Blue White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Robert Miller Photography
Photo of a large and blue classic detached house in DC Metro with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof, a pitched roof and a grey roof.

6429 Dune Drive Avalon Shore Retreat

Studio One Architects

Design ideas for a large and blue beach style detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.

Hayes House

ARCI Architects

Large and blue classic house exterior in Other with three floors, vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.

Whole House Fire Restoration

TreHus Architects+Interior Designers+Builders

Blue and large traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.

Fox Home Free, Season 2, Episode 7

Mohawk Flooring

Farmhouse Revival exterior from Episode 7 of Fox Home Free (2016). Photo courtesy of Fox Home Free.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue country two floor detached house in Atlanta with a shingle roof.

Long Grove, IL 3

Heartstone Custom Builders

Blue two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.

2528 Pinckney

Williams Farrow Builders

Photo of a large and blue traditional two floor house exterior in Charlotte with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

New Project 2

Konstructo, Inc.

Blue midcentury detached house in San Francisco with a flat roof.

Northwood | Myrlte Beach New Home Design/Build

CRG Companies

Located in the well-established community of Northwood, close to Grande Dunes, this superior quality craftsman styled 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom energy efficient home designed by CRG Companies will feature a Hardie board exterior, Trex decking, vinyl railings and wood beadboard ceilings on porches, a screened-in porch with outdoor fireplace and carport. The interior features include 9’ ceilings, thick crown molding and wood trim, wood-look tile floors in main living areas, ceramic tile in baths, carpeting in bedrooms, recessed lights, upgraded 42” kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a huge tile shower and free standing soaker tub in the master bathroom. The home will also be pre-wired for home audio and security systems. Detached garage can be an added option. No HOA fee or restrictions, 98' X 155' lot is huge for this area, room for a pool.

Mississauga Full Home

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.

Providence Landing - Alpine

Burge Building Consultants

Inspiration for a large and blue rural two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

James Hardie Siding - Calgary SW - Lakeview

SIS Exterior Renovations

Custom cedar entrance with cedar beams and stonework. James Hardie Cedarmill plank siding in Boothbay Blue with Arctic White trim. Stone from Stone Concepts - Kenya Moorecrest Stone and Ecostone Wainscott Sills in Smoke. 18-3203

Exteriors

Shurm Construction Inc

Design ideas for a medium sized and blue traditional two floor house exterior in Richmond with mixed cladding and a half-hip roof.

Paradise Key South Beach

Glenn Layton Homes

Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue beach style bungalow detached house in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a metal roof.

2016 Fall Parade Home

Innovative Custom Homes

Photo of a medium sized and blue classic bungalow detached house in Boise with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Longfellow - Glen Ellyn, IL

Thomas Knapp, Architect

Thomas R. Knapp, Architect
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional bungalow detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

New Home - Santa Cruz Harbor

Santa Cruz Green Builders

Design ideas for a medium sized and blue beach style two floor detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding.

Gale-Rew Custom-Pheysey

Gale Rew Construction, Inc.

Becky Pospical
Photo of a large and blue classic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a mixed material roof.

The 4th

CMM Custom Homes

Photo of a blue beach style detached house in New York with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.

Front Porches & Entrances

CBH Architects

This mid-century modern makeover features a streamlined front door overhang and period sconces. The river pebble and concrete stepping stones complete the mid-century aesthetic. Nu Interiors, Ale Wood & Design construction and In House Photography.

Blue White 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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