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Country House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
House SprucingHouse Sprucing
Design ideas for a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Stone Farmhouse Renovation
Stone Farmhouse Renovation
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Inspiration for a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
Lamberth Drive
Lamberth Drive
Plank & PillowPlank & Pillow
Henry Jones
White country two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2018 NW Idea House
2018 NW Idea House
Sage InteriorsSage Interiors
Design ideas for a white rural two floor detached house in Seattle with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Kirkwood Avenue 1 of 3
Kirkwood Avenue 1 of 3
Bynum DesignBynum Design
Design ideas for a white rural two floor detached house in Nashville with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Black and White Carolina Farmhouse
Black and White Carolina Farmhouse
ClopayClopay
Clopay Coachman Collection carriage style garage door with crossbuck design blends seamlessly into this modern farmhouse exterior. It takes up a substantial amount of the exterior but windows and detailing that echoes porch railing make it look warm and welcoming. Model shown: Design 21 with REC 13 windows. Low-maintenance insulated steel door with composite overlays. Photos by Andy Frame, copyright 2018. This image is the exclusive property of Andy Frame / Andy Frame Photography and is protected under the United States and International copyright laws.
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Modern Farmhouse- Personal Residence
Lolio ArchitectLolio Architect
Photo of a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a lean-to roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Blazingstar Lane
Blazingstar Lane
Hartman HomesHartman Homes
Spacecrafting
Photo of a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Minneapolis with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Sugar Grove Farmhouse
Sugar Grove Farmhouse
Elizabeth Eason Architecture LLCElizabeth Eason Architecture LLC
Bruce Cole Photography
Photo of a small and white rural two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
New England Stone Farmhouse in Los Angeles, CA
New England Stone Farmhouse in Los Angeles, CA
Ward Jewell Architect AIAWard Jewell Architect AIA
Ward Jewell, AIA was asked to design a comfortable one-story stone and wood pool house that was "barn-like" in keeping with the owner’s gentleman farmer concept. Thus, Mr. Jewell was inspired to create an elegant New England Stone Farm House designed to provide an exceptional environment for them to live, entertain, cook and swim in the large reflection lap pool. Mr. Jewell envisioned a dramatic vaulted great room with hand selected 200 year old reclaimed wood beams and 10 foot tall pocketing French doors that would connect the house to a pool, deck areas, loggia and lush garden spaces, thus bringing the outdoors in. A large cupola “lantern clerestory” in the main vaulted ceiling casts a natural warm light over the graceful room below. The rustic walk-in stone fireplace provides a central focal point for the inviting living room lounge. Important to the functionality of the pool house are a chef’s working farm kitchen with open cabinetry, free-standing stove and a soapstone topped central island with bar height seating. Grey washed barn doors glide open to reveal a vaulted and beamed quilting room with full bath and a vaulted and beamed library/guest room with full bath that bookend the main space. The private garden expanded and evolved over time. After purchasing two adjacent lots, the owners decided to redesign the garden and unify it by eliminating the tennis court, relocating the pool and building an inspired "barn". The concept behind the garden’s new design came from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello with its wandering paths, orchards, and experimental vegetable garden. As a result this small organic farm, was born. Today the farm produces more than fifty varieties of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers; many of which are rare and hard to find locally. The farm also grows a wide variety of fruits including plums, pluots, nectarines, apricots, apples, figs, peaches, guavas, avocados (Haas, Fuerte and Reed), olives, pomegranates, persimmons, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and ten different types of citrus. The remaining areas consist of drought-tolerant sweeps of rosemary, lavender, rockrose, and sage all of which attract butterflies and dueling hummingbirds. Photo Credit: Laura Hull Photography. Interior Design: Jeffrey Hitchcock. Landscape Design: Laurie Lewis Design. General Contractor: Martin Perry Premier General Contractors
New England Barn Style
New England Barn Style
American Post & BeamAmerican Post & Beam
Photography by Great Island Photo
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige country two floor detached house in Boston with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2017 - Addition and Full Remodel
2017 - Addition and Full Remodel
Wetmore ConstructionWetmore Construction
Small and black country bungalow detached house in Chicago with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
McKeaney Bank Barn
McKeaney Bank Barn
King Construction Company LLCKing Construction Company LLC
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown country two floor house exterior in Philadelphia with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Southold
Southold
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
Southold Barn House Chris Foster Photography
Large and gey farmhouse two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Succotash Road
Succotash Road
Stephen Sullivan Inc.Stephen Sullivan Inc.
Front facade - Stephen Sullivan Inc.
Inspiration for a beige and expansive country detached house in Providence with wood cladding, a mansard roof, three floors and a shingle roof.
Tokeneke Trail
Tokeneke Trail
Michael LoBuglio ArchitectsMichael LoBuglio Architects
Vas
This is an example of a white and large country two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Rear Elevation with Covered Porch and Lots of Windows
Rear Elevation with Covered Porch and Lots of Windows
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Rear elevation features large covered porch, gray cedar shake siding, and white trim. Dormer roof is standing seam copper. Photo by Mike Kaskel
This is an example of a gey and expansive country two floor detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Remodeling & Design Project
Remodeling & Design Project
By Design Consulting, LLCBy Design Consulting, LLC
Inspiration for a white rural bungalow detached house in Charleston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof, a hip roof and a grey roof.
North Asheville Farmhouse
North Asheville Farmhouse
Longview Builders, Inc.Longview Builders, Inc.
Modern Farmhouse situated in the beautiful woods of North Asheville.
Design ideas for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Michael Bowman PhotographyMichael Bowman Photography
Michael Bowman Photography
Inspiration for a white farmhouse two floor detached house in New York with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Country House Exterior with a Shingle 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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