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RoShamBo at Seabrook
RoShamBo at Seabrook
grouparchitectgrouparchitect
A custom vacation home by Grouparchitect and Hughes Construction. Photographer credit: © 2018 AMF Photography.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue beach style detached house in Seattle with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Amoroso Residence
Amoroso Residence
Electric BoweryElectric Bowery
Design ideas for a beige contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with wood cladding.
Standfast Residence
Standfast Residence
Period Architecture Ltd.Period Architecture Ltd.
Angle Eye Photography
Design ideas for a beige and large traditional two floor render detached house in Philadelphia with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Rustic Farm House
Rustic Farm House
Laura Culpepper, AIALaura Culpepper, AIA
Country house exterior in New Orleans with wood cladding.
The Audrey Custom Home
The Audrey Custom Home
Alvarez HomesAlvarez Homes
A gorgeous Mediterranean style luxury, custom home built to the specifications of the homeowners. When you work with Luxury Home Builders Tampa, Alvarez Homes, your every design wish will come true. Give us a call at (813) 969-3033 so we can start working on your dream home. Visit http://www.alvarezhomes.com/ Photography by Jorge Alvarez
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean house exterior in Other with stone cladding.
322 4th Street
322 4th Street
Sears ArchitectsSears Architects
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Grand Rapids with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Renovation in Williamstown, Massachusetts
Renovation in Williamstown, Massachusetts
Burr & McCallum ArchitectsBurr & McCallum Architects
Photo: Peter Vanderwarker
Photo of a classic house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Exterior - Classic American Dutch Colonial
Exterior - Classic American Dutch Colonial
Ron Brenner ArchitectsRon Brenner Architects
Stately American Home - Classic Dutch Colonial Photography: Phillip Mueller Photography
This is an example of a medium sized victorian house exterior in Minneapolis with three floors and wood cladding.
Sustainable Long Island Residence
Sustainable Long Island Residence
Narofsky Architecture + ways2designNarofsky Architecture + ways2design
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary bungalow house exterior in New York with stone cladding and a flat roof.
Crisp Architects
Crisp Architects
Crisp ArchitectsCrisp Architects
Sun Room. Exteiror Sunroom -Photographer: Rob Karosis
This is an example of a classic two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
bridlepath cabana
bridlepath cabana
Hugh Jefferson Randolph ArchitectsHugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
Photo of a classic brick house exterior in Austin.
Small Home with a Big Heart
Small Home with a Big Heart
Tommy Daspit PhotographerTommy Daspit Photographer
New home construction in Homewood Alabama photographed for Willow Homes, Willow Design Studio, and Triton Stone Group by Birmingham Alabama based architectural and interiors photographer Tommy Daspit. You can see more of his work at http://tommydaspit.com
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
木名瀬佳世建築研究室木名瀬佳世建築研究室
石川町のクリーニング店　撮影：傍島利浩
Brown world-inspired two floor detached house in Yokohama with a metal roof, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Transitional Renovation
Transitional Renovation
State College DistributorsState College Distributors
White and medium sized traditional two floor detached house in Orange County with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
呼応する家
呼応する家
アマキカメラアマキカメラ
撮影：畑 勝明
Design ideas for a white world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Charlotte House
Charlotte House
Ryan Bent PhotographyRyan Bent Photography
rustic barn yoga studio and pool house.
Inspiration for a large and red country two floor house exterior in Charlotte with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Casa RR
Casa RR
Bernardo Pozas Residential DesignBernardo Pozas Residential Design
Photo credit: Mike Kelley
Beige contemporary two floor house exterior with mixed cladding.
Minnetonka Exterior Renovation
Minnetonka Exterior Renovation
Showcase Renovations, Inc.Showcase Renovations, Inc.
This striking home appears to float above the rolling landscape. The black-stained foundation accentuates and grounds the house. The clear cedar siding has a single layer of Cabots clear silicone sealer applied.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Design ideas for a contemporary brick and rear extension in London with three floors.

Exterior Wall Cladding 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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