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Expansive and Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
Hipped shingle roofs, painted rafter tails and leaded glass windows continue the late Shingle Style aesthetic.
Design ideas for a blue and expansive traditional detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Gull Lake MI Lake Home
Gull Lake MI Lake Home
YZDA | Yoshida + Zanon Design AtriumYZDA | Yoshida + Zanon Design Atrium
Collaboration Teams : AMDG Architects, Mike Schaap Builders and YZDA Photographer : Ashley Avila Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and blue nautical two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Minnetonka Beach Luxury Parade Home 2014
Minnetonka Beach Luxury Parade Home 2014
Grace Hill DesignGrace Hill Design
Spacecrafting
Design ideas for an expansive and blue traditional house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.
The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home
The Cove- Water View Delpino Custom Luxury Coastal Dutch West Indies Style Home
Delpino Custom HomesDelpino 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.
Custom Residence - Marietta, GA (10)
Custom Residence - Marietta, GA (10)
Caldwell-Cline Architects & DesignersCaldwell-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.
Design ideas for an expansive and blue traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding and a shingle roof.
5323 Central Ave
5323 Central Ave
Jennifer Busler Interiors, LLCJennifer Busler Interiors, LLC
Design ideas for an expansive and blue nautical detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, vinyl cladding and a shingle roof.
RusticSeries in Summer Wheat on multi-family home
RusticSeries in Summer Wheat on multi-family home
UserUser
RusticSeries in Summer Wheat and ColorSelect on James Hardie Lap
This is an example of an expansive and blue traditional flat in Portland with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.
Chenequa Lake Home
Chenequa Lake Home
Think DesignThink Design
Luxury Home on Pine Lake, WI
Inspiration for an expansive and blue traditional two floor detached house in Milwaukee with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
Puncturing the classic wood shingle roof, the rusticated chimneys are constructed on local Connecticut fieldstone.
Photo of an expansive and blue classic detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
W. J. FORBES HOUSE c.1900 | N SPRING ST [reno].
Omega Construction and Design, Inc.Omega Construction and Design, Inc.
Photo of an expansive and blue victorian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home
Orono Artisan 2016 Tour Home
Gordon James ConstructionGordon 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.
Stone Cladding Walls
Stone Cladding Walls
New England ThinstonesNew England Thinstones
New England Thinstones gave this house the style and elegance the owner was looking for.
Inspiration for an expansive and blue traditional house exterior in New York with three floors and stone cladding.
WaterSound Beach Gulf Front Living: 210 Coopersmith Lane
WaterSound Beach Gulf Front Living: 210 Coopersmith Lane
The Beach Group Properties, LLCThe Beach Group Properties, LLC
Perfectly positioned on one of the largest home sites in WaterSound Beach and offering breath-taking panoramic Gulf views, this 7-bedroom beach house boasts unmatched outdoor space perfect for hosting guests or large family gatherings. The expansive courtyard offers a spacious pool deck with a large pool, a pergola with an outdoor dining area and a covered summer kitchen.
Exterior Front
Exterior Front
Casaplex, LLCCasaplex, LLC
Expansive and blue beach style house exterior in Orange County with three floors, wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Westmoreland GroupWestmoreland Group
Photo of an expansive and blue house exterior in Charleston with three floors and wood cladding.
Custom Colonial Cottage
Custom Colonial Cottage
Cook DesignsCook Designs
Close up of double gable with wainscot shake shingle siding
Photo of an expansive and blue classic two floor house exterior in Austin with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
California Beach House
California Beach House
Builder BoyBuilder Boy
This is a beautiful beach getaway home remodel. This complete face lift consisted of exterior paint, new windows, custom concrete driveway, porch, and paver patio. We partnered with Jennifer Allison Design on this project. Her design firm contacted us to paint the entire house - inside and out. Images are used with permission. You can contact her at (310) 488-0331 for more information.
Function & Efficiency - Scott's Valley
Function & Efficiency - Scott's Valley
Lewis Design-Build-RemodelLewis Design-Build-Remodel
Inspiration for an expansive and blue classic two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
70 Blackpool Road
70 Blackpool Road
Broadpoint Custom HomesBroadpoint Custom Homes
Inspiration for an expansive and blue nautical two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Picturesque Lake Estate
Picturesque Lake Estate
Knight Architects LLCKnight Architects LLC
Stunning example of Nantucket style home with gambrel roof, pillared front and back entrance. Beautiful double hung windows with arched transom sets off the traditional style and adds fantastic light thoughout the front of the house. 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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