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Budget Green House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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English Cottage Inspired
English Cottage Inspired
Golden State GardensGolden State Gardens
Water loving plants were placed closest to the house to provided needed shade and limit the amount of supplemental water due to evaporation.
This is an example of a small and blue classic bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding.
GAF Timberline HD Fox Charcoal (Springfield, NJ)
GAF Timberline HD Fox Charcoal (Springfield, NJ)
American Home ContractorsAmerican Home Contractors
GAF Timberline HD (Charcoal) 5" K-Style seamless Hidden Hanger Gutters & 2x3 Leaders (Clay) Installed by American Home Contractors, Florham Park, NJ Property located in Springfield, NJ www.njahc.com
Family Home in Yarmouth, Maine
Family Home in Yarmouth, Maine
Megan Booth, PhotographerMegan Booth, Photographer
Photo: Megan Booth mboothphotography.com
Photo of a white country two floor detached house in Portland Maine with vinyl cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
East Nashville Craftsman
East Nashville Craftsman
Leverick HomesLeverick Homes
Photo of a small and white traditional bungalow brick house exterior in Nashville.
The Michael
The Michael
Mike Love Construction, Inc.Mike Love Construction, Inc.
This custom modern Farmhouse plan boast a bonus room over garage with vaulted entry.
Inspiration for a large and white farmhouse bungalow detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
High-ceiling 4 bedroom multi-level Holiday Home in Ramsgate, Kent
High-ceiling 4 bedroom multi-level Holiday Home in Ramsgate, Kent
Smith Studios LtdSmith Studios Ltd
Drone photo - High-ceiling 4 multi-level Holiday Home in Ramsgate, Kent
Large victorian house exterior in Sussex.
Transitional Farmhouse
Transitional Farmhouse
Morris Custom Homes IncMorris Custom Homes Inc
This beautiful transitional/modern farmhouse has lots of room and LOTS of curb appeal. 3 bedrooms up with a huge bonus room/4th BR make this home ideal for growing families. Spacious Kitchen is open to the to the fire lit family room and vaulted dining area. Extra large garage features a bonus garage off the back for extra storage. off ice den area on the first floor adds that extra space for work at home professionals. Luxury Vinyl Plank, quartz countertops, and custom tile work makes this home a must see!
Coronado Island Flip
Coronado Island Flip
Premium Cabinets, OceansidePremium Cabinets, Oceanside
Ken M
Inspiration for a small and beige classic bungalow render house exterior in San Diego.
New Build
New Build
Teri Fotheringham PhotographyTeri Fotheringham Photography
Teri Fotheringham
Inspiration for a small and yellow modern house exterior in Denver.
mailbox modern house numbers
mailbox modern house numbers
Modern House NumbersModern House Numbers
3" SoCal Modern House Number Mailbox Black Vinyl Numbers (modernhousenumbers.com) available in 3", 4", 6", 8" or 12"high
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Phoenix.
The Communal by Perpetual Homes - Modern Elevation (ADU)
The Communal by Perpetual Homes - Modern Elevation (ADU)
Perpetual Homes ADUPerpetual Homes ADU
2 bed, 2 bath, 616-697 sq ft.
Design ideas for a modern house exterior in San Francisco.
Affordable Shotgun style home
Affordable Shotgun style home
EPG Homes, LLCEPG Homes, LLC
Affordable shotgun style home built in Chattanooga, TN by Home builder EPG Homes, LLC
Medium sized and beige classic bungalow detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Foundation Plantings
Foundation Plantings
Hughes LandscapingHughes Landscaping
Photo Credit: Kelley Oklesson
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic two floor brick detached house in DC Metro with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Harlem Pied-A-Terre
Harlem Pied-A-Terre
Julie Schuster Design StudioJulie Schuster Design Studio
Exterior space is rare in the city. Create a private oasis by creating a small decking platform. A small iron bistro is perfect for your early morning coffee.
Linden, Laguna Beach
Linden, Laguna Beach
Jeri Koegel PhotographyJeri Koegel Photography
Jeri Koegel
Small and gey traditional bungalow house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Medium sized and gey contemporary bungalow render detached house in Perth with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Long Pond Cabin
Long Pond Cabin
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This new house is perched on a bluff overlooking Long Pond. The compact dwelling is carefully sited to preserve the property's natural features of surrounding trees and stone outcroppings. The great room doubles as a recording studio with high clerestory windows to capture views of the surrounding forest. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Haus S
Haus S
Architekturbüro Heinz S. BauerArchitekturbüro Heinz S. Bauer
This is an example of a large and beige rural two floor render detached house in Munich with a pitched roof, a tiled roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Residenz SQ
Residenz SQ
Peter Stasek ArchitectsPeter Stasek Architects
Medium sized and gey contemporary concrete flat in Frankfurt with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Long Pond Cabin
Long Pond Cabin
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This new house is perched on a bluff overlooking Long Pond. The compact dwelling is carefully sited to preserve the property's natural features of surrounding trees and stone outcroppings. The great room doubles as a recording studio with high clerestory windows to capture views of the surrounding forest. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography

Budget Green 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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