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Green Country House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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WAI/GORNY Design, inc.WAI/GORNY Design, inc.
Green country split-level house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Hawks Bluff
Hawks Bluff
Burg Homes & DesignBurg Homes & Design
Built by Burg Homes & Design Inc. Interior Design by Ann Braaten. Photos by Nicole Casper
Design ideas for a green rural two floor house exterior in Other.
Bullevard St.
Bullevard St.
Corvallis Custom Kitchens & BathsCorvallis Custom Kitchens & Baths
Design ideas for a large and green farmhouse split-level detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Sparrow Beginnings
Sparrow Beginnings
M & K LightingM & K Lighting
Medium sized and green country bungalow house exterior in Oklahoma City with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
James Hardie Shingle and Lap Siding | Mountain Sage | Laytonsville, MD
James Hardie Shingle and Lap Siding | Mountain Sage | Laytonsville, MD
Custom Concepts Construction Inc.Custom Concepts Construction Inc.
To compliment the Mountain Sage Hardie Shingles on the home, Arctic White trim was installed. Also made of fiber cement, the trim adds architectural detail that creates a beautiful home.
American Farmhouse
American Farmhouse
Curtis HomesCurtis Homes
Photo of a medium sized and green country bungalow detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Lashley
Lashley
Living Stone Design + BuildLiving Stone Design + Build
Inspiration for a large and green farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
New Residence Greenfield, NY
New Residence Greenfield, NY
Verdant ArchitectureVerdant Architecture
A custom home designed to work with the slope of the land and surrounding forest.
Design ideas for a large and green farmhouse detached house with three floors, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and concrete fibreboard cladding.
John Donley
John Donley
Tony Giesel ConstructionTony Giesel Construction
Large and green rural bungalow house exterior in Wichita.
Darby - Rear
Darby - Rear
SketchPad House PlansSketchPad House Plans
Expansive and green farmhouse two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Bullevard St. Addition
Bullevard St. Addition
Schweitzer Design & Build, Inc.Schweitzer Design & Build, Inc.
Design ideas for a large and green country split-level detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Bullevard St.
Bullevard St.
Corvallis Custom Kitchens & BathsCorvallis Custom Kitchens & Baths
Inspiration for a large and green rural split-level detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior From Drive
Exterior From Drive
Carr Warner, ArchitectsCarr Warner, Architects
Photo of a green farmhouse two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Big Green Colonial Exterior
Big Green Colonial Exterior
kim_cochranekim_cochrane
Photo of a large and green rural house exterior in Portland Maine with three floors and wood cladding.
Connecticut Farmhouse
Connecticut Farmhouse
Demetriades + WalkerDemetriades + Walker
Peter Peirce
Medium sized and green rural two floor detached house in Bridgeport with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Farm House Style Home - Wilmette, IL in James Hardie Siding & Trim
Farm House Style Home - Wilmette, IL in James Hardie Siding & Trim
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
Arlington Heights, IL Farm House Style Home completed by Siding & Windows Group in James HardiePlank Select Cedarmill Lap Siding in ColorPlus Technology Color Heathered Moss and HardieTrim Smooth Boards in ColorPlus Technology Color Arctic White. Also remodeled Front Entry Roof and did Masonry Work with Columns.
Remodels and Additions
Remodels and Additions
Alan E. Taylor AssociatesAlan E. Taylor Associates
Cape Cod style home make-over of exterior, garage and kitchen addition. photo-Alan Taylor
This is an example of a medium sized and green rural two floor detached house in Boston with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
California Farmhouse with Standing Seam Metal Roof
California Farmhouse with Standing Seam Metal Roof
Tali Hardonag ArchitectTali Hardonag Architect
This is an example of a medium sized and green rural bungalow render house exterior in San Francisco with a pitched roof.
American Farmhouse
American Farmhouse
Curtis HomesCurtis Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and green farmhouse bungalow detached house in Portland with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Cabot Barn Home
Cabot Barn Home
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
The Cabot provides 2,367 square feet of living space, 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. This stunning barn style design focuses on open concept living. Northpeak Photography

Green Country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country 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 country exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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