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Project 170511
Project 170511
Midtown DesignsMidtown Designs
Built by Raleigh Custom Homes - Photography by Tad Davis Photography
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor detached house in Raleigh with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Santa Barbara/Mediterranean Style
Santa Barbara/Mediterranean Style
William MastonArchitect & AssociatesWilliam MastonArchitect & Associates
Front entry
This is an example of a mediterranean house exterior in San Francisco with stone cladding.
The Forever House
The Forever House
Mitchell Wall Architecture and DesignMitchell Wall Architecture and Design
Alise O'Brien Photography As Featured in http://www.stlmag.com/St-Louis-AT-HOME/ The Forever House Practicality, programming flexibility, amenities, innovative design, and rpojection toward the site and landscaping are common goals. Sometimes the site's inherent contradictions establish the design and the final design pays homage to the site. Such is the case in this Classic home, built in Old Towne Clayton on a City lot. The family had one basic requirement: they wanted a home to last their entire lives. The result of the design team is a stack of three floors, each with 2,200 s.f.. This is a basic design, termed a foursquare house, with four large rooms on each floor - a plan that has been used for centuries. The exterior is classic: the interior provides a twist. Interior architectural details call to mind details from the Arts and Crafts movement, such as archways throughout the house, simple millwork, and hardwre appropriate to the period.
Nebraska
Nebraska
Gander BuildersGander Builders
Photo of a large and beige classic two floor brick house exterior in Chicago.
Hilltop Estate
Hilltop Estate
NSPJ Architects/Landscape ArchitectsNSPJ Architects/Landscape Architects
Formal plantings in the roundabout were the setting for multiple weddings.
Large traditional brick house exterior in Kansas City.
Custom Venetian plaster exterior
Custom Venetian plaster exterior
UserUser
Vero Antiqua I exterior Venetian plaster.
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Orange County.
Louisiana Landscape Design
Louisiana Landscape Design
Smoketree LandscapeSmoketree Landscape
Design ideas for a beige mediterranean two floor render house exterior in New Orleans with a hip roof.
Gulf Breeze Shingle Style
Gulf Breeze Shingle Style
Russell Home BuildersRussell Home Builders
This is an example of a traditional two floor house exterior in Miami with mixed cladding.
Asheville 1296
Asheville 1296
AR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMANAR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMAN
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Charlotte with a pitched roof and stone cladding.
Frenchmans Creek, Stoke Fleming
Frenchmans Creek, Stoke Fleming
BBH Chartered Architects LtdBBH Chartered Architects Ltd
Frenchmans Creek, Stoke Fleming, Devon, England. external shot by BBH Chartered Architects (Dartmouth) Ltd.
Design ideas for an expansive and beige contemporary render house exterior in Devon with three floors and a hip roof.
Copperstone 53
Copperstone 53
BRM Homes LLC.BRM Homes LLC.
Design ideas for a gey classic two floor detached house in Nashville with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Richard Harp Homes Personal Home
Richard Harp Homes Personal Home
Richard Harp Homes, Inc.Richard Harp Homes, Inc.
Painted Brick Exterior, Gas Lamp Designed by Old World Gas Lamps , Lincoln Windows, Slate Line Shingle, Louvered Shutters
Inspiration for a large and beige classic two floor detached house in Little Rock with a hip roof, a shingle roof and stone cladding.
Point Monroe Boathouse and Carriage House
Point Monroe Boathouse and Carriage House
UserUser
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Dromin Road
Dromin Road
Martin Shinnors Architect MRIAIMartin Shinnors Architect MRIAI
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Dublin with stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Tall Pony Ranch
Tall Pony Ranch
Miller-Roodell Architects LtdMiller-Roodell Architects Ltd
Miller Architects, PC
Brown rustic house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
Reynolds Ranch in Jupiter, Florida
Reynolds Ranch in Jupiter, Florida
K. Hovnanian® HomesK. Hovnanian® Homes
Design ideas for a beige classic bungalow detached house with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
The Faith
The Faith
Girard HomesGirard Homes
Design ideas for a beige classic bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Front Door
Front Door
UserUser
Inspiration for a large and beige rustic two floor detached house in Detroit with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Modernt hus
Modernt hus
Willa NordicWilla Nordic
Design ideas for a white and large contemporary two floor house exterior in Gothenburg with wood cladding and a flat roof.
108 Fairway Vista Drive
108 Fairway Vista Drive
Poythress Construction Company Inc.Poythress Construction Company Inc.
Design ideas for a white classic two floor detached house in Raleigh with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

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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