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Country Living
Country Living
Yerigan Construction CompanyYerigan Construction Company
Jennifer Mortensen
Expansive and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
Island Cottage
Island Cottage
Fiorentino Group ArchitectsFiorentino Group Architects
Photo Credit: Rob Karosis
Photo of a beige and expansive nautical two floor house exterior in Boston with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Horse Country Style
Horse Country Style
Stephen T. Terhune, ArchitectStephen T. Terhune, Architect
This is the side that faces the pasture. The tower acts as a pivot point for the two facades that are at 90 degree angles to one another. It led to the unique character of the plan and elevations.
Upscale Traditional with Carriage House
Upscale Traditional with Carriage House
Duke Homes, Inc.Duke Homes, Inc.
The stunning custom home features an interesting roof line and separate carriage house for additional living and vehicle storage.
Expansive and brown traditional two floor brick detached house in Indianapolis with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
Spanish/Mediterranean: 5,326 ft²/3 bd/3.5 bth/1.5ST
Spanish/Mediterranean: 5,326 ft²/3 bd/3.5 bth/1.5ST
Genuine Custom HomesGenuine Custom Homes
Spanish/Mediterranean: 5,326 ft²/3 bd/3.5 bth/1.5ST We would be ecstatic to design/build yours too. ☎️ 210-387-6109 ✉️ sales@genuinecustomhomes.com
Expansive and white mediterranean two floor detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a tiled roof and a red roof.
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.
Hewlett
Hewlett
Daniel Rodriguez PhotographyDaniel Rodriguez Photography
Design ideas for an expansive and gey contemporary two floor detached house in New York with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Mid-Century Modern home remodel
Mid-Century Modern home remodel
John Webb Construction and DesignJohn Webb Construction and Design
Here is an architecturally built house from the early 1970's which was brought into the new century during this complete home remodel by adding a garage space, new windows triple pane tilt and turn windows, cedar double front doors, clear cedar siding with clear cedar natural siding accents, clear cedar garage doors, galvanized over sized gutters with chain style downspouts, standing seam metal roof, re-purposed arbor/pergola, professionally landscaped yard, and stained concrete driveway, walkways, and steps.
Brewster New Construction Estate
Brewster New Construction Estate
Interior ConceptionInterior Conception
The Brewster New Construction Luxury Estate featured 6 Bedrooms / 7.5 Bathrooms, a state of the art Modern Custom Made Kitchen, Custom Lighting Fixtures, Open Floor Plan, 2 Pool Houses, Indoor/Outdoor Spaces in the front and back of the house, Basketball/Tennis Court, Pool and Spa, Modern Forms Chandeliers and many more custom Design Features.
Contemporary Modern Home
Contemporary Modern Home
Grabill Windows & DoorsGrabill Windows & Doors
This luxury mountain home features Grabill's Aluminum Clad products throughout. The custom windows and doors are crafted of stained rift sawn white oak on the interior with aluminum cladding on the exterior. Guests are welcomed into the stone foyer by a 9 ft. horizontal plank pivot entry door with a custom patina bronze inlay. Various window and door configurations create a unique one-of-a-kind design that captures stunning views of the Carson Range. The great room is highlighted by a pocketing sliding door that expands nearly 19 ft. wide and disappears into the adjacent wall. When fully open, this seamless transition to the exterior blurs the lines of indoor and outdoor living.
10979 Chalon
10979 Chalon
The House GroupThe House Group
Outstanding and elegant 4 story modern contemporary mansion with panoramic windows and flat roof with an awesome view of the city.
Inspiration for an expansive and gey modern detached house in Los Angeles with four floors, stone cladding, a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Springfield Contemporary Haven
Springfield Contemporary Haven
Kelly Ann PhotographyKelly Ann Photography
Modern contemporary Frank Lloyd Wright inspired exterior with a Prairie style lower pitched roof. Photo credit Kelly Settle Kelly Ann Photography
Traditional Estate Home
Traditional Estate Home
David Charlez DesignsDavid Charlez Designs
This show stopping sprawling estate home features steep pitch gable and hip roofs. The mix of exterior materials include stone, stucco, shakes, and Hardie board. This home design incorporates outdoor living and entertaining for all ages including an out door kitchen, lounge area, deck, pool, fire tables and more! Black windows adds interest with the stunning contrast. The signature copper finials on several roof peaks finish this design off with a classic style. Photo by Spacecrafting
Modern Lakeview
Modern Lakeview
Sophisticate InteriorsSophisticate Interiors
Design ideas for an expansive and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF
Justin Doyle HomesJustin Doyle Homes
Carry the fun outside right from the living area and out onto the cathedral covered deck. With plenty of seating and a fireplace, it's easy to cozy up and watch your favorite movie outdoors. Head downstairs to even more space with a grilling area and fire pit. The areas to entertain are endless.
Grand Rapids Home
Grand Rapids Home
Villa DecorVilla Decor
Ashley Avila
Design ideas for an expansive and white classic two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with mixed cladding and a mixed material roof.
Grand Rapids Home
Grand Rapids Home
Villa DecorVilla Decor
Ashley Avila
Expansive and white traditional two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with mixed cladding and a mixed material roof.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.Chiott Custom Homes, Inc.
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Charlotte with a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
The Addison | Downtown Naperville
The Addison | Downtown Naperville
DJK Custom HomesDJK Custom Homes
DJK Custom Homes
Expansive and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding and a shingle roof.
Country Ranch
Country Ranch
Linda Parsons with Ashlin DesignLinda 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.

Expansive 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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