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New Old, LLCNew Old, LLC
Joe Purvis Photos
Inspiration for a farmhouse house exterior in Charlotte.
Classic Build
Classic Build
David A. Ewald DesignsDavid A. Ewald Designs
This is an example of a country house exterior in New York.
Fall Showcase
Fall Showcase
Rauscher & AssocRauscher & Assoc
Large and white country two floor render detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Fall Parade of Homes, 2017
Fall Parade of Homes, 2017
Highmark BuildersHighmark Builders
Landmark Photography
Inspiration for a white rural detached house in Minneapolis.
Napa Modern Farmhouse
Napa Modern Farmhouse
Michael Hospelt PhotographyMichael Hospelt Photography
Polsky Perlstein Architects, Michael Hospelt Photography
Inspiration for a country house exterior in San Francisco.
Silverado Trail Farmhouse
Silverado Trail Farmhouse
Annadel BuildersAnnadel Builders
White farmhouse bungalow detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof.
The Coleraine Plan 1335
The Coleraine Plan 1335
Donald A. Gardner ArchitectsDonald A. Gardner Architects
This traditional charmer house plan welcomes with its country porch and prominent gables with decorative brackets. A cathedral ceiling spans the open great and dining rooms of this house plan, with bar seating facing the roomy kitchen. A mud room off the garage includes a pantry, closets, and an e-space for looking up recipes. The master suite features two oversized walk-in closets and a linen closet for extra storage in this house plan.
Guest Barn
Guest Barn
Kimmel Studio ArchitectsKimmel Studio Architects
Inspiration for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Baltimore with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Manson Barn
Manson Barn
SkB ArchitectsSkB Architects
Inspiration for a large and brown farmhouse two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a metal roof.
misc projects
misc projects
SethbennphotoSethbennphoto
sethbennphoto
Design ideas for a country house exterior in Minneapolis.
Design Classics Construction Projects
Design Classics Construction Projects
Design Classics Construction ProfessionalsDesign Classics Construction Professionals
Jeff Wawro
Photo of a large and beige rural two floor detached house in Dallas with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
MILL HOUSE - OREGON COAST
MILL HOUSE - OREGON COAST
Duncan McRoberts Associates, LLCDuncan McRoberts Associates, LLC
Mill House façade, design and photography by Duncan McRoberts...
This is an example of a large and white country two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Black Is The New Farmhouse
Black Is The New Farmhouse
a.d.d. concept + designa.d.d. concept + design
Large and black rural two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Barn Style Garages & Shops
Barn Style Garages & Shops
Barn ProsBarn Pros
Photo of a brown country two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
White Coppice
White Coppice
Stanton Andrews ArchitectsStanton Andrews Architects
Paul McMullin
Rural two floor house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Sonoma County Residence
Sonoma County Residence
Turnbull Griffin HaesloopTurnbull Griffin Haesloop
Architects: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop (Design principal Eric Haesloop FAIA, Jule Tsai, Mark Hoffman) Landscape architects: Lutsko Associates Interiors: Erin Martin Design Contractor: Sawyer Construction Photo by David Wakely
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
Country Cathedral
Country Cathedral
Linton ArchitectsLinton Architects
Photo of a country house exterior in Raleigh.
Cold Springs Farm
Cold Springs Farm
Period Architecture Ltd.Period Architecture Ltd.
Photo by Angle Eye Photography.
Rural two floor house exterior in Philadelphia with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Hill Country Retreat
Hill Country Retreat
Northworks Architects + PlannersNorthworks Architects + Planners
Set along a winding stretch of the Guadalupe River, this small guesthouse was designed to take advantage of local building materials and methods of construction. With concrete floors throughout the interior and deep roof lines along the south facade, the building maintains a cool temperature during the hot summer months. The home is capped with a galvanized aluminum roof and clad with limestone from a local quarry.

Country Blue 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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