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Country House Exterior with a Shingle Roof Ideas and Designs

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Sovereign Oaks #35
Sovereign Oaks #35
Brent Campbell, ArchitectBrent Campbell, Architect
Gey rural two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
BIA 2017 Parade Of Homes
BIA 2017 Parade Of Homes
Manor HomesManor Homes
White farmhouse two floor detached house in Columbus with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2018 Custom Building Awards - Lowcountry Inspired Lake Home
2018 Custom Building Awards - Lowcountry Inspired Lake Home
Building Industry Association of Central SCBuilding Industry Association of Central SC
RB Gallup
Design ideas for a white rural bungalow detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Jensen House Plan 1656-D
The Jensen House Plan 1656-D
Donald A. Gardner ArchitectsDonald A. Gardner Architects
This luxury hillside-walkout design showcases a modern farmhouse exterior with decorative gable trusses and metal roof accents. An elegant floor plan awaits inside with an open great room, island kitchen, and dining room layout. Take living outdoors with a skylit rear porch. Delightful amenities grace the master suite, including a vaulted ceiling, outdoor access, a generous bathroom, and walk-in closet. The two-car garage leads to a pantry, mudroom, and utility room while an optional bonus room is above for expansion. A bedroom and a flexible office/bedroom are on the opposite side of the floor plan and two additional bedrooms are downstairs. Designed for ultimate entertaining, find a rec room, game room, and wet bar on the basement level.
Farmhouse Downsizer Front View
Farmhouse Downsizer Front View
Fairbanks BuildersFairbanks Builders
Farmhouse front view with custom beam supports and gable pediments. Black steel roof for accents Sunset view
White farmhouse detached house in Cedar Rapids with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Modern Farm House, Los Gatos
Modern Farm House, Los Gatos
De Mattei ConstructionDe Mattei Construction
Inspiration for a white country bungalow front detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Bullevard St. Addition
Bullevard St. Addition
Schweitzer Design & Build, Inc.Schweitzer Design & Build, Inc.
Design ideas for a large and green country split-level detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Rockwood
The Rockwood
Urban NW HomesUrban NW Homes
This is an example of a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Elegant Modern Farmhouse
Elegant Modern Farmhouse
Collins BuildersCollins Builders
Inspiration for a medium sized and white farmhouse bungalow detached house in Jacksonville with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Nostalgia Remodel
Modern Nostalgia Remodel
Kimball Modern Design + InteriorsKimball Modern Design + Interiors
This is an example of a white rural house exterior in Denver with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
White Oak Modern Farmhouse
White Oak Modern Farmhouse
Meyer DesignMeyer Design
Strikingly elegant curb appeal on this modern farmhouse doesn't end at the front door! Rich textures and well placed details are found throughout this custom home. Beautiful details in the lighting, garage door, and roof.
Alastar
Alastar
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
This is an example of a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Charlie Cho PhotographyCharlie Cho Photography
Project for Kristy Elaine, Keller Williams
Design ideas for a medium sized and white farmhouse bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Westeck Windows Projects
Westeck Windows Projects
Home Advantage Remodeling, LLCHome Advantage Remodeling, LLC
Large and white rural two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Farmhouse - The Manhattan - Auburn
Farmhouse - The Manhattan - Auburn
Holland Homes LLCHolland Homes LLC
Photo of a white rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Lake Front New Build
Custom Lake Front New Build
Steele's Construction LLCSteele's Construction LLC
White country two floor detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Country Living
Country Living
Builders MD, LLCBuilders MD, LLC
Jessica Lysse Photography
Inspiration for a white country two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Stone Farmhouse Renovation
Stone Farmhouse Renovation
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Design ideas for a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
Greenburgh Farmhouse
Greenburgh Farmhouse
Alisberg ParkerAlisberg Parker
Modern Farmhouse with covered porch, eating area, swing, and pool.
Photo of a white and large farmhouse two floor detached house in New York with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Exterior Alternate View
Exterior Alternate View
Pike PropertiesPike Properties
Large and black farmhouse two floor detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding, 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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