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Cozy Cottage
Cozy Cottage
Gatling DesignGatling Design
Photo by Ed Gohlich
Photo of a small and white traditional bungalow detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hilltop Farmstead
Hilltop Farmstead
GRIT Co.GRIT Co.
Snap Chic Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and white country two floor detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Front Porch
Front Porch
Coastal Signature HomesCoastal Signature Homes
Tom Jenkins Photography Siding color: Sherwin Williams 7045 (Intelectual Grey) Shutter color: Sherwin Williams 7047 (Porpoise) Trim color: Sherwin Williams 7008 (Alabaster) Windows: Andersen
RoShamBo at Seabrook
RoShamBo at Seabrook
grouparchitectgrouparchitect
A custom vacation home by Grouparchitect and Hughes Construction. Photographer credit: © 2018 AMF Photography.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue beach style detached house in Seattle with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Summerhill Standout
Summerhill Standout
M-Squared Contracting Inc.M-Squared Contracting Inc.
This expansive turn-of-the-century home in the heart of Summerhill was previously renovated in a classic ‘80’s style and needed a substantial makeover. The front half remained traditional while the back of the home was completely opened up and styled in a very modern aesthetic complete with huge windows, oversized skylights, custom exterior metal panels, and natural thermally modified Ash cladding. The wide open kitchen is a chef's dream and the ceiling soars up 20 feet!
Fuller Residence
Fuller Residence
DesignARCDesignARC
Design ideas for a beige contemporary detached house in Los Angeles with three floors and a flat roof.
Green Cube - LEED Platinum Showhome
Green Cube - LEED Platinum Showhome
RE.DZINERE.DZINE
To receive information on products and materials used on this project, please contact me via http://www.iredzine.com Photos by Jenifer Koskinen- Merritt Design Photo
Palmieri Residence
Palmieri Residence
Vanguard Studio Inc.Vanguard Studio Inc.
This is an example of a large and brown mediterranean two floor detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Пасхальный дом
Пасхальный дом
Карпенко ВладимирКарпенко Владимир
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Moscow with a flat roof.
School House Bay
School House Bay
Tamarack NorthTamarack North
Inspiration for a blue coastal two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Coastal Contemporary
Coastal Contemporary
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
Amber Frederickson
Inspiration for a white classic two floor detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
UserUser
Design ideas for a gey midcentury bungalow detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Lakeside Getaway
Lakeside Getaway
RLH StudioRLH Studio
Spacecrafting Photography
Inspiration for a gey and large beach style two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a shingle roof, concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Terrassenansicht
Terrassenansicht
NIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelniebergNIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelnieberg
Inspiration for a beige and large modern two floor concrete detached house in Hanover with a flat roof.
Modern Craftsman Custom Homes
Modern Craftsman Custom Homes
Ritchie Construction LtdRitchie Construction Ltd
Medium sized and gey modern bungalow detached house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
The Willowcrest - Fall Parade Home - Exterior
The Willowcrest - Fall Parade Home - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Design ideas for a large and blue coastal two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with a shingle roof, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Scarsdale Farmhouse Modern
Scarsdale Farmhouse Modern
Alisberg ParkerAlisberg Parker
White rural two floor detached house in New York with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Treehouse Garden Room
Treehouse Garden Room
Luna Design GroupLuna Design Group
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Elbow Drive Contemporary 2 Storey
Elbow Drive Contemporary 2 Storey
McDowell & AssociatesMcDowell & Associates
Design ideas for a brown urban two floor brick detached house in Calgary with a flat roof.
Riverview Residence
Riverview Residence
UserUser
This is an example of a multi-coloured and large contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof, a metal roof and mixed cladding.

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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