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Cammo House
Cammo House
Urban CreaturesUrban Creatures
copper mango
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Other.
Barrington Farm House
Barrington Farm House
Brewster Thornton Group Architects, LLPBrewster Thornton Group Architects, LLP
Robert Brewster Photography
White and medium sized rural two floor detached house in Providence with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Spivy Submit
Spivy Submit
Custom Audio VideoCustom Audio Video
Design ideas for a green and large rustic two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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DreamDesign 30: Modern Beachhouse
DreamDesign 30: Modern Beachhouse
Starr Custom HomesStarr Custom Homes
This modern beach house in Jacksonville Beach features a large, open entertainment area consisting of great room, kitchen, dining area and lanai. A unique second-story bridge over looks both foyer and great room. Polished concrete floors and horizontal aluminum stair railing bring a contemporary feel. The kitchen shines with European-style cabinetry and GE Profile appliances. The private upstairs master suite is situated away from other bedrooms and features a luxury master shower and floating double vanity. Two roomy secondary bedrooms share an additional bath. Photo credit: Deremer Studios
Stunning French Transitional Home
Stunning French Transitional Home
Buena Vista Development CorpBuena Vista Development Corp
French Transitional Located in Toronto// Makow Architects
Photo of a beige traditional bungalow detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Display Home - The Soho
Display Home - The Soho
Ventura HomesVentura Homes
This is an example of a white contemporary bungalow detached house in Perth with a metal roof and a hip roof.
Cornelio Residence
Cornelio Residence
Anders Lasater ArchitectsAnders Lasater Architects
Architecture and Interior Design by Anders Lasater Architects. Photography by Chad Mellon
Design ideas for a large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Orange County with a flat roof and a mixed material roof.
Wohnhaus bei Leipzig von WFARC
Wohnhaus bei Leipzig von WFARC
Gunter Binsack fotografieGunter Binsack fotografie
Architekten WFARC, Alle Fotos © Gunter Binsack
Design ideas for a gey modern bungalow concrete house exterior in Leipzig with a flat roof.
Futteralhaus. Vorgefertigtes, ökologisches, netzunabhängiges Haus
Futteralhaus. Vorgefertigtes, ökologisches, netzunabhängiges Haus
transstrukturatransstruktura
Qualitativ hochwertiger Wohnraum auf sehr kompakter Fläche. Die Häuser werden in einer Fabrik gefertigt, zusammengebaut und eingerichtet und anschließend bezugsfertig ausgeliefert. Egal ob als Wochenendhaus im Grünen, als Anbau oder vollwertiges Eigenheim. Foto: Dmitriy Yagovkin.
Traditional House Exterior
Traditional House Exterior
Red classic brick house exterior in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
Palo Alto Historic Home
Palo Alto Historic Home
Boxleaf Design, Inc.Boxleaf Design, Inc.
Situated in old Palo Alto, CA, this historic 1905 Craftsman style home now has a stunning landscape to match its custom hand-crafted interior. Our firm had a blank slate with the landscape, and carved out a number of spaces that this young and vibrant family could use for gathering, entertaining, dining, gardening and general relaxation. Mature screen planting, colorful perennials, citrus trees, ornamental grasses, and lots of depth and texture are found throughout the many planting beds. In effort to conserve water, the main open spaces were covered with a foot friendly, decorative gravel. Giving the family a great space for large gatherings, all while saving water.
Atherton Modern Residence
Atherton Modern Residence
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Russell Abraham
Photo of a white and large modern two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Habitat StudioHabitat Studio
© Merle Prosofsky 2013
Design ideas for a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Edmonton.
Magnolia Residence
Magnolia Residence
Ryan Rhodes Designs, Inc.Ryan Rhodes Designs, Inc.
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Voysey Inspired Seaside Home
Voysey Inspired Seaside Home
John P. Margolis, AIAJohn P. Margolis, AIA
Greg Premru
Design ideas for a large and beige nautical render house exterior in Boston with three floors and a pitched roof.
The Onassis
The Onassis
rvkinsrvkins
Inspiration for a gey contemporary two floor detached house in Perth with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill
Danark ConstructionsDanark Constructions
Large and white traditional two floor detached house in Sydney with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Country Estate, Peoria, Illinois
Country Estate, Peoria, Illinois
Jill Buckner PhotographyJill Buckner Photography
Jill Buckner
White traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Craftsman Exterior
Craftsman Exterior
Design ideas for a blue classic bungalow render house exterior in San Francisco with a pitched 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.
Picard Lane
Picard Lane
InterstructInterstruct
https://davidbarrarchitects.com.au/
Design ideas for a medium sized industrial two floor house exterior in Perth.
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