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Outdoor Fireplaces House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Liebhaveri
Liebhaveri
Warming BoligWarming Bolig
Black and large scandinavian two floor glass house exterior in Esbjerg with a pitched roof.
Belvue Lane Residence
Belvue Lane Residence
William Guidero Planning and DesignWilliam Guidero Planning and Design
Contractor: Legacy CDM Inc. | Interior Designer: Kim Woods & Trish Bass | Photographer: Jola Photography
White classic two floor detached house in Orange County with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lakemore Retreat Cottage
Lakemore Retreat Cottage
Design ClassicsDesign Classics
This is an example of a green rustic detached house in Other with three floors and a pitched roof.
Santa Ana Home Renovation + Addition
Santa Ana Home Renovation + Addition
Xavier Design GroupXavier Design Group
spanish style home
Inspiration for a medium sized and white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
East Live
East Live
Twist Tours Real Estate and Portfolio MarketingTwist Tours Real Estate and Portfolio Marketing
Allison Cartwright
Inspiration for a contemporary detached house in Austin with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Residential
Residential
Michael Kelley PhotographyMichael Kelley Photography
by Mike Kelley Photography
Blue modern bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Young & Borlik Architects, inc.Young & Borlik Architects, inc.
Seating and fire pits create intimate exterior patio spaces. Iron railings wrap the light wells providing access and natural light to a generous full basement from the rear yard area. Painted brick and shutters accent the modern adaptation of traditional detailing. Gutters, rain leaders and roof overhangs are refined and deliberate.
Westchester Pool House
Westchester Pool House
Significant Homes LLCSignificant Homes LLC
Charles Hilton Architects, Robert Benson Photography From grand estates, to exquisite country homes, to whole house renovations, the quality and attention to detail of a "Significant Homes" custom home is immediately apparent. Full time on-site supervision, a dedicated office staff and hand picked professional craftsmen are the team that take you from groundbreaking to occupancy. Every "Significant Homes" project represents 45 years of luxury homebuilding experience, and a commitment to quality widely recognized by architects, the press and, most of all....thoroughly satisfied homeowners. Our projects have been published in Architectural Digest 6 times along with many other publications and books. Though the lion share of our work has been in Fairfield and Westchester counties, we have built homes in Palm Beach, Aspen, Maine, Nantucket and Long Island.
Bellevue Mid-Modern
Bellevue Mid-Modern
Lane Williams ArchitectsLane Williams Architects
mid-modern urban home. Rear Yard.
Photo of a large and black midcentury two floor brick house exterior in Seattle with a pitched 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.
Jones, Oakville
Jones, Oakville
NarratifNarratif
Large and brown classic two floor detached house in Toronto with a hip roof, wood cladding and a mixed material roof.
Nielsen
Nielsen
Holdren Lietzke ArchitectureHoldren Lietzke Architecture
Inspiration for a large and beige mediterranean two floor house exterior in San Luis Obispo with stone cladding.
Tall Cedar - Rear
Tall Cedar - Rear
SketchPad House PlansSketchPad House Plans
White rural two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Villa Unifamiliare
Villa Unifamiliare
Massimo Viti ArchitettoMassimo Viti Architetto
Daniele Domenicali
Gey contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
The Birdhouse on Prouts Neck
The Birdhouse on Prouts Neck
Union Studio, Architecture & Community DesignUnion Studio, Architecture & Community Design
The stone-clad chimney and terraces extend the living space outdoors. Back-to-back masonry fireplaces are the focal point for the living spaces, both outside and in. Photo Jeff Roberts
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Photo of a white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Orange County with a tiled roof.
Smith Cabin
Smith Cabin
Brandon Huttenlocher VisualsBrandon Huttenlocher Visuals
This is an example of a gey rustic detached house in Denver.
Contemporary Home
Contemporary Home
Glacier Window & DoorGlacier Window & Door
Contemporary bungalow detached house in Portland with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Outdoor Fireplaces
Outdoor Fireplaces
Glowing Hearth & Home Inc.Glowing Hearth & Home Inc.
Palazzo 48ST see through fireplace
This is an example of a beige contemporary two floor detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Jane's Valley House
Jane's Valley House
Gristmill Builders LTDGristmill Builders LTD
Inspiration for a gey rustic detached house in Burlington with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.

Outdoor Fireplaces 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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