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Expansive Shabby-Chic Style House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Water Fountain
Water Fountain
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this courtyard featuring arched entryways, a picture window, custom pergola & corbels and the exterior wall sconces!
Design ideas for an expansive and multi-coloured shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Phoenix with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a brown roof.
WaterSound Beach Gulf Front Living: 210 Coopersmith Lane
WaterSound Beach Gulf Front Living: 210 Coopersmith Lane
The Beach Group Properties, LLCThe Beach Group Properties, LLC
Perfectly positioned on one of the largest home sites in WaterSound Beach and offering breath-taking panoramic Gulf views, this 7-bedroom beach house boasts unmatched outdoor space perfect for hosting guests or large family gatherings. The expansive courtyard offers a spacious pool deck with a large pool, a pergola with an outdoor dining area and a covered summer kitchen.
River Camp House Custom Home
River Camp House Custom Home
Preferred Builders of North FloridaPreferred Builders of North Florida
Demolished an old single story home located on the St. John's River and constructed a new two-story custom built home complete with a boat dock and summer kitchen. The first floor of the home is 1652 square feet and the second floor is 1072 square feet making the total square footage 2724 under roof.
Exterior Elevations of Tuscany by Fratantoni Interior Designers!
Exterior Elevations of Tuscany by Fratantoni Interior Designers!
Fratantoni Interior DesignersFratantoni Interior Designers
World Renowned Interior Design Firm Fratantoni Interior Designers created the Elevations for this beautiful French Modern Home! They design homes for families all over the world in any size and style. They also have in-house Architecture Firm Fratantoni Design and world class Luxury Home Building Firm Fratantoni Luxury Estates! Hire one or all three companies to design, build and or remodel your home!
Balcony Floor
Balcony Floor
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this second story balcony featuring a custom wrought iron railing and views of the front courtyard and fountain.
This is an example of an expansive and multi-coloured shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Phoenix with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a brown roof.
WaterSound Beach Gulf Front Living: 210 Coopersmith Lane
WaterSound Beach Gulf Front Living: 210 Coopersmith Lane
The Beach Group Properties, LLCThe Beach Group Properties, LLC
Perfectly positioned on one of the largest home sites in WaterSound Beach and offering breath-taking panoramic Gulf views, this 7-bedroom beach house boasts unmatched outdoor space perfect for hosting guests or large family gatherings. The expansive courtyard offers a spacious pool deck with a large pool, a pergola with an outdoor dining area and a covered summer kitchen.
Dimond River
Dimond River
Hidden Jewels MuralsHidden Jewels Murals
This is a 100' long retaining wall on the side of the resident's property. Together we had the vision to transform this space. The space is private, but open to the street, and has been rented out for parking spots. I had hoped the owner would use this wall as an impetus to give up the parking, and let it become a park-let, but this has unfortunately not happened. Photo: Luz Marina Ruiz
Heron's Watch House
Heron's Watch House
TCD Construction IncTCD Construction Inc
Home constructed by TCD Construction of Lake Gaston
This is an example of an expansive and beige vintage house exterior in Raleigh with three floors, mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Exterior Elevations of Tuscany by Fratantoni Interior Designers!
Exterior Elevations of Tuscany by Fratantoni Interior Designers!
Fratantoni Interior DesignersFratantoni Interior Designers
World Renowned Interior Design Firm Fratantoni Interior Designers created the Elevations for this beautiful French Modern Home! They design homes for families all over the world in any size and style. They also have in-house Architecture Firm Fratantoni Design and world class Luxury Home Building Firm Fratantoni Luxury Estates! Hire one or all three companies to design, build and or remodel your home!
Core-Ten
Core-Ten
Epic Steel CorpEpic Steel Corp
Broken Arrow Construction: 406-544-9509
Expansive and gey shabby-chic style two floor concrete house exterior in Other.
Rustic Elegance in Durango, Colorado
Rustic Elegance in Durango, Colorado
EdgewoodEdgewood
Edgewood Log Home in Durango, Colorado
Expansive romantic house exterior.
Courtyard
Courtyard
Fratantoni Design / Residential ArchitectsFratantoni Design / Residential Architects
We love this outdoor patio with fountain and custom stone floor, plus the double doors and stained glass windows are truly design elements that stand out.
Casa bifamiliare in stile tradizionale
Casa bifamiliare in stile tradizionale
Bio-HouseBio-House
Abitazione bifamiliare in legno realizzata in stile tradizionale ❤️ E tu, ami lo stile #tradizionale? Dicci la tua con un commento! Località: Conegliano (Tv) Anno di realizzazione: 2011 Progettista Architettonico: Geom. Adriano Berton Dettagli tecnici: - Sistema costruttivo: Bio T-34 - Classe energetica: A4 - Superficie commerciale: 214 mq PT + 162 mq P1 + 35 mq portici + 30 mq terrazze RICHIEDI UN PREVENTIVO GRATUITO per la tua casa! http://www.bio-house.it/it/area/homes/request/casa-nuova
South West Note
South West Note
TOLLOT&C LLC.TOLLOT&C LLC.
Inspiration for an expansive and white vintage two floor detached house in Miami with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a metal roof.
River Camp House Custom Home
River Camp House Custom Home
Preferred Builders of North FloridaPreferred Builders of North Florida
Demolished an old single story home located on the St. John's River and constructed a new two-story custom built home complete with a boat dock and summer kitchen. The first floor of the home is 1652 square feet and the second floor is 1072 square feet making the total square footage 2724 under roof.
Exterior Painting
Exterior Painting
Brannon Specialty PaintsBrannon Specialty Paints
Photo of an expansive and blue shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Houston with board and batten cladding.
Exterior Painting
Exterior Painting
Brannon Specialty PaintsBrannon Specialty Paints
Photo of an expansive and blue vintage two floor detached house in Houston with board and batten cladding.
Casa bifamiliare in stile tradizionale
Casa bifamiliare in stile tradizionale
Bio-HouseBio-House
Abitazione bifamiliare in legno realizzata in stile tradizionale ❤️ E tu, ami lo stile #tradizionale? Dicci la tua con un commento! Località: Conegliano (Tv) Anno di realizzazione: 2011 Progettista Architettonico: Geom. Adriano Berton Dettagli tecnici: - Sistema costruttivo: Bio T-34 - Classe energetica: A4 - Superficie commerciale: 214 mq PT + 162 mq P1 + 35 mq portici + 30 mq terrazze RICHIEDI UN PREVENTIVO GRATUITO per la tua casa! http://www.bio-house.it/it/area/homes/request/casa-nuova
Backyard
Backyard
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this mansions exteriors featuring stone detail, multiple water features including a pool and spa, pergolas, and an exterior fireplace we adore!
Covered Patio
Covered Patio
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this mansion's stone exterior, the pool and spa, hanging couches, and arched entryways.
Photo of an expansive and multi-coloured shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Phoenix with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a brown roof.

Expansive Shabby-Chic Style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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