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Umbau und Erweiterung Haus B in Köln
Umbau und Erweiterung Haus B in Köln
falke architektenfalke architekten
Medium sized and white modern render terraced house in Cologne with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Bungalow Expansion
Bungalow Expansion
Red House ArchitectsRed House Architects
The front porch of the existing house remained. It made a good proportional guide for expanding the 2nd floor. The master bathroom bumps out to the side. And, hand sawn wood brackets hold up the traditional flying-rafter eaves. Max Sall Photography
Highland East House
Highland East House
Colab Architecture & Urban DesignColab Architecture & Urban Design
This is an example of a black retro two floor detached house in Portland.
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Comfortable and Collected
Comfortable and Collected
Ann Lowengart InteriorsAnn Lowengart Interiors
The family living in this shingled roofed home on the Peninsula loves color and pattern. At the heart of the two-story house, we created a library with high gloss lapis blue walls. The tête-à-tête provides an inviting place for the couple to read while their children play games at the antique card table. As a counterpoint, the open planned family, dining room, and kitchen have white walls. We selected a deep aubergine for the kitchen cabinetry. In the tranquil master suite, we layered celadon and sky blue while the daughters' room features pink, purple, and citrine.
Rosemont Farmhouse Bungalow
Rosemont Farmhouse Bungalow
Harry Braswell Inc.Harry Braswell Inc.
Design ideas for a rural house exterior in DC Metro.
Sorrento Residence
Sorrento Residence
David Wilkes DesignDavid Wilkes Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and white bungalow detached house in Perth with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Industrial Modern Home | AZ
Industrial Modern Home | AZ
Sierra Pacific WindowsSierra Pacific Windows
Samuel Carl Photography
Design ideas for a gey urban bungalow house exterior in Phoenix with metal cladding and a lean-to roof.
White Sails Mid-Century Modern
White Sails Mid-Century Modern
Patterson Custom HomesPatterson Custom Homes
Midcentury house exterior in Los Angeles.
Kelton Avenue
Kelton Avenue
Ogawa Fisher ArchitectsOgawa Fisher Architects
Design ideas for a gey retro two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Hickory Hill | Rustic Modern Cottage
Hickory Hill | Rustic Modern Cottage
Vision InteriorsVision Interiors
This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area and screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for a shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear-facing exercise has great views of the lake through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below.
Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage
Hickory Hill - Cozy Lake Cottage
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area that connects to a screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear facing exercise has great views of the rear yard through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below. Builder: DeVries & Onderlinde Builders Interior Designer: Vision Interiors by Visbeen Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography
Dark Timber Street 1
Dark Timber Street 1
SHELTER Custom-Built LivingSHELTER Custom-Built Living
Inspiration for a small and white two floor detached house in Charleston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Coastal Craftsman Estate | Downtown Naperville
Coastal Craftsman Estate | Downtown Naperville
DJK Custom HomesDJK Custom Homes
Large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
The Wallace Home Plan 1446
The Wallace Home Plan 1446
Donald A. Gardner ArchitectsDonald A. Gardner Architects
Cedar shakes mix with siding and stone to create a richly textural Craftsman exterior. This floor plan is ideal for large or growing families with open living spaces making it easy to be together. The master suite and a bedroom/study are downstairs while three large bedrooms with walk-in closets are upstairs. A second-floor pocket office is a great space for children to complete homework or projects and a bonus room provides additional square footage for recreation or storage.
Modern Town House
Modern Town House
MaterialMaterial
Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor terraced house with stone cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Modern Farmhouse in the Willamete Valley Countryside
Modern Farmhouse in the Willamete Valley Countryside
Winsome ConstructionWinsome Construction
Charming Modern Farmhouse with country views.
This is an example of a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Portland with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Edge Hill Project
Edge Hill Project
Natural Selections LLCNatural Selections LLC
Front exterior of the Edge Hill Project.
Inspiration for a white classic two floor brick detached house in Dallas with a shingle roof.
Black on Beal
Black on Beal
Design 5 Landscape ArchitectureDesign 5 Landscape Architecture
Derik Olsen Photography
Inspiration for a small and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Farmville Cottage
Farmville Cottage
Holland Homes LLCHolland Homes LLC
White and large rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with a shingle roof, vinyl cladding and a hip roof.

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.
Mountain Modern in Martis Camp
Mountain Modern in Martis Camp
Heslin ConstructionHeslin Construction
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
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