Expansive Brown House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Tudor Charm

Cornerstone Builders Inc

Expansive and white victorian brick house exterior in Other with three floors and a pitched roof.

Cor-Ten Cattails Sculptural Fence

Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.

Tom Crane
Design ideas for an expansive contemporary house exterior in Philadelphia.

Biltmore Forest Romantic

ACM Design

Design ideas for an expansive and gey classic two floor house exterior in Other with stone cladding.

The Ranch - Rustic Revelation

Red Rock Pools and Spas and Red Rock Contractors

Great set of single stringer stairs headed up to the exterior deck of the Man Cave Guest Apartment. Overlooking the competition horse shoe field. Photo by Michael Woodall

Trollinger House

Andrew A. Willett, Architect, PA

Jay Weiland
This is an example of an expansive and brown traditional house exterior in Other with three floors and stone cladding.

Over The Top

Mom's Design Build

outdoor fireplace looks over putting green.
Inspiration for an expansive modern house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.

Rustic Rocky Springs Exterior Entry

Alair Homes Clemson

The stone accents, green siding, and stain grade trim create a rustic design on the exterior of this mountain lake house.
Inspiration for an expansive and green traditional two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding.

Country Ranch

Linda Parsons with Ashlin Design

Linda Parsons
Design ideas for an expansive and brown traditional bungalow detached house in Columbus with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Belcaro Contemporary

Court Earp Interior Design

This is an example of an expansive and red contemporary concrete detached house in Denver with three floors and a flat roof.

Classic Transitional, Los Altos

AK Design

Large transitional black, gray, beige, and wood tone exterior home in Los Altos.
Photo of an expansive and gey classic bungalow render and front detached house in San Francisco with a shingle roof and a grey roof.

2018 Home A Rama People Choice

Kent Shaffer Builders, Inc.

The Home Aesthetic
Inspiration for an expansive and white country two floor brick detached house in Indianapolis with a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Monterra Oaks

Lewis Builders

Our French Normandy-style estate nestled in the hills high above Monterey is complete. Featuring a separate one bedroom one bath carriage house and two garages for 5 cars. Multiple French doors connect to the outdoor spaces which feature a covered patio with a wood-burning fireplace and a generous tile deck!

LakeStone

Bear Mountain Builders

Mountain Modern Lakefront Home
This is an example of an expansive and gey rustic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a mixed material roof.

Sequoyah Addition

Jonathan Miller Architects

Design ideas for an expansive and red traditional brick detached house in Other with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Award winner - Skydance Drive

Mountain + Beach Interiors - Schonewill Int'l

With a dramatic mountain sunset showing the views of this custom home. Debra, the interior designer worked with the client to simplify the exterior materials and colors. The natural stone and steel were chosen to bring throughout the inside of the home. The vanilla buff and muted charcoal, greys, browns and black window frames and a talented landscaper bringing in the steel beam and natural elements to soften the architecture. Eric Lucero photography

Miami Beach Residence 2

Overmyer Architects

Front Entry Photo Credit: Maxwell Mackenzie
Design ideas for an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Miami.

Minum Cove Concept Home, Perth WA

European Ceramics

Joel Barbitia
Photo of an expansive and beige contemporary house exterior in Perth with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.

Nottingham Tudor Home - North Carolina

General Shale

Stunning contemporary home in North Carolina featuring “Nottingham Tudor 6035” brick walls with Federal White & Washed Sand mortar with front porch archways and arched window treatments.

Craftsman House Remodel in Alameda

Custom Kitchens by John Wilkins, Inc.

Inspiration for an expansive and green classic house exterior in San Francisco with three floors and mixed cladding.

Wayzata Bay Estate

John Kraemer & Sons

Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Architect: TEA2 Architects | Interiors: Sue Weldon | Landscaping: Keenan & Sveiven | Photography: Corey Gaffer
Design ideas for an expansive and white classic detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a mixed material roof and three floors.

Expansive Brown 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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