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The Willowcrest - Fall Parade Home - Exterior
The Willowcrest - Fall Parade Home - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Design ideas for a large and blue coastal two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with a shingle roof, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Stone Residence 1
Stone Residence 1
Norris ArchitectureNorris Architecture
A traditional house that meanders around courtyards built as though it where built in stages over time. Well proportioned and timeless. Presenting its modest humble face this large home is filled with surprises as it demands that you take your time to experience it.
Renovation: Senoia Farmhouse
Renovation: Senoia Farmhouse
Historical ConceptsHistorical Concepts
Laurey W. Glenn (courtesy Southern Living)
Inspiration for a white rural two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding.
Victorian Exterior
Victorian Exterior
Inspiration for a victorian house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Wailea Golf Estates Residence
Wailea Golf Estates Residence
ARQUITECTURAARQUITECTURA
Architect- Marc Taron Contractor- Kanegai Builders Landscape Architect- Irvin Higashi Interior Designer- Tervola Designs/Mhel Ramos Photography- Dan Cunningham
Colonial Addition
Colonial Addition
Worthington & Shagen Custom Builder, Inc.Worthington & Shagen Custom Builder, Inc.
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Philadelphia with wood cladding.
Neoclassical Pool House
Neoclassical Pool House
Haver & Skolnick LLC ArchitectsHaver & Skolnick LLC Architects
Front facade and courtyard. Robert Benson Photgraphy
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in New York with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Sonoma Residence
Sonoma Residence
450 Architects450 Architects
Rustic house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Water Front
Water Front
4-D Photography LLC4-D Photography LLC
White beach style two floor detached house in Miami with mixed cladding and a mixed material roof.
Harbor House
Harbor House
April BallietteApril Balliette
Ryan Gamma Photography
Photo of a large and white contemporary render detached house in Tampa with three floors and a flat roof.
Wayzata Bay Estate
Wayzata Bay Estate
John Kraemer & SonsJohn Kraemer & Sons
Builder: John Kraemer & Sons | Architect: TEA2 Architects | Interiors: Sue Weldon | Landscaping: Keenan & Sveiven | Photography: Corey Gaffer
Design ideas for an expansive and white traditional detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a mixed material roof and three floors.
Strongwork Architecture Portfolio
Strongwork Architecture Portfolio
Strongwork Architecture LLCStrongwork Architecture LLC
Design ideas for a rural house exterior in Portland.
Sunset Cliff
Sunset Cliff
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Photo of a large coastal two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding.
Acadia Road Residence
Acadia Road Residence
Peter Rose Architecture + Interiors Inc.Peter Rose Architecture + Interiors Inc.
Ed White
Inspiration for a classic two floor house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding.
Iron Maiden House
Iron Maiden House
CplusC Architects + BuildersCplusC Architects + Builders
Murray Fredericks
Photo of a black contemporary two floor detached house in Sydney with metal cladding, a metal roof and a pitched roof.
Morehead
Morehead
Dempsey Hodges ConstructionDempsey Hodges Construction
Photo of a gey classic two floor house exterior in Raleigh.
Kensington Model - Design & Build Series
Kensington Model - Design & Build Series
Stanley Martin Custom HomesStanley Martin Custom Homes
Design ideas for a green classic two floor detached house in DC Metro with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Smolensky project
Smolensky project
Classic Urban HomesClassic Urban Homes
Barrett Woodward Photography
Photo of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Dallas.
Three Season Porch Entry
Three Season Porch Entry
Whitten ArchitectsWhitten Architects
photography by Rob Karosis
Photo of a beach style house exterior in Portland Maine with wood cladding.
Mill Valley Contemporary
Mill Valley Contemporary
Andrew FeldonAndrew Feldon
andrew feldon/ ken Gutmaker
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.

Transom Windows 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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