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Modern Construction 1
Modern Construction 1
Blalock ConstructionBlalock Construction
Photo of a white modern bungalow house exterior in Atlanta.
Dani Ridge House
Dani Ridge House
Studio SchicketanzStudio Schicketanz
Bob Canfield
Contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Homes of the Southwest
Homes of the Southwest
UserUser
Inspiration for a brown two floor detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Lakeview Crest | Renton
Lakeview Crest | Renton
Quadrant HomesQuadrant Homes
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
The Signal Station
The Signal Station
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
White coastal two floor detached house in Cornwall with a flat roof.
Maisons Design
Maisons Design
Les Maisons FévrierLes Maisons Février
Nicolas FORAY
This is an example of a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Lyon with a flat roof.
Contemporary River House, Westport
Contemporary River House, Westport
GILMAN GUIDELLIGILMAN GUIDELLI
Exterior Front/Side View; Photo Credit Peter Vanderwarker
Inspiration for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in Boston.
Randy Brown Architects
Randy Brown Architects
Randy BrownRandy Brown
exterior of laboratory house - kitchen, dining room, living space
Inspiration for an industrial two floor house exterior in Omaha.
Galerie
Galerie
Ehring WohnkonzepteEhring Wohnkonzepte
Inspiration for a medium sized and black contemporary bungalow house exterior in Hamburg with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Haus G
Haus G
Kai DongusKai Dongus
Fotograf: Rolf Schwarz
Photo of a brown and medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in Stuttgart with a flat roof.
Custom Design - Elevation - New American Home 2013
Custom Design - Elevation - New American Home 2013
Blue HeronBlue Heron
Trent Bell Photography
Inspiration for a beige and expansive contemporary detached house in Las Vegas with three floors and a flat roof.
Manly beach house
Manly beach house
Sanctum DesignSanctum Design
Simon Wood
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney.
Rocky Point House
Rocky Point House
Studio SchicketanzStudio Schicketanz
Bob Canfield
This is an example of a white contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Ridge Residence
Ridge Residence
2Scale Architects2Scale Architects
Greg Swedberg was the principal designer while employed at Allegro Builders. Greg Swedberg left Allegro Builders in 2009 to start his own architecture practice 2Scale Architects. Photo credit Benjamin Hill Photography
Courtyards, Pools & Gardens
Courtyards, Pools & Gardens
Nixon Tulloch Fortey ArchitectureNixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture
Shannon McGrath
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Melbourne with wood cladding.
Japangarten Thüringen
Japangarten Thüringen
Naturform Jethro MachacekNaturform Jethro Machacek
Eine Trockenmauer aus großformatigen Granitblöcken flankiert die Megawood Terrasse. Fotograf Ulrich Beuttenmüller
Design ideas for an expansive and white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Nuremberg with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Sleepy Hollow Residence
Sleepy Hollow Residence
House + House ArchitectsHouse + House Architects
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Modern Summer House
Modern Summer House
Austin Patterson Disston ArchitectsAustin Patterson Disston Architects
Peter Murdock
This is an example of a contemporary two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Southwestern in Colorado
Southwestern in Colorado
Solid Rock Custom HomesSolid Rock Custom Homes
This southwestern style home features a large courtyard with custom wood and iron gates, Vigas stained a dark brown accent with custom colored stuccoed walls. Paul Kohlman Photography
Cliff House
Cliff House
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects LimitedMacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Limited
Greg Richardson
Contemporary house exterior in Other with wood cladding.

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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