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Chevy Chase // Front & Side Yards
Chevy Chase // Front & Side Yards
Hughes LandscapingHughes Landscaping
Photo Credit: Kelley Oklesson
This is an example of a medium sized and white traditional two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Tanglewood Modern House
Tanglewood Modern House
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
This new modern house is located in a meadow in Lenox MA. The house is designed as a series of linked pavilions to connect the house to the nature and to provide the maximum daylight in each room. The center focus of the home is the largest pavilion containing the living/dining/kitchen, with the guest pavilion to the south and the master bedroom and screen porch pavilions to the west. While the roof line appears flat from the exterior, the roofs of each pavilion have a pronounced slope inward and to the north, a sort of funnel shape. This design allows rain water to channel via a scupper to cisterns located on the north side of the house. Steel beams, Douglas fir rafters and purlins are exposed in the living/dining/kitchen pavilion. Photo by: Nat Rea Photography
Daniel Island Custom Home
Daniel Island Custom Home
Barrow Building GroupBarrow Building Group
This is an example of a medium sized house exterior in Charleston.
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Haus I.
Haus I.
Lioba Schneider | ArchitekturfotografieLioba Schneider | Architekturfotografie
Fotos: Lioba Schneider Architekturfotografie I Architekt: K3-Planungsstudio
Inspiration for an industrial house exterior in Cologne.
The Glenview by Frank Betz
The Glenview by Frank Betz
R G Williams ConstructionR G Williams Construction
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Raleigh with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Webster
Webster
SDG Architecture, Inc.SDG Architecture, Inc.
Photo of a contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Large Townhouse Development
Large Townhouse Development
Smith & Sons Renovations & Extensions AustraliaSmith & Sons Renovations & Extensions Australia
Brick & rendered brick - a super fresh looking modern townhouse with small outdoor deck/ entertaining area and pebble garden. A two-storey build with all interior and exterior renovations done by Smith & Sons Moreland, Melbourne.
9th Street
9th Street
MarvinMarvin
On this site, an existing house was torn down and replaced with a beautiful new wood-framed brick house to take full advantage of a corner lot located in a walkable, 1920’s Atlanta neighborhood. The new residence has four bedrooms and four baths in the main house with an additional flexible bedroom space over the garage. The tower element of the design features an entry with the master bedroom above. The idea of the tower was to catch a glimpse of a nearby park and architecturally address the corner lot. Integrity® Casement, Awning and Double Hung Windows were the preferred choice—the windows’ design and style were historically correct and provided the energy efficiency, sustainability and low-maintenance the architect required.
Hollows of Dutchtown 31
Hollows of Dutchtown 31
Pro One CorpPro One Corp
Inspiration for a medium sized and white classic bungalow brick detached house in New Orleans with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Begbie Road
Begbie Road
Stark Architecture Ltd.Stark Architecture Ltd.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured rustic bungalow detached house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Watson
Watson
Riverside Builders, Inc.Riverside Builders, Inc.
This is an example of a medium sized classic two floor detached house in Sacramento.
Estate Stone
Estate Stone
Shouldice Designer StoneShouldice Designer Stone
Estate Stone - Wiarton
This is an example of a large and gey classic two floor detached house in Other with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Isle of Palms Beach House
Isle of Palms Beach House
HEIDI WALKER INTERIOR DESIGNHEIDI WALKER INTERIOR DESIGN
Walter Elliott Photography
Design ideas for a large and beige beach style detached house in Charleston with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof and a red roof.
San Carlos Mid-Century Modern Remodel
San Carlos Mid-Century Modern Remodel
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Mariko Reed
Medium sized and brown retro bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
San Carlos Mid-Century Modern Remodel
San Carlos Mid-Century Modern Remodel
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Mariko Reed
Medium sized and brown retro bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
San Carlos Mid-Century Modern Remodel
San Carlos Mid-Century Modern Remodel
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Mariko Reed
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown retro bungalow detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Restauro e risanamento conservativo
Restauro e risanamento conservativo
Arch. Mario TodescoArch. Mario Todesco
Recupero di edificio d'interesse storico
This is an example of a small and multi-coloured rustic detached house in Other with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Southern Classic
Southern Classic
Gant and Brown Premier Home Builders, LLC.Gant and Brown Premier Home Builders, LLC.
Photo of a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with a shingle roof.
A Transitional Home in the City
A Transitional Home in the City
T.S. Adams Studio, ArchitectsT.S. Adams Studio, Architects
Photo of a beige traditional two floor detached house in Atlanta with stone cladding.

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.
A Transitional Home in the City
A Transitional Home in the City
T.S. Adams Studio, ArchitectsT.S. Adams Studio, Architects
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Atlanta.
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