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Expansive and Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Saltsman Brenzel, Inc.Saltsman Brenzel, Inc.
Inspiration for a blue and expansive nautical two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Snohomish Estate
Snohomish Estate
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
Photo by Kirsten Robertson.
This is an example of an expansive and blue classic detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
HM2 Residence 3
HM2 Residence 3
Hanna HomesHanna 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.
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
Greenwich Waterfront Shingle
VanderHorn ArchitectsVanderHorn Architects
The stone base, painted blue shingle upper story and hipped natural shingle roof create a distinctive composition reminiscent of an architectural precedent nearly one hundred years old.
Sandy Shores
Sandy Shores
Envision Builders GroupEnvision Builders Group
Design ideas for an expansive and blue nautical detached house in Miami with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Custom Colonial Cottage
Custom Colonial Cottage
Cook DesignsCook Designs
View of Back porch with arbor. Arbor shields west sun
Design ideas for an expansive and blue traditional two floor house exterior in Austin with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Contemporary Coastal Style House
Contemporary Coastal Style House
I For StyleI For Style
The exterior of this architecturally designed house is stunning! While a number of different finishes were used, all work in perfect harmony together. From the beautifully crafted entry door featuring three copper metal panels, through to the beautiful natural stone cladding on the columns, this house is all about attention to detail.
Gilbert Landing, Mount Pleasant SC
Gilbert Landing, Mount Pleasant SC
Trellis ResidentialTrellis Residential
Tripp Smith
Design ideas for an expansive and blue classic split-level detached house in Charleston with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Oceanfront • Event Home • 18 Bedrooms • Ocean 18
Oceanfront • Event Home • 18 Bedrooms • Ocean 18
SAGA Realty & ConstructionSAGA Realty & Construction
Expansive and blue beach style detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Picturesque Lake Estate
Picturesque Lake Estate
Knight Architects LLCKnight Architects LLC
Beautiful example of Nantucket style home with gambrel roof, pergola over french doors which open to lower level walkout to the lake. Tom Grimes Photography
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.
The Tristan - Modern Day Farmhouse - Exterior
The Tristan - Modern Day Farmhouse - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Inspiration for an expansive and blue country two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Coastal Colorful on Captiva Island
Coastal Colorful on Captiva Island
Denise Ward Interior DesignDenise 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.
Cherry Hills Village
Cherry Hills Village
HQ ArchitectsHQ Architects
This is an example of an expansive and blue classic two floor brick detached house in Denver with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Luxury Home Tour - Woodbury 2017
Luxury Home Tour - Woodbury 2017
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
Traditional front exterior with the sideload garage shown - Photo by SpaceCrafting
Photo of an expansive and blue traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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
This expansive four story beach house offers unmatched outdoor space and panoramic views of the sugar white sand beaches and emerald waters of the Gulf of Mexico along WaterSound Beach's miles of private beaches.
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.
Inspiration for an expansive and blue victorian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Front Profile at Dusk - The Overbrook - Cascade Craftsman
Front Profile at Dusk - The Overbrook - Cascade Craftsman
Cascade West DevelopmentCascade West Development
Paint by Sherwin Williams Body Color - Pearl Gray - SW 0052 Trim Color - Alabaster - SW 7008 Front Door Stain - Ranch Oak - SW 3125-B Exterior Stone by Eldorado Stone Stone Product Roughcut in Casa Blanca Doors by Western Pacific Building Materials Windows by Milgard Windows & Doors Window Product Style Line® Series Window Supplier Troyco - Window & Door Lighting by Destination Lighting Garage Doors by NW Door LAP Siding by James Hardie USA Construction Supplies via PROBuild Landscaping by GRO Outdoor Living Customized & Built by Cascade West Development Photography by ExposioHDR Portland Original Plans by Alan Mascord Design Associates
Custom Colonial Cottage
Custom Colonial Cottage
Cook DesignsCook Designs
Second view of front elevation with landscaping
Inspiration for an expansive and blue classic two floor house exterior in Austin with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
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.
Photo of an expansive and blue classic detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

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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