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Brown Midcentury House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Wollms Exterior Renovation
Wollms Exterior Renovation
Alair Homes Red DeerAlair Homes Red Deer
A modern exterior renovation to this mid-century home. The siding was updated with new paint, stonework, and modern address detail.
Medium sized and brown midcentury two floor detached house with mixed cladding.
Mafochouse F
Mafochouse F
MafcohouseMafcohouse
Arnaud Marthouret
Photo of a medium sized and brown midcentury bungalow glass detached house in Toronto with a flat roof.
Parkford House
Parkford House
M-Gray ArchitectureM-Gray Architecture
Photography by Shayna Fontana
This is an example of a medium sized and brown midcentury two floor detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Whole Home Remodel - Mid Century Modern Update
Whole Home Remodel - Mid Century Modern Update
ecobecoecobeco
Architect: Brennan + Company Photo credit: Anne Gummerson
Photo of a brown retro bungalow house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Homewood
Homewood
cpopp workshopcpopp workshop
Mike Graff
This is an example of a medium sized and brown midcentury two floor house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding.
Road's End Contracting #4
Road's End Contracting #4
UserUser
Medium sized and brown midcentury two floor house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Custom Home Build | Beautiful Modern, Classical & Mediterranean Homes - SC
Custom Home Build | Beautiful Modern, Classical & Mediterranean Homes - SC
The Happy Go-Lucky | Luxury Residential GroupThe Happy Go-Lucky | Luxury Residential Group
Design ideas for an expansive and brown retro two floor detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding and a mixed material roof.
Eichler Inspired Update
Eichler Inspired Update
UserUser
The new color scheme and landscaping.
This is an example of a large and brown midcentury bungalow house exterior in Albuquerque with wood cladding.
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
Fenimore Road Renovation & Addition
Resolution: 4 ArchitectureResolution: 4 Architecture
The front elevation upon approach from the drive, looking at new addition and carport, which serve to reorient the everyday entrance for the family to a new mudroom in the addition.
David Reid Homes Wanaka Feature Home
David Reid Homes Wanaka Feature Home
David Reid HomesDavid Reid Homes
Designed to be the perfect Alpine Escape, this home has room for friends and family arriving from out of town to enjoy all that the Wanaka and Central Otago region has to offer. Features include natural timber cladding, designer kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, separate laundry and even a drying room. This home is the perfect escape, with all you need to easily deal with the clean from a long day on the slopes or the lake, and then its time to relax!
Canyon
Canyon
Koch ArchitectsKoch Architects
Mid-Century Modern Restoration - Mid-century modern terrace with view of Mount Diablo in Lafayette, California. Photo by Jonathan Mitchell Photography
外観
外観
Sデザイン設計一級建築士事務所Sデザイン設計一級建築士事務所
This is an example of a brown midcentury two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
'70's Ranch Remodel - Exterior and Interior
'70's Ranch Remodel - Exterior and Interior
Studio H, Inc.Studio H, Inc.
This 1970's desert ranch house was expanded and completely overhauled into a clean, contemporary style. Kelp-patterned stainless steel and copper were featured in the custom light fixtures and gate.
Modern Meadow
Modern Meadow
DiGiacomo Homes & RenovationDiGiacomo Homes & Renovation
Build: Rocky DiGiacomo, DiGiacomo Homes Interior Design: Gigi DiGiacomo, DiGiacomo Homes Photo: Susan Gilmore Photography
Photo of a small and brown midcentury two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with a flat roof.
Madison, CT - Standing Seam A-Frame
Madison, CT - Standing Seam A-Frame
Connecticut Roofcrafters LlcConnecticut Roofcrafters Llc
Overhead view of this new Englert matte black standing seam steel roof was all this classic Connecticut A-Frame. After stripping off the previous asphalt roof, we repaired the decking as needed and then installed GAF Storm Guard Ice and Water membrane across the entire deck. We then installed 3,000 square feet of 24-gauge matte black Englert standing seam.
The Bridge House
The Bridge House
BONE StructureBONE Structure
Dan Brunn Architecture prides itself on the economy and efficiency of its designs, so the firm was eager to incorporate BONE Structure’s steel system in Bridge House. Combining classic post-and-beam structure with energy-efficient solutions, BONE Structure delivers a flexible, durable, and sustainable product. “Building construction technology is so far behind, and we haven’t really progressed,” says Brunn, “so we were excited by the prospect working with BONE Structure.”
PANORAMA
PANORAMA
The Construction Group Montana, LLCThe Construction Group Montana, LLC
Glass, Glass and more Glass.
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown midcentury two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Cedarhurst Residence
Cedarhurst Residence
Hodgson Design AssociatesHodgson Design Associates
Martin Tessler Photographer
Expansive and brown midcentury two floor house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding.
Washington Park
Washington Park
Pratt DesignsPratt Designs
Midcentury Inspired New Construction
Design ideas for a large and brown retro two floor house exterior in Denver with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Casiano Residence
Casiano Residence
Modal DesignModal Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown retro bungalow render house exterior in Los Angeles.

Brown Midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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