Expansive and Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

James Hardie cement Board siding, GAF Architectural shingles
This is an example of an expansive and blue traditional detached house in Baltimore with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding and a mixed material roof.

The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home

Delpino Custom Homes

Inspired by the Dutch West Indies architecture of the tropics, this custom designed coastal home backs up to the Wando River marshes on Daniel Island. With expansive views from the observation tower of the ports and river, this Charleston, SC home packs in multiple modern, coastal design features on both the exterior & interior of the home.

Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home

Gordon James Construction

With an updated, coastal feel, this cottage-style residence is right at home in its Orono setting. The inspired architecture pays homage to the graceful tradition of historic homes in the area, yet every detail has been carefully planned to meet today’s sensibilities. Here, reclaimed barnwood and bluestone meet glass mosaic and marble-like Cambria in perfect balance. 5 bedrooms, 5 baths, 6,022 square feet and three-car garage

Casa 4 en 1 | 4 in 1 House

Clavel Arquitectos

David Frutos Ruiz
Expansive and blue contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.

Coastal Colorful on Captiva Island

Denise Ward Interior Design

Front Exterior View of a Multi-level home located across the street from a Beautiful Captiva, FL Beach
Inspiration for an expansive and blue beach style render detached house in Miami with three floors, a hip roof and a metal roof.

Atlanta New Build

Supreme Skills Construction

Design ideas for an expansive and blue classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding and board and batten cladding.

Custom Residence - Marietta, GA (10)

Caldwell-Cline Architects & Designers

Craftsman style custom home designed by Caldwell-Cline Architects and Designers. Gray brick, blue siding, and dark blue shutters. 4 car garage.
Photo of an expansive and blue traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding and a shingle roof.

HOME BEAUTIFUL - FEBRUARY 2020

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This is an example of an expansive and blue scandi two floor detached house in Brisbane with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

HM2 Residence 3

Hanna Homes

The exterior of the home features stucco simulated clapboard siding, welded aluminum balcony railings, welded aluminum balcony panels, aluminum shutter doors, a standing seam metal roof, grey marble driveway over concrete slab, and Mahogany front doors.

W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].

Omega Construction and Design, Inc.

Greg Riegler
Inspiration for an expansive and blue victorian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Sandy Shores

Envision Builders Group

Photo of an expansive and blue coastal detached house in Miami with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Ambleside | Rustic Traditional

Vision Interiors

This is an example of an expansive and blue classic detached house in Grand Rapids with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Fort Mitchell, KY

LVX Painting

Front facade showing shutters, gutters, columns and other trim painted.
Photo of an expansive and blue classic two floor brick detached house in Cincinnati with a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Minnetonka Beach Luxury Parade Home 2014

Grace Hill Design

Spacecrafting
Inspiration for an expansive and blue classic house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.

Luxury Custom Waterfront Home

Home Designing Service, Ltd.

This luxury home was designed to specific specs for our client. Every detail was meticulously planned and designed with aesthetics and functionality in mind.

407 Southeast 7th Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida

Judi Lukens & Kim Lekas

ibi designs
This is an example of an expansive and blue traditional detached house in Miami with three floors and a hip roof.

407 Southeast 7th Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida

Judi Lukens & Kim Lekas

ibi designs
This is an example of an expansive and blue classic detached house in Miami with three floors.

Bradford Woods Home

Executive Developers, LLC

Craftsman style home by Executive Developers. Features stone and James Hardie shake. Black Pella Windows. Cobblestone trim. Located in Bradford Woods, just outside of Pittsburgh.

Nags Head • Luxury Oceanfront • Beach Treasure

SAGA Realty & Construction

Expansive and blue nautical detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Picturesque Lake Estate

Knight Architects LLC

Stunning example of Nantucket style home with gambrel roof, large windows and french doors on all levels facing 260 feet of lake frontage. Beautiful pergola over lower level walk out to lake. Tom Grimes Photography

Expansive and Blue House Exterior 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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