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Detached House Ideas and Designs

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The Eaton Post and Beam Carriage House
The Eaton Post and Beam Carriage House
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes - The red barn draws the eye to this perfect farmhouse setting.
Design ideas for a large and red rural two floor detached house in Manchester with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Guest Barn
Guest Barn
Kimmel Studio ArchitectsKimmel Studio Architects
Design ideas for a gey and large rural two floor detached house in Baltimore with a pitched roof, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Music Barn
Music Barn
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Large rustic detached house in Burlington with wood cladding, three floors, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Modern Board and Batton Farmhouse
Modern Board and Batton Farmhouse
Wyrick Residential DesignWyrick Residential Design
William David Homes
Design ideas for a beige and large farmhouse two floor detached house in Houston with a pitched roof, a metal roof and concrete fibreboard cladding.
Dream Barn House Vacation Retreat
Dream Barn House Vacation Retreat
Window Design CenterWindow Design Center
Marvin Windows and Doors Tim Marr of Traditional Carpentry Inc
Inspiration for a red and large country two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Napa Valley Rustic
Napa Valley Rustic
Lori Backen InteriorsLori Backen Interiors
Photo of a rural two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Solar Barn - Maine Barn Home Exterior
Solar Barn - Maine Barn Home Exterior
WoodhullWoodhull
This renovated barn home was upgraded with a solar power system.
This is an example of a large and beige classic two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Palouse Barn
Palouse Barn
Uptic StudiosUptic Studios
Shaun Cammack
Design ideas for a brown rural two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
reudi retreat
reudi retreat
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
axis productions, inc draper white photography
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic split-level detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Barn Conversion, Worcestershire
Barn Conversion, Worcestershire
Completion Interior Design & ArchitectureCompletion Interior Design & Architecture
EXTERIOR. Our clients had lived in this barn conversion for a number of years but had not got around to updating it. The layout was slightly awkward and the entrance to the property was not obvious. There were dark terracotta floor tiles and a large amount of pine throughout, which made the property very orange! On the ground floor we remodelled the layout to create a clear entrance, large open plan kitchen-dining room, a utility room, boot room and small bathroom. We then replaced the floor, decorated throughout and introduced a new colour palette and lighting scheme. In the master bedroom on the first floor, walls and a mezzanine ceiling were removed to enable the ceiling height to be enjoyed. New bespoke cabinetry was installed and again a new lighting scheme and colour palette introduced.
Gabriel Builders
Gabriel Builders
Gabriel Builders Inc.Gabriel Builders Inc.
Front and rear exterior of Lake Keowee home - Shingle style home with cedar roof, cedar siding, stone work overlooking pristine lake in SC
Design ideas for a large and gey classic two floor detached house in Other with a mansard roof, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Lyme Hills
Lyme Hills
Nautilus ArchitectsNautilus Architects
It’s an oft-heard design objective among folks building or renovating a home these days: “We want to bring the outdoors in!” Indeed, visually or spatially connecting the interior of a home with its surroundings is a great way to make spaces feel larger, improve daylight levels and, best of all, embrace Nature. Most of us enjoy being outside, and when we get a sense of that while inside it has a profoundly positive effect on the experience of being at home.
Chester Springs Design/Build
Chester Springs Design/Build
Stoltzfus Enterprises LtdStoltzfus Enterprises Ltd
Inspiration for a large and white traditional detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Solar Barn - Modern Exterior
Solar Barn - Modern Exterior
WoodhullWoodhull
The wood siding helps this renovated custom Maine barn home blend in with the surrounding forest.
Photo of a beige rural two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Window Design Center June 2011
Window Design Center June 2011
Window Design CenterWindow Design Center
Marvin Windows and Doors Tim Marr of Traditional Carpentry Inc
Photo of a red and large rural two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Solar Barn - Exterior Roof Deck
Solar Barn - Exterior Roof Deck
WoodhullWoodhull
Soak up the sun from the comfort of a rooftop deck perfect for entertaining.
Inspiration for a beige traditional two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Solar Barn - Barn Home with Built-In Garage
Solar Barn - Barn Home with Built-In Garage
WoodhullWoodhull
The ground floor of this renovated bar home features plenty of garage space.
Design ideas for a beige classic two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Saxon Hill Vernacular
Saxon Hill Vernacular
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Large and green country two floor detached house in Burlington with mixed cladding, a pitched roof 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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