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Country House Exterior with a Mansard Roof Ideas and Designs

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Coastal Farm House
Coastal Farm House
Becker Morgan Group, Inc.Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
Photo of an expansive and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Royal Oak Renovation
Royal Oak Renovation
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
View of home from Oak Creek at dusk. © REAL-ARCH-MEDIA
Photo of a large and yellow country two floor detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
New England Farmhouse
New England Farmhouse
Farris Concepts in ArchitectureFarris Concepts in Architecture
Estate entrance lawn perspective
Design ideas for an expansive and gey rural two floor house exterior in Nashville with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Russian River Barn Home
Russian River Barn Home
Kadello & Larsen Architectural DesignsKadello & Larsen Architectural Designs
Photo of a large and red country two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Middleburg Nantucket Style
Middleburg Nantucket Style
UserUser
The three-car garage is topped by a copper pergola and shed dormers. Lattice on the lanai will soon be covered with wisteria. James Hardie vertical siding adds to the farmhouse feel of this new home.
Warsaw Ohio
Warsaw Ohio
Shrock Premier Custom ConstructionShrock Premier Custom Construction
This amazing Shrock Premier timber frame home was recently featured in Timber Home Living magazine. Perched high upon a hill, this red barn style exterior, complete with silo certainly evokes a "wow" reaction! The 5,000 square foot home provides the perfect respite for the hectic lifestyle. The basement walkout custom cabinetry was made by Shrock experts from timbers cut and milled from the scenic land surrounding the home. Make your dream home a reality with Shrock Premier Custom Construction.
Custom Spec Home
Custom Spec Home
Snider & Metcalf Interior Design, LTDSnider & Metcalf Interior Design, LTD
This is an example of an expansive and beige farmhouse house exterior in Other with three floors, stone cladding and a mansard roof.
The Barn
The Barn
Authenticity, LLCAuthenticity, LLC
Architect: Michelle Penn, AIA This barn home is modeled after an existing Nebraska barn in Lancaster County. Heating is by passive solar design, supplemented by a geothermal radiant floor system. Cooling uses a whole house fan and a passive air flow system. The passive system is created with the cupola, windows, transoms and passive venting for cooling, rather than a forced air system. Because fresh water is not available from a well nor county water, water will be provided by rainwater harvesting. The water will be collected from a gutter system, go into a series of nine holding tanks and then go through a water filtration system to provide drinking water for the home. A greywater system will then recycle water from the sinks and showers to be reused in the toilets. Low-flow fixtures will be used throughout the home to conserve water. Photo Credits: Jackson Studios
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Candace Nordquist InteriorsCandace Nordquist Interiors
After: exterior view of the farmhouse with white and gray paint and new concrete walk ways.
Inspiration for a large and gey country two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Barn Conversion/ Addition
Barn Conversion/ Addition
Sun StructuresSun Structures
Inspiration for a small and white rural two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Historic Southern Home by Otrada LLC
Historic Southern Home by Otrada LLC
Otrada Design LLCOtrada Design LLC
Tad Davis Photography
Gey and small farmhouse two floor detached house in Raleigh with a mansard roof, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Hopkinton Farmstead Renovation
Hopkinton Farmstead Renovation
Archambault ConstructionArchambault Construction
Newly built side entryway into renovated barn
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige country two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a metal roof.
Totalrenovering villa
Totalrenovering villa
ASH Bygg ABASH Bygg AB
Photo of a large and red country detached house in Stockholm with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Barn
Barn
Home Improvement Plus LLCHome Improvement Plus LLC
Medium sized and gey farmhouse two floor detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
The Barn
The Barn
CLB ArchitectsCLB Architects
Audrey Hall
Photo of a country two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Mountain Valley Residence
Mountain Valley Residence
Damian Farrell Design GroupDamian Farrell Design Group
This 200 year old barn was deconstructed at it's original location, treated for pests, and re-erected in this new location. It is the residence's anchor, and all new construction was built with its vernacular in mind. Interior Design: Megan at M Design and Interiors
Traditionelle Landhausvilla
Traditionelle Landhausvilla
UserUser
Die Landhausvilla wirkt freundlich und einladend.
This is an example of a yellow and medium sized rural two floor house exterior in Other with a mansard roof.
Shingle Style Barn and Poolhouse in Pasadena
Shingle Style Barn and Poolhouse in Pasadena
JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTSJAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
This is an example of a white rural two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Napa - Third Street Farmhouse
Napa - Third Street Farmhouse
zero ten designzero ten design
Mariko Reed Architectural Photography
Photo of a medium sized and white country two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Monitor Barn Lodge
Monitor Barn Lodge
UserUser
D. Beilman This residence is designed for the Woodstock, Vt year round lifestyle. Several ski areas are within 20 min. of the year round Woodstock community.

Country House Exterior with a Mansard Roof 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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