Expansive House Exterior Ideas and Designs

The Aurora : 2019 Clark County Parade of Homes : Modern Farmhouse Exterior

Inspired by the majesty of the Northern Lights and this family's everlasting love for Disney, this home plays host to enlighteningly open vistas and playful activity. Like its namesake, the beloved Sleeping Beauty, this home embodies family, fantasy and adventure in their truest form. Visions are seldom what they seem, but this home did begin 'Once Upon a Dream'. Welcome, to The Aurora.

Sandalwood transitional

Jamestown Estate Homes

Photo of an expansive and white classic two floor brick detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Wallis Residence

Cornerstone Architects

Photography by Chase Daniel
Expansive and white mediterranean two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material 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.

The Savannah: Best of Ohio Custom Home Over 5,000 SF

Justin Doyle Homes

This gorgeous modern farmhouse features hardie board board and batten siding with stunning black framed Pella windows. The soffit lighting accents each gable perfectly and creates the perfect farmhouse.

1931 Paradise Valley Adobe Restoration/Renovation

| SPIRAL ARCHITECTS |

The south courtyard was re-landcape with specimen cacti selected and curated by the owner, and a new hardscape path was laid using flagstone, which was a customary hardscape material used by Robert Evans. The arched window was originally an exterior feature under an existing stairway; the arch was replaced (having been removed during the 1960s), and a arched window added to "re-enclose" the space. Several window openings which had been covered over with stucco were uncovered, and windows fitted in the restored opening. The small loggia was added, and provides a pleasant outdoor breakfast spot directly adjacent to the kitchen. Architect: Gene Kniaz, Spiral Architects General Contractor: Linthicum Custom Builders Photo: Maureen Ryan Photography

San Carlos | 2016

Coats Homes

white house, two story house,
Inspiration for a beige and expansive classic two floor render detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

GHOSTDANCE

Marvin

This 10,970 square-foot, single-family home took the place of an obsolete structure in an established, picturesque Milwaukee suburb. The newly constructed house feels both fresh and relevant while being respectful of its surrounding traditional context. It is sited in a way that makes it feel as if it was there very early and the neighborhood developed around it. The home is clad in a custom blend of New York granite sourced from two quarries to get a unique color blend. Large, white cement board trim, standing-seam copper, large groupings of windows, and cut limestone accents are composed to create a home that feels both old and new—and as if it were plucked from a storybook. Marvin products helped tell this story with many available options and configurations that fit the design.

Belle Isle Lake House with Guest House

Artisan Custom Homes

Photo of an expansive and gey farmhouse two floor detached house in Charlotte with stone cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.

Grand Haven Custom Home

Chirigos Designs / Design Bar

Custom Home in Cape-Cod Style with cedar shakes and stained exterior doors.
This is an example of an expansive and gey traditional detached house in Minneapolis with three floors, wood cladding and shingles.

Golden Hour Garden

Interiors by Herlong

Expansive mediterranean two floor detached house in Charleston.

Chenequa Lake Home

Think Design

Luxury Home on Pine Lake, WI
Design ideas for an expansive and blue classic two floor detached house in Milwaukee with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.

Private Waterfront Residence on the Chester River

Purple Cherry Architects

The approach to the house offers a quintessential farm experience. Guests pass through farm fields, barn clusters, expansive meadows, and farm ponds. Nearing the house, a pastoral sheep enclosure provides a friendly and welcoming gesture.

McLean Multi-Gen Custom Home

Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.

Inspired by the modern romanticism, blissful tranquility and harmonious elegance of Bobby McAlpine’s home designs, this custom home designed and built by Anthony Wilder Design/Build perfectly combines all these elements and more. With Southern charm and European flair, this new home was created through careful consideration of the needs of the multi-generational family who lives there.

Patio

Spieler Construction

Photo of an expansive and white modern two floor render detached house in Santa Barbara with a hip roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.

Crown Canyon Estates

BedBrock Developers, LLC

The finest piece of real estate in the Valley of the Sun for ultra-high net worth individuals, this Desert Jewel in the Heart of the City is surrounded by the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. It is the ultimate fusion of urban convenience, natural beauty, and exclusivity. There is no other property like Crown Canyon in the entire Valley of the Sun, with its 12 lots surrounded by the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. This property provides perfect solitude and security, yet it is minutes away from the ballparks, airports, and the best entertainment and shopping in the valley.

Modern Farmhouse Remodel

KGA Studio Architects, PC

Photo of an expansive and white country detached house in Denver with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.

Kirkland - West of Market

H2 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.

Baxter Home

AR Homes | Nashville

This is an example of French Country built by AR Homes.
This is an example of an expansive bungalow brick detached house in Nashville with a shingle roof and a brown roof.

ECO 24

ECOFIREPLACES 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.

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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