переустройству дома, как планировочному, так и декоративному. Дизайнеры: Илья Насонов и Мария Наседкина, фотограф: Владимир Чернышев
Sycamore Trace
Sycamore Trace
Built By BrettBuilt By Brett
Inspiration for a beige world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mediterranean 461
Mediterranean 461
Soloway Designs Inc | Architecture + Interiors AIASoloway Designs Inc | Architecture + Interiors AIA
This is an example of a large and brown bungalow detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof, mixed cladding and a tiled roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Brilliant LightingBrilliant Lighting
Photo of a red contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Private home
Private home
John BentleyJohn Bentley
Medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Caya
Caya
Horst ArchitectsHorst Architects
Modern house exterior in Orange County.
Casa La Barranca
Casa La Barranca
Bernardo Pozas Residential DesignBernardo Pozas Residential Design
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Exterior Sarasota architecture
Exterior Sarasota architecture
Murray HomesMurray Homes
Design ideas for a white and medium sized world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Tampa with a hip roof.
Exterior bei Nacht
Exterior bei Nacht
Mehringer-PhotographyMehringer-Photography
Large and beige classic render detached house in Munich with three floors and a hip roof.
Avenue Road, Regent's Park mansion
Avenue Road, Regent's Park mansion
Wolff ArchitectsWolff Architects
Wolff Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in London.

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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