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Country House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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An oak frame family home and room above garage in Warwickshire
An oak frame family home and room above garage in Warwickshire
OakwrightsOakwrights
This is an example of a rural house exterior in Other.
Farmhouse Estate
Farmhouse Estate
Studio 73 DesignStudio 73 Design
Photo of a rural house exterior in London.
The Goat Shed - Devon
The Goat Shed - Devon
TFQ ArchitectsTFQ Architects
The Goat Shed - Devon. The house was finished with a grey composite cladding with authentic local stone to ensure the building nestled into the environment well, with a country/rustic appearance with close references to its original site use of an agricultural building.
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Lane End Farm, Luxury Cottages.
Lane End Farm, Luxury Cottages.
Richard Kiely PhotographyRichard Kiely Photography
Rural house exterior in West Midlands.
Timby ADU
Timby ADU
Shelter Solutions LLC - ADU SpecialistShelter Solutions LLC - ADU Specialist
Design ideas for a country house exterior in Portland.
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.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Upgrade Properties LLCUpgrade Properties LLC
This is an example of a country house exterior in Charlotte.
Beautiful Modern Southern Farmhouse by Steve Powell Homes
Beautiful Modern Southern Farmhouse by Steve Powell Homes
David Cannon PhotographyDavid Cannon Photography
Amazing front porch of a modern farmhouse built by Steve Powell Homes (www.stevepowellhomes.com). Photo Credit: David Cannon Photography (www.davidcannonphotography.com)
Front Exterior Daytime
Front Exterior Daytime
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Photo of a blue farmhouse two floor detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
Photo of a country house exterior in Austin with wood cladding.
City Modern Farmhouse Town & Country Charlotte
City Modern Farmhouse Town & Country Charlotte
Linnane HomesLinnane Homes
This is an example of a large and white rural two floor painted brick detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
Justin Doyle HomesJustin Doyle Homes
This gorgeous modern farmhouse features hardie board board and batten siding with stunning black framed Pella windows. The soffit lighting accents each gable perfectly and creates the perfect farmhouse.
N Maney Avenue
N Maney Avenue
J Taylor DesignsJ Taylor Designs
Design ideas for a medium sized and white rural two floor house exterior in Nashville with wood cladding.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Brad Ramsey InteriorsBrad Ramsey Interiors
This is an example of a large rural two floor detached house in Nashville with mixed cladding, a mixed material roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
This is an example of a multi-coloured country two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cottagewood Residence
Cottagewood Residence
Aspect Design BuildAspect Design Build
With a main floor master, and flowing but intimate spaces, it will function for both daily living and extended family events. Special attention was given to the siting, making sure the breath-taking views of Lake Independence are present from every room.
Sunriver Custom Vacation Home
Sunriver Custom Vacation Home
Patrick Schmitt, designer Inc.Patrick Schmitt, designer Inc.
Photo of a large and black rural two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Sunset Island Trail Project
Sunset Island Trail Project
JR Builders LLCJR Builders LLC
Design ideas for a large and white country two floor detached house in Nashville with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Easton Traditional Farmhouse
Easton Traditional Farmhouse
Segerson BuildersSegerson Builders
Traditional farm house featuring board and batten and vertical western red cedar siding.
Photo of an expansive and white country two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.

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.
Bishop Estates
Bishop Estates
Legacy Builders of North FLLegacy Builders of North FL
photo by Jessie Preza
Photo of a white rural two floor detached house in Jacksonville with concrete fibreboard cladding, a metal roof and a pitched roof.
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