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Country House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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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.
Big Ranch II
Big Ranch II
Miretti DesignMiretti Design
Inspiration for a rural house exterior in San Francisco with a grey roof and a metal roof.
Golden Pond Residence
Golden Pond Residence
Architectural Design StudioArchitectural Design Studio
Inspiration for a brown farmhouse two floor detached house in Phoenix with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Country Retreat
Country Retreat
Rill ArchitectsRill Architects
James Ray Spahn Photography
Rural house exterior in DC Metro.
home staging Projekt - Inszenierung eines Landhauses am Kochel See
home staging Projekt - Inszenierung eines Landhauses am Kochel See
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Farmhouse house exterior in Munich.
Barn Lighting
Barn Lighting
Barn ProsBarn Pros
Barn Pros Equestrian 96’ Horse Barn Kit constructed in South Carolina. Barn progress! Look at the beautiful lighting we offer. Photo By Owner With Permission
BarnHouse Addition
BarnHouse Addition
GMK Architecture IncGMK Architecture Inc
photo: Jim Gempeler, GMK architecture inc.
Design ideas for a country house exterior in Other with stone cladding.
Strongwork Architecture Portfolio
Strongwork Architecture Portfolio
Strongwork Architecture LLCStrongwork Architecture LLC
Design ideas for a rural house exterior in Portland.
Bank Barns
Bank Barns
King Construction Company LLCKing Construction Company LLC
Photo of a medium sized and brown farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Barn Conversion - Loudoun County
Barn Conversion - Loudoun County
T.J. Gilbride Architects, Inc.T.J. Gilbride Architects, Inc.
Medium sized and brown rural bungalow detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Medium sized and white country two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Mountain Rustic Barn
Mountain Rustic Barn
Distinctive Dwellings - Thayne HillrichsDistinctive Dwellings - Thayne Hillrichs
Elite Design Homes
This is an example of a rural house exterior in Dallas.
Modern Farmhouse Tomball
Modern Farmhouse Tomball
Morning Star Builders LTDMorning Star Builders LTD
Kolanowski Studio
This is an example of a large and gey country detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Monitor Horse Barn with Stain, Red Metal Roof, Cupola, Horse Weathervane
Monitor Horse Barn with Stain, Red Metal Roof, Cupola, Horse Weathervane
Fisher BarnsFisher Barns
Design ideas for a large and brown rural two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Triple L
Triple L
SDG Architecture, Inc.SDG Architecture, Inc.
Bernard Andre'
Design ideas for a farmhouse two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Remodels & Additions
Remodels & Additions
Archambault ConstructionArchambault Construction
Front view of renovated barn with new front entry, landscaping, and creamery.
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige farmhouse two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a metal roof.
East Kelowna Farmhouse
East Kelowna Farmhouse
NIDO.NIDO.
Inspiration for a white country bungalow detached house in Vancouver with a pitched roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Holley Residence
Holley Residence
Picking Contracting Inc.Picking Contracting Inc.
Photo of a large and white rural two floor detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Healdsburg Modern Ranch
Healdsburg Modern Ranch
AVCO DesignAVCO Design
Inspiration for a white farmhouse bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Churn Creek
Churn Creek
Create ConstructionCreate Construction
Inspiration for a beige farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey 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.
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