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Front of House
Coastal Signature HomesCoastal Signature Homes
Tom Jenkins Photography
Photo of a large and blue nautical two floor detached house in Charleston with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Woodcrest Residence
Woodcrest Residence
Highland Builders LLCHighland Builders LLC
Stone ranch with French Country flair and a tucked under extra lower level garage. The beautiful Chilton Woodlake blend stone follows the arched entry with timbers and gables. Carriage style 2 panel arched accent garage doors with wood brackets. The siding is Hardie Plank custom color Sherwin Williams Anonymous with custom color Intellectual Gray trim. Gable roof is CertainTeed Landmark Weathered Wood with a medium bronze metal roof accent over the bay window. (Ryan Hainey)
Cooper Woods 2 Story
Cooper Woods 2 Story
Havlicek Builders Inc.Havlicek Builders Inc.
Inspiration for a blue and large classic two floor detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, wood cladding, board and batten cladding and shiplap cladding.
Custom Craftsman Home in Vienna, VA
Custom Craftsman Home in Vienna, VA
Oak Hill Building & RemodelingOak Hill Building & Remodeling
Robert Miller Photography
Photo of a large and blue classic detached house in DC Metro with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof, a pitched roof and a grey roof.
Kitchen Extension - Stoke Newington
Kitchen Extension - Stoke Newington
Architect Your HomeArchitect Your Home
A bold and very handsome rear extension to a home in Stoke Newington to provide space for a dining area, open plan kitchen and living area. Large openings allow the garden to flow into the living spaces
Rockingham Residence
Rockingham Residence
Forsite StudioForsite Studio
NEW CONSTRUCTION MODERN HOME. BUILT WITH AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN AND LARGE WINDOWS. NEUTRAL COLOR PALETTE FOR EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR AESTHETICS. MODERN INDUSTRIAL LIVING WITH PRIVACY AND NATURAL LIGHTING THROUGHOUT.
1194 Goldfinch
1194 Goldfinch
Meadow Ridge Homes Ltd.Meadow Ridge Homes Ltd.
Design ideas for a large and gey modern two floor house exterior in Vancouver with mixed cladding.
Kipling Contemporary Residence
Kipling Contemporary Residence
Welch Builders & BrokersWelch Builders & Brokers
Photo of a large and black contemporary two floor house exterior in Houston with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
TROPICAL MID CENTURY MODERN
TROPICAL MID CENTURY MODERN
UserUser
Darren Miles
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey modern bungalow render house exterior in Miami with a flat roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Bilbao with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Contemporary Custom Home Mountain Views
Contemporary Custom Home Mountain Views
Tomecek Studio ArchitectureTomecek Studio Architecture
Raul Garcia
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Denver with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
manoir Normand
manoir Normand
Pierre Jean VergerPierre Jean Verger
pierre jean verger
Inspiration for a large and brown classic brick house exterior in Brest with three floors and a pitched roof.
Decks
Decks
American Deck and PatioAmerican Deck and Patio
Craig Westerman
Design ideas for a large classic house exterior in Baltimore.
Traditional Front Porch
Traditional Front Porch
Highland Homes, Inc.Highland Homes, Inc.
Tuscan Columns & Brick Porch
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor house exterior in New Orleans with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
New Modern Farmhouse
New Modern Farmhouse
Koch ArchitectsKoch Architects
: Exterior façade of modern farmhouse style home, clad in corrugated grey steel with wall lighting, offset gable roof with chimney, detached guest house and connecting breezeway, night shot. Photo by Tory Taglio Photography
Summit Signature Homes, Inc.
Summit Signature Homes, Inc.
Beechen & Dill HomesBeechen & Dill Homes
A custom home builder in Chicago's western suburbs, Summit Signature Homes, ushers in a new era of residential construction. With an eye on superb design and value, industry-leading practices and superior customer service, Summit stands alone. Custom-built homes in Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Western Springs, and other western suburbs.
1133 Lake Avenue
1133 Lake Avenue
Boomgaarden ArchitectsBoomgaarden Architects
Boomgaarden Architects
Design ideas for a large and blue traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Front facade
Front facade
Johnston Design GroupJohnston Design Group
Meechan Architectural Photography
Photo of a large and black contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
French Country Vacation Home on Powers Lake
French Country Vacation Home on Powers Lake
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Linda Oyama Bryan
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige two floor house exterior in Chicago with stone cladding and a hip roof.
Buchanan River House
Buchanan River House
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
The transparency at the front of the house is afforded by the long private drive through woods.
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic bungalow detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.

Budget, Premium 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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