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Brown House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Frankenprey House
Frankenprey House
CplusC Architects + BuildersCplusC Architects + Builders
Murray Fredericks
This is an example of a large and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Mercer Island Residence
Mercer Island Residence
LOCKHART SUVERLOCKHART SUVER
This is an example of a brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors and a flat roof.
Medindie
Medindie
Oxford ArchitectsOxford Architects
Sam Noonan
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Adelaide with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Amazing transformation
Amazing transformation
Link Architecture, PCLink Architecture, PC
Photo of a brown bungalow house exterior in Phoenix.
Modern
Modern
Wilmington-GordonWilmington-Gordon
Inspiration for a large and brown contemporary bungalow house exterior in Austin with a flat roof.
Northfield Residence
Northfield Residence
Sheehan Nagle Hartray ArchitectsSheehan Nagle Hartray Architects
Exterior view. Doug Snower Photography
Inspiration for a brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding.
Windsor
Windsor
Junctions90Junctions90
Christine Francis
Design ideas for a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Frankenprey House
Frankenprey House
CplusC Architects + BuildersCplusC Architects + Builders
Murray Fredericks
Large and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Sydney with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Black
Black
Shapiro DidwayShapiro Didway
This is an example of a small and brown modern two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
Passive Mews House, Camberwell, London
Passive Mews House, Camberwell, London
RDA ArchitectsRDA Architects
RDA's first certified Passivhaus. This is in a South London Mews at the back of a Grade II listed building. The building used to be a coach house. The aesthetic was to design a house with a slightly industrial feel. The house itself is built with SIPs panels and uses a brick slip cladding system. The client's requested that this house be Passivhaus certified. The house was highly commended at the 2014 greenbuild awards and was shortlisted for the 2014 UK Passivhaus awards. The project is currently being monitored by the University of Kent and the occupiers are very satisfied with its performance which keeps energy bills to a minimum. Photo by Tim Soar
CCS Architecture - Mill Valley, CA
CCS Architecture - Mill Valley, CA
Kasten BuildersKasten Builders
Photo by Paul Dyer
This is an example of a brown and medium sized modern two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Project: Balwyn North Residence ft Daniel Robertson
Project: Balwyn North Residence ft Daniel Robertson
Brickworks Building ProductsBrickworks Building Products
Architect: Matyas Architects photography: Tatjana Plitt
Design ideas for a brown contemporary split-level detached house in Sydney with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Portland Skyline
Portland Skyline
Nathan Good Architects PCNathan Good Architects PC
Photo by Darius Kuda
Brown contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Victoria Gardens House
Victoria Gardens House
Lucy Clemenger ArchitectsLucy Clemenger Architects
Photography: Shannon McGrath Styling: Leesa O'Reilly
Brown contemporary two floor detached house with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Woodland House
Woodland House
ALTUS Architecture + DesignALTUS Architecture + Design
Paul Crosby
This is an example of a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Butterfly House
Butterfly House
Vallely ArchitectureVallely Architecture
Ema Peter
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Vancouver with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Contemporary Home from Driveway
Contemporary Home from Driveway
Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.Mark Eric Benner - Architects, Ltd.
Photographer: Jon Miller Architectural Photography Approach view featuring reclaimed Chicago common brick in pink. Horizontal lattice screen shields the garage entry.
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
Photo of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
Modern house on the lake
Modern house on the lake
Дмитрий Кругляк / Dmitriy KruglyakДмитрий Кругляк / Dmitriy Kruglyak
Фотограф: Дмитрий Фуфаев www.fufaev.ru
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Saint Petersburg with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Newberg Hills Remodel
Newberg Hills Remodel
Cellar Ridge ConstructionCellar Ridge Construction
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.

Brown 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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