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Expansive Rustic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Montana Ski House
Montana Ski House
Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.
Gordon Gregory
Brown and expansive rustic two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
North Camp
North Camp
Liv4 ArchitectureLiv4 Architecture
Scott Amundson
This is an example of an expansive and brown rustic detached house in Minneapolis with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Custom Log Home with Stone
Custom Log Home with Stone
StoneMill Log & Timber HomesStoneMill Log & Timber Homes
A side view of this hand-hewn, chinked log home features dovetail joints and natural stone fireplaces. A front porch extends the entire front of the home.
High Valley Estate
High Valley Estate
Damian Farrell Design GroupDamian Farrell Design Group
The home's pathway and main entry. Goat statues (!) guard the front door.
Expansive and brown rustic two floor house exterior in Boise with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Vermont Ski Lodge
Vermont Ski Lodge
Stefura Associates IncStefura Associates Inc
© Chuck Choi Architectural Photography
Design ideas for an expansive rustic detached house in Boston with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Happy Canyon Pavilion Project
Happy Canyon Pavilion Project
Sienna Custom Homes Inc.Sienna Custom Homes Inc.
This is an example of an expansive rustic house exterior in Denver with three floors, stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Valhalla House
Valhalla House
Loverde Builders Inc.Loverde Builders Inc.
Inspiration for an expansive and brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Azalea Ridge
Azalea Ridge
Wright DesignWright Design
Beautiful home on Lake Keowee with English Arts and Crafts inspired details. The exterior combines stone and wavy edge siding with a cedar shake roof. Inside, heavy timber construction is accented by reclaimed heart pine floors and shiplap walls. The three-sided stone tower fireplace faces the great room, covered porch and master bedroom. Photography by Accent Photography, Greenville, SC.
Front View
Front View
UserUser
Design ideas for an expansive rustic detached house in Nashville with four floors.
NORTH NEST
NORTH NEST
ORIJIN STONE, LLCORIJIN STONE, LLC
At the edge of the Minnesota/Canadian border sits this stunning private estate. Perched on a rocky ledge overlooking an adjoined private island, the landscape install entailed blasting into the rock to form a pool. The impressive exterior of the house is clad in ORIJIN STONE's beautiful Wolfeboro™ Granite veneer, and interior features include ORIJIN natural stone tile and custom stone work. Architecture: Eskuche Design Group Builder: Wagner Construction, International Falls, MN Landscape Design: Mom's Design Build Interior Design: Studio M Interiors Photography: Scott Amundson Photography
Texas Hill Country Residence
Texas Hill Country Residence
WoodCoWoodCo
Lauren Keller | Luxury Real Estate Services, LLC Reclaimed Barnwood Siding - https://www.woodco.com/products/wheaton-wallboard/
Cottonwood
Cottonwood
Zoske ConstructionZoske Construction
Inspiration for an expansive and brown rustic detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Masonry Stone
Masonry Stone
Bricks and Stones SupplyBricks and Stones Supply
Techo-Bloc's Chantilly Masonry stone.
Inspiration for an expansive and beige rustic house exterior in Philadelphia with three floors, stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Windermere Tuscan
Windermere Tuscan
Brannon Construction CompanyBrannon Construction Company
Expansive and white rustic two floor house exterior in Orlando.
Hayden Lake Estate
Hayden Lake Estate
Rosenberger ConstructionRosenberger Construction
Quicksilver Photography
Expansive and brown rustic house exterior in Seattle with three floors and wood cladding.
Tuscan Farm
Tuscan Farm
Centre Sky Architecture LtdCentre Sky Architecture Ltd
Set in a wildflower-filled mountain meadow, this Tuscan-inspired home is given a few design twists, incorporating the local mountain home flavor with modern design elements. The plan of the home is roughly 4500 square feet, and settled on the site in a single level. A series of ‘pods’ break the home into separate zones of use, as well as creating interesting exterior spaces. Clean, contemporary lines work seamlessly with the heavy timbers throughout the interior spaces. An open concept plan for the great room, kitchen, and dining acts as the focus, and all other spaces radiate off that point. Bedrooms are designed to be cozy, with lots of storage with cubbies and built-ins. Natural lighting has been strategically designed to allow diffused light to filter into circulation spaces. Exterior materials of historic planking, stone, slate roofing and stucco, along with accents of copper add a rich texture to the home. The use of these modern and traditional materials together results in a home that is exciting and unexpected. (photos by Shelly Saunders)
Shooting Star 1
Shooting Star 1
Sargent Schutt PhotographySargent Schutt Photography
Sargent Schutt Photography
Expansive and beige rustic bungalow detached house in Other with a shingle roof, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Custom Log Home with Stone
Custom Log Home with Stone
StoneMill Log & Timber HomesStoneMill Log & Timber Homes
A unique feature of this log & stone home is the stone stair tower or silo. The large detached wooden garage features a workshop area and a potting room both with lots of windows for natural light.
Big Wood Sanctuary
Big Wood Sanctuary
UserUser
Expansive rustic detached house in Other with wood cladding and a red roof.
Hobby Barn
Hobby Barn
Living Stone Design + BuildLiving Stone Design + Build
Photo of an expansive and multi-coloured rustic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Expansive Rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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