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Gey House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Custom Architecture
Custom Architecture
JB Architecture Group, Inc.JB Architecture Group, Inc.
For this home we were hired as the Architect only. Siena Custom Builders, Inc. was the Builder. +/- 5,200 sq. ft. home (Approx. 42' x 110' Footprint) Cedar Siding - Cabot Solid Stain - Pewter Grey
Cottage Style Home
Cottage Style Home
Divine Custom HomesDivine Custom Homes
Photos by SpaceCrafting
This is an example of a gey victorian two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Facade, Street View
Facade, Street View
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
The curb appeal of this 3,000 sf. existing residence was improved with a new paint scheme, selected window modifications and new aluminum windows, Ipe wood cladding over existing cinderblock walls and new glass garage door with new landscaping including floating concrete slab pavers. Photo Credit: Paul Dyer Photography
Camlaren Cres
Camlaren Cres
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
Transitional Renovation
Medium sized and gey classic bungalow detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
Lake Geneva Basswood
Lake Geneva Basswood
Michael Abraham ArchitectureMichael Abraham Architecture
This is an example of a gey traditional house exterior in Milwaukee with three floors, stone cladding and a hip roof.
Cape Cod Residence in San Marino
Cape Cod Residence in San Marino
JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTSJAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
Large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lake Oswego Custom Getaway
Lake Oswego Custom Getaway
Grove Custom HomesGrove Custom Homes
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Lyme Hills
Lyme Hills
Nautilus ArchitectsNautilus Architects
It’s an oft-heard design objective among folks building or renovating a home these days: “We want to bring the outdoors in!” Indeed, visually or spatially connecting the interior of a home with its surroundings is a great way to make spaces feel larger, improve daylight levels and, best of all, embrace Nature. Most of us enjoy being outside, and when we get a sense of that while inside it has a profoundly positive effect on the experience of being at home.
Moonah Links House
Moonah Links House
BD Building DesignBD Building Design
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Melbourne with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Front
Front
Mountain Sun Building & DesignMountain Sun Building & Design
Design ideas for a gey and medium sized contemporary two floor render detached house in Other with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Suffolk
Suffolk
Miller HomesMiller Homes
Design ideas for a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a grey roof.
Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Penrose Design Inc.Penrose Design Inc.
This is an example of an expansive and gey classic two floor detached house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Home on Wooded Lot in Wentzville, MO
Custom Home on Wooded Lot in Wentzville, MO
Hibbs HomesHibbs Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey country bungalow detached house in St Louis with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Front Yard Design
Front Yard Design
UserUser
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Perth with a flat roof.
E House
E House
Axelrod ArchitectsAxelrod Architects
Amit Geron
This is an example of a large and gey modern bungalow concrete detached house in Other with a flat roof.
Hanna Park
Hanna Park
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
ye-h photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Marina bungalow
Marina bungalow
GLYNNdesignbuildGLYNNdesignbuild
Photography by J Savage Gibson
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey modern two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
360 Painting of Havertown
360 Painting of Havertown
360 Painting of Havertown360 Painting of Havertown
Design ideas for a large and gey classic two floor detached house in Philadelphia with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Montreaux
Montreaux
Frazier Home DesignFrazier Home Design
Inspiration for an expansive and gey traditional two floor detached house in Raleigh with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Home Heaven, Beach Haven
Home Heaven, Beach Haven
CMM Custom HomesCMM Custom Homes
Gey beach style two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding and a shingle roof.

Gey 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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