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Budget Country House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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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.
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.
California Coop
California Coop
Carolina CoopsCarolina Coops
California Coop: A tiny home for chickens. This walk-in chicken coop has a 4' x 9' footprint and is perfect for small flocks and small backyards. Same great quality, just smaller!
Russian River Barn Home
Russian River Barn Home
Kadello & Larsen Architectural DesignsKadello & Larsen Architectural Designs
Photo of a medium sized and white country two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
External Timber Restoration MS
External Timber Restoration MS
JAS Building ServicesJAS Building Services
JAS Building Services
Medium sized and gey farmhouse two floor render house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Porch covers
Porch covers
Knutson Bros. II,LLCKnutson Bros. II,LLC
Cindy Lycholat
Photo of a medium sized and white farmhouse bungalow house exterior in Milwaukee with vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.
Wimberley Cabin
Wimberley Cabin
Sierra Building Group, LLCSierra Building Group, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey rural two floor detached house in Austin with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Modern Farmhouse Renovation
Modern Farmhouse Renovation
Intentional Architecture, LLCIntentional Architecture, LLC
Nestled on the historic grounds of the original 1888 schoolhouse in Lafayette, Colorado, this early twentieth-century home underwent a transformative modern farmhouse renovation. Embracing sustainable design principles, it seamlessly blended contemporary design, comfort, and durability. The open floor plan enhances modern living, while energy-efficient upgrades reduce the carbon footprint and improve indoor air quality, fostering a resilient and eco-friendly home.
Fleischauer Net Zero Farm Cottage
Fleischauer Net Zero Farm Cottage
Arielle C. Schechter, AIAArielle C. Schechter, AIA
This compact little house has a wrap around porch that starts as a screened entry on the west and continues toward the open dining area on the south. Duffy Healey, photographer.
Slow Flowers February 2020 Inspiration: Anemones & Ranunculus
Slow Flowers February 2020 Inspiration: Anemones & Ranunculus
Slow Flowers LLCSlow Flowers LLC
Eileen Tongson of Orlando-based Farmgal Flowers, grew this luscious bouquet of butterfly ranunculus for spring gift-giving. (c) FarmGal Flowers
Inspiration for a small rural house exterior in Orlando.
Cavalcade
Cavalcade
Dandy Interiors Co.Dandy Interiors Co.
White with black trim modern farmhouse exterior with white washed wood railing, black front door, farmhouse pendants, and vertical siding.
This is an example of a medium sized and white rural bungalow detached house in Houston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Cottages at Triangle Ranch
Cottages at Triangle Ranch
Josh Wynne ConstructionJosh Wynne Construction
River Cottage- Florida Cracker inspired, stretched 4 square cottage with loft
Inspiration for a small and brown rural bungalow tiny house in Tampa with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Bluestone Steps
Bluestone Steps
Toolbox Construction Inc.Toolbox Construction Inc.
This is an example of a small country house exterior in New York.
Micanopy Addition
Micanopy Addition
HAASE DESIGNHAASE DESIGN
A Simple Exterior: Windows and door over-looking a sitting terrace and the horse pastures beyond. Photo by: Jan Frentzen
This is an example of a small and gey farmhouse bungalow house exterior in Orlando with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Cottages at Triangle Ranch
Cottages at Triangle Ranch
Josh Wynne ConstructionJosh Wynne Construction
Prairie Cottage- Florida Cracker inspired 4 square cottage
Photo of a small and brown country bungalow tiny house in Tampa with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Trout Run Farmhouse Residence
Trout Run Farmhouse Residence
Broadhurst Architects, Inc.Broadhurst Architects, Inc.
Hoachlander Davis Photography
This is an example of a large and white farmhouse two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Russian River Barn Home
Russian River Barn Home
Kadello & Larsen Architectural DesignsKadello & Larsen Architectural Designs
This is an example of a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Scandinavian Farmhouse
Scandinavian Farmhouse
Authenticity, LLCAuthenticity, LLC
Architect: Michelle Penn, AIA Reminiscent of a farmhouse with simple lines and color, but yet a modern look influenced by the homeowner's Danish roots. This very compact home uses passive green building techniques. It is also wheelchair accessible and includes a elevator. Photo Credit: Dave Thiel
Maison IWA
Maison IWA
Philippe Moré - Iwa Atelier d'ArchitecturePhilippe Moré - Iwa Atelier d'Architecture
Philippe Moré
Inspiration for a small and black rural two floor house exterior in Brest with wood cladding.
Miner's Cottage II
Miner's Cottage II
Design StoreyDesign Storey
Front entry to a former miner's cottage. Original flagstones and Edwardian vestibule were restored. The house was repointed using lime pointing with a coal dust pozzalan. design storey architects

Budget Country 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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