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Garage
Garage
OakwrightsOakwrights
This is an example of a farmhouse two floor detached house in West Midlands with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a red roof.
Modern Barn, Sussex
Modern Barn, Sussex
Fiona Walker-ArnottFiona Walker-Arnott
Photo of a rural house exterior.
Farmhouse Estate
Farmhouse Estate
Studio 73 DesignStudio 73 Design
Photo of a rural house exterior in London.
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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.
Lane End Farm, Luxury Cottages.
Lane End Farm, Luxury Cottages.
Richard Kiely PhotographyRichard Kiely Photography
Rural house exterior in West Midlands.
Crooked Cottage Charm Featured in Maine Home & Design
Crooked Cottage Charm Featured in Maine Home & Design
Daggett Builders, Inc.Daggett Builders, Inc.
Photo by Christopher Robinson of Daggett Builders, Inc Extensive renovation of an antique cape on the coast of Maine. This house was featured in Maine Home & Design. See the article "Crooked Cottage Charm" on our website.
Black and White Farmhouse
Black and White Farmhouse
ClopayClopay
New construction black and white farmhouse featuring a Clopay Coachman Collection carriage style garage door with windows. Insulated steel and composite construction. Automatic overhead door. Photo courtesy J. Campeau Developments.
San Carlos | Modern Farmhouse | Exterior
San Carlos | Modern Farmhouse | Exterior
Bay Builders & Remodeling, Inc.Bay Builders & Remodeling, Inc.
San Carlos, CA Modern Farmhouse - Designed & Built by Bay Builders in 2019.
Inspiration for a country house exterior in San Francisco.
Driftwood Retreat
Driftwood Retreat
Erica Keast Heroy, ArchitectErica Keast Heroy, Architect
Casey Woods
Photo of a medium sized and gey rural bungalow house exterior in Austin with vinyl cladding and a pitched roof.
Urban Farmhouse
Urban Farmhouse
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
The front and rear of the house were re-clad with James Hardie board-and-batten siding for a traditional farmhouse feel, while the middle section of the house was re-clad with a more modern large-scale James Hardie cement fiberboard panel system. The front windows were re-designed to provide an ordered facade. The upper window is detailed with barn door shudders. The downspouts were replaced and re-located to help to break up the different sections of the house, while blending in with the linear siding. Additional Integrity windows were installed on the exposed side of the house to allow for more natural sunlight.
Arroyo Grande Modern Farmhouse
Arroyo Grande Modern Farmhouse
Gast ArchitectsGast Architects
Elliott Johnson Photographer
Design ideas for a gey country two floor house exterior in San Luis Obispo with a pitched roof.
West Nyack - Modern Farmhouse
West Nyack - Modern Farmhouse
ROAM ArchitectureROAM Architecture
These new homeowners fell in love with this home's location and size, but weren't thrilled about it's dated exterior. They approached us with the idea of turning this 1980's contemporary home into a Modern Farmhouse aesthetic, complete with white board and batten siding, a new front porch addition, a new roof deck addition, as well as enlarging the current garage. New windows throughout, new metal roofing, exposed rafter tails and new siding throughout completed the exterior renovation.
Belle Oaks
Belle Oaks
Sitterle HomesSitterle Homes
Photo of a rural house exterior in Other.
Sky
Sky
WEST BAY HOMES real estate developmentWEST BAY HOMES real estate development
Design ideas for a country house exterior in Minneapolis.
Barrington Custom Home
Barrington Custom Home
Hardin Builders, Inc.Hardin Builders, Inc.
Inspiration for a country house exterior in Chicago.
City Modern Farmhouse Town & Country Charlotte
City Modern Farmhouse Town & Country Charlotte
Linnane HomesLinnane Homes
Inspiration for a large and white country two floor painted brick detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Modern Farmhouse 1
Modern Farmhouse 1
Tindall Architecture WorkshopTindall Architecture Workshop
Modern farmhouse situated on acreage outside of a southern city. Photos by Inspiro8 Studios.
Design ideas for a rural house exterior in Other.
Family Farmhouse
Family Farmhouse
Whitten ArchitectsWhitten Architects
Front Entry Door
Photo of a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
River Run
River Run
CK ArchitectsCK Architects
This is an example of a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Bridgeport with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

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.
Sugar Hill Custom Home
Sugar Hill Custom Home
Ironwood Construction Group LLCIronwood Construction Group LLC
DAVID CANNON
White rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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