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Brown World-Inspired House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Pirate's Cove
Pirate's Cove
Black Ink InteriorsBlack Ink Interiors
From this vantage point, you can see the original home (top), the shipwrecked boat (where the water slide comes out), the ship mast, and pirate keeping watch on the crows nest. Oh the left of the screen you can see the torches burning on the front of the fort.
音楽室のある家
音楽室のある家
坪井当貴建築設計事務所坪井当貴建築設計事務所
Photo of a brown world-inspired house exterior in Tokyo with a flat roof.
Japanese Inspired Ranch Home
Japanese Inspired Ranch Home
RA Nelson LLCRA Nelson LLC
This Japanese inspired ranch home in Lake Creek is LEED® Gold certified and features angled roof lines with stone, copper and wood siding.
Inspiration for an expansive and brown world-inspired two floor house exterior in Denver with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Bainbridge Island Retreat
Bainbridge Island Retreat
Ben Trogdon ArchitectsBen Trogdon Architects
This is an example of a medium sized and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASA | Casa do Brezo | Paredes de Coura
RUSTICASARUSTICASA
La estilización llega a su paroxismo con el modelo Coral de Rusticasa® © Rusticasa
Photo of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Farmers Oasis
Farmers Oasis
EDR Building DesignsEDR Building Designs
'Farmers Oasis' by EDR Building Designs is a modern farm house in Tropical North Queensland and is multi BDAQ Award Winner
Inspiration for a large and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Cairns with metal cladding.
本郷町の家
本郷町の家
KASA ARCHITECTSKASA ARCHITECTS
photo by:ikunori yamamoto
Brown world-inspired house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Kiwah Island Residence 3
Kiwah Island Residence 3
Spivey Architects, Inc.Spivey Architects, Inc.
I. Wilson Baker Photography
This is an example of a large and brown world-inspired detached house in Charleston with three floors, wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Ka'upulehu Residence
Ka'upulehu Residence
GFDS EngineersGFDS Engineers
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design ideas for an expansive and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Hawaii with wood cladding.
家族団らんを存分に楽しむ家
家族団らんを存分に楽しむ家
永本建設株式会社永本建設株式会社
Photo of a brown world-inspired house exterior in Other.
Japanese Style House
Japanese Style House
Kamen Tall Architects, PCKamen Tall Architects, PC
This was an alteration of an existing cottage style house into a Japanese Style house (see "before" photo) through the addition of engawas - Japanese porch. Almost every room walks directly out to the garden. Margaret Fox Photography
Tiny Tea House
Tiny Tea House
Oregon Cottage CompanyOregon Cottage Company
Inspiration for a small and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Portland with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
BEAT HOUSE
BEAT HOUSE
ＫＡＺ建築研究室ＫＡＺ建築研究室
緑化屋根プロジェクト-2　photo by KAZ
This is an example of a small and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
北白川の家 House in Kitashirakawa
北白川の家 House in Kitashirakawa
Priya Design / プリヤデザインPriya Design / プリヤデザイン
Brown world-inspired house exterior in Kyoto with a flat roof.
New Prairie Style Residence - River Forest, IL
New Prairie Style Residence - River Forest, IL
WEST STUDIO Architects & Construction ServicesWEST STUDIO Architects & Construction Services
Frank Lloyd Wright Inspired Modern Prairie Home
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown world-inspired brick detached house in Chicago with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Vintage Hawaii
Vintage Hawaii
Maienza - Wilson Architecture + InteriorsMaienza - Wilson Architecture + Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown world-inspired two floor house exterior in Santa Barbara with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Haena
Haena
De Jesus Architecture & DesignDe Jesus Architecture & Design
Deck overlook
Brown world-inspired house exterior in Hawaii.
外観
外観
ART BOX 建築工房 一級建築士事務所ART BOX 建築工房 一級建築士事務所
西七区の家　Photo by：後藤健治
Inspiration for a brown world-inspired house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
軽井沢に建つリゾートログハウス
軽井沢に建つリゾートログハウス
株式会社 TALOインターナショナル株式会社 TALOインターナショナル
Design ideas for a brown world-inspired house exterior in Tokyo Suburbs with a pitched roof.
湯田の家 House in Yuda
湯田の家 House in Yuda
Priya Design / プリヤデザインPriya Design / プリヤデザイン
This is an example of a brown world-inspired two floor house exterior in Kyoto with a pitched roof and mixed cladding.

Brown World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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