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Brown House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Britannia West Coast
Britannia West Coast
Dean Thomas Design GroupDean Thomas Design Group
Inspiration for a brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Calgary with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Sam's Creek
Sam's Creek
Bates Masi Architects LLCBates Masi Architects LLC
Bates Masi Architects
This is an example of a large and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Ambiente 3
Ambiente 3
UserUser
This is an example of a medium sized and brown modern bungalow house exterior in Berlin with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Carmel Highlands Wildcat Canyon House
Carmel Highlands Wildcat Canyon House
Dan Curran Architecture, A.I.A.Dan Curran Architecture, A.I.A.
Kodiak Greenwood
Large and brown modern two floor render house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Tar Kiln Orleans
Tar Kiln Orleans
Raymond InteriorsRaymond Interiors
Photo: Amber Jane Barricman
Inspiration for a small and brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Bal House
Bal House
Terry and Terry ArchitectureTerry and Terry Architecture
Bruce Damonte
This is an example of a large and brown modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Facader
Facader
MADSEN VINDUER & DØRE ApSMADSEN VINDUER & DØRE ApS
Inspiration for a large and brown contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Aalborg with a flat roof.
Longhouse Residence
Longhouse Residence
LOCKHART SUVERLOCKHART SUVER
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with a flat roof.
Rose Quartz house in Desert Mountain
Rose Quartz house in Desert Mountain
NewWest design studio, llcNewWest design studio, llc
The welcoming entry court, featuring porch elements and natural stone walls, frames the custom iron front door. Thompson Photographic
This is an example of a brown bungalow detached house in Phoenix with a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and mixed cladding.
60 Van Buren Street
60 Van Buren Street
Gallery KBNYGallery KBNY
Inspiration for a brown traditional terraced house in New York with three floors and a flat roof.
Neolith Arctic White House Boat Facade
Neolith Arctic White House Boat Facade
Ollin StoneOllin Stone
This is an example of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding and a flat roof.
01 Front of House
01 Front of House
babunting84106babunting84106
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown bungalow render detached house in Other with a flat roof.
Heavilin Road House
Heavilin Road House
Bamesberger ArchitectureBamesberger Architecture
Design ideas for a brown modern bungalow house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Villa Friedrich, Venlo
Villa Friedrich, Venlo
HagemeisterHagemeister
Von Weitem als anthrazit wahrgenommen, entfaltet sich das Farbspektrum des Klinkers beim Näherkommen in vielfältigen Nuancen changierender Braun- und Blau-Braun-Töne mit silbrigen Akzenten.
Fingal Kiss
Fingal Kiss
Jonathan Dade Photo VideoJonathan Dade Photo Video
This is an example of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Beach Style Exterior
Beach Style Exterior
Inspiration for a brown coastal two floor detached house in Gold Coast - Tweed with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
18th avenue house
18th avenue house
In Situ ArchitectureIn Situ Architecture
Photo by Built Photo
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Arcadia Thermal Aluminum
Arcadia Thermal Aluminum
Fenestration ConceptsFenestration Concepts
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
lighten up
lighten up
SALA ArchitectsSALA Architects
It was a dark and dreary ranch, a warren of rooms, about 1000 sf of it with another grand needed, but it was always about the light.............long winters, lousy light. It was all about the light. troy thies
Aerie Residence
Aerie Residence
jls designjls design
Photo of a brown contemporary detached house in Sacramento with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal 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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