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Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018
Modern Farmhouse - Parade of Homes 2018
Ezra Lee Design+BuildEzra Lee Design+Build
Our Modern Farmhouse features large windows, tall peaks and a mixture of exterior materials.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Modern Farmhouse with views of Prior Lake
Modern Farmhouse with views of Prior Lake
Sustainable Nine Design + BuildSustainable Nine Design + Build
Design ideas for a white country two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Brentwood
Brentwood
Corr Contemporary HomesCorr Contemporary Homes
Large and beige contemporary two floor glass detached house in Los Angeles.
76 Brassie
76 Brassie
Aaron Fine Architectural PhotographerAaron Fine Architectural Photographer
Photo of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mar Vista
Mar Vista
MORPHEUS DESIGN INCMORPHEUS DESIGN INC
Photo of a multi-coloured coastal two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Organic Modern Mountain Home
Organic Modern Mountain Home
Living Stone Design + BuildLiving Stone Design + Build
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured rustic detached house in Other with mixed cladding and three floors.
Larkspur III
Larkspur III
Brandon Architects, Inc.Brandon Architects, Inc.
This is an example of a blue coastal two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Meadow Beach House
Meadow Beach House
UserUser
This is an example of a large and brown beach style two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a flat roof.
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
木名瀬佳世建築研究室木名瀬佳世建築研究室
石川町のクリーニング店　撮影：傍島利浩
Brown world-inspired two floor detached house in Yokohama with a metal roof, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Newbury Farmhouse
Newbury Farmhouse
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
Eric Roth
Inspiration for a large and white country two floor detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Il Nostro Sogno
Il Nostro Sogno
Andrea Swan - Swan ArchitectureAndrea Swan - Swan Architecture
Landmark Photography
Inspiration for a white mediterranean two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a tiled roof.
Wing House
Wing House
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Andrea Brizzi
Photo of a large and beige world-inspired bungalow glass detached house in Hawaii with a hip roof and a metal roof.
TRG Architects
TRG Architects
TRG Architecture + Interior DesignTRG Architecture + Interior Design
Photos by Bernard Andre
This is an example of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
1A Third Street Black Rock 3193
1A Third Street Black Rock 3193
Urban AbodeUrban Abode
1A Third Street Black Rock 3193 - Residential Urban Abode Architectural photography for marketing residential, commercial & short stays & small business. https://www.urbanabode.com.au/urban-photography/ _______ . . . #photography #urbanabode #urbanphotography #yourabodeourcanvas #melbourne #australia #urbankiosk #yourabodeourcanvas
The Z House
The Z House
MJS Designers GroupMJS Designers Group
Photo of a white traditional two floor detached house in Orlando with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Front Entrance
Front Entrance
Samuel Gordon Architects, PCSamuel Gordon Architects, PC
Blue coastal detached house in New York with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a lean-to roof.
SOLEIL
SOLEIL
Jim VaughanJim Vaughan
Bedrooms: 5–6 , 2nd Floor Master Baths: 5–6 Half Baths: 1 Dining Rooms: 1 Living Rooms: 1 Studies: 1 Square Feet: 4627 Garages: 2 Stories: 2 Features: Two-story family room, En Suite, Open floor plan, Two-story foyer, Walk-in pantry
Tilt-Shift House
Tilt-Shift House
ANX / Aaron Neubert ArchitectsANX / Aaron Neubert Architects
Brian Thomas Jones, Alex Zarour
Design ideas for a medium sized and black contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
重ね屋根の家
重ね屋根の家
一級建築士事務所 ROOTE株式会社一級建築士事務所 ROOTE株式会社
Photo by：HIROKI KAWATA
Design ideas for a beige world-inspired detached house in Kyoto.
Modern Home in Rural Hamlet
Modern Home in Rural Hamlet
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography LLC
Inspiration for a white and large contemporary two floor detached house in DC Metro with a pitched roof, wood cladding and a metal roof.

Detached House 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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