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Kirkland - West of Market
Kirkland - West of Market
H2 ViewH2 View
Concrete path leads up to the entry with concrete stairs and planter with a fountain.
Photo of an expansive and gey modern detached house in Phoenix with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof and a black roof.
ECO 24
ECO 24
ECOFIREPLACES FIREPLACESECOFIREPLACES FIREPLACES
Portable, floor Ecofireplace with ECO 20 burner, silicone wheels, tempered glass and rustic demolition railway sleeper wood* encasing. Thermal insulation made of fire-retardant treatment and refractory tape applied to the burner.
Monterra Oaks
Monterra Oaks
Lewis BuildersLewis 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!
Rock Spring Road, Arlington
Rock Spring Road, Arlington
Joy Design + BuildJoy Design + Build
Design ideas for an expansive and beige render detached house in DC Metro with three floors.
Lake View - McEwan Custom Homes
Lake View - McEwan Custom Homes
Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)
Full Stone Exterior featuring Gray Cobble Creek stone with a Trinity White Grout.
This is an example of an expansive and beige victorian two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with stone cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Waters Edge Front Exterior
Waters Edge Front Exterior
Sater Design Collection, Inc.Sater Design Collection, Inc.
Modern luxury home design with stucco and stone accents. The contemporary home design is capped with a bronze metal roof.
Expansive contemporary two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Lesesne Street 3
Lesesne Street 3
SHELTER Custom-Built LivingSHELTER Custom-Built Living
6300 SF Modern Home built in 2020. This home boasts 11' pivoting front door, retractable back door, 7" French White Oak Engineered Flooring, 20' ceilings, open concept living, custom panel and wood wall treatments, tile walls, showers and walls, designer cabinets, Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, high end plumbing fixtures and modern windows. Outdoor living includes a custom pool, outdoor kitchen and bathroom, synthetic turf and custom concrete pavers.
Old San Juan Restoration
Old San Juan Restoration
Fernando Rodriguez StudioFernando Rodriguez Studio
Planters
Inspiration for an expansive world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other.
Plymouth Tudor Home
Plymouth Tudor Home
Oakwood Custom HomesOakwood Custom Homes
This is an example of an expansive and beige traditional two floor brick detached house in Detroit with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mountain Meadow
Mountain Meadow
Carrick Custom Home DesignCarrick Custom Home Design
Rebekah Westover Interiors
Design ideas for an expansive classic detached house in Salt Lake City with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
La Cantera Dream Home
La Cantera Dream Home
Haus of Blaylock | Award-Winning DesignerHaus of Blaylock | Award-Winning Designer
The La Cantera exterior is a grand and modern sight. Fort Worth, Texas. https://www.hausofblaylock.com
Passarelli Custom Homes - Lake Norman waterfront Villa
Passarelli Custom Homes - Lake Norman waterfront Villa
Nedoff FotographyNedoff Fotography
Nedoff Fotography
Inspiration for an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding and a tiled roof.
Trailside Manor
Trailside Manor
Canzani Associates ArchitectsCanzani Associates Architects
This is an example of an expansive traditional two floor detached house in New York with stone cladding.
Regency - West Paces in Buckhead Atlanta Georgia
Regency - West Paces in Buckhead Atlanta Georgia
Stokesman HomesStokesman Homes
Stokesman Luxury Homes BEST of HOUZZ: Ranked #1 in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia Custom Luxury Home Builder Earning 5 STAR REVIEWS from our clients, your neighbors, for over 15 years, since 2003. Stokesman Luxury Homes is a boutique custom home builder that specializes in luxury residential new construction in Buckhead. Honored to be ranked #1 in Buckhead by Houzz.
Lake Tarpon Custom Home
Lake Tarpon Custom Home
PCM Builders, Inc.PCM Builders, Inc.
Expansive and beige mediterranean two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Amazing Mountain Home View: Custom Iron Doors & Windows
Amazing Mountain Home View: Custom Iron Doors & Windows
Clark Hall DoorsClark Hall Doors
Enjoy the mountain air and the spectacular view through the lens of these fully custom iron doors and windows.
Design ideas for a brown and expansive rustic two floor front detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Dream Home | Fall 2018 Parade of Homes | Reverence
Dream Home | Fall 2018 Parade of Homes | Reverence
Homes by TraditionHomes by Tradition
Spacecrafting
This is an example of an expansive and beige beach style detached house in Minneapolis with three floors, vinyl cladding and a mixed material roof.
Santa Monica Mountain Remodel
Santa Monica Mountain Remodel
Interior ArchaeologyInterior Archaeology
Front Door Joe Schmelzer
Expansive mediterranean house exterior in Los Angeles.
Scenic View Residence
Scenic View Residence
Marion Interior DesignMarion Interior Design
This is an example of an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor detached house in Austin with stone cladding and a mixed material 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.
Design ideas for an expansive and blue victorian detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle 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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