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Crooked Cottage Charm Featured in Maine Home & Design
Crooked Cottage Charm Featured in Maine Home & Design
Daggett Builders, Inc.Daggett Builders, Inc.
Photo by Christopher Robinson of Daggett Builders, Inc Extensive renovation of an antique cape on the coast of Maine. This house was featured in Maine Home & Design. See the article "Crooked Cottage Charm" on our website.
Garage & Artist's Studio Live Oak Forest on Spring Island
Garage & Artist's Studio Live Oak Forest on Spring Island
Johnson & Associates ArchitectsJohnson & Associates Architects
Beige rural house exterior in Atlanta.
Tropical Exterior
Tropical Exterior
Photo of a white world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
Modern Farm House
Modern Farm House
Cuppett Kilpatrick Architecture + Interior DesignCuppett Kilpatrick Architecture + Interior Design
Ryann Ford
Farmhouse two floor house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding.
Paul Green Historic Home/Chapel Hill, NC/Vacant Home Staging
Paul Green Historic Home/Chapel Hill, NC/Vacant Home Staging
Successful Staging/Bobbie McGrathSuccessful Staging/Bobbie McGrath
Touches of color add interest to the all important curb appeal. Notice how the color draws your eyes toward the front door! Photo by Marilyn Peryer
Inspiration for a white and large farmhouse two floor detached house in Raleigh with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Custom Residence - Metro Boston
Custom Residence - Metro Boston
Luna Design GroupLuna Design Group
Sam Gray
White traditional two floor house exterior in Boston with a hip roof.
Winnetka Coastal
Winnetka Coastal
Highgate BuildersHighgate Builders
Design ideas for a rural house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding.
Traditional Neighborhood Homes
Traditional Neighborhood Homes
UserUser
Photo of a medium sized country two floor house exterior in Nashville.
Charleston
Charleston
John Griffiths Hardwood FloorJohn Griffiths Hardwood Floor
This is an example of a gey traditional two floor house exterior in Charleston.
Green Oaks Atherton
Green Oaks Atherton
Dennis Mayer - PhotographerDennis Mayer - Photographer
Dennis Mayer Photographer
Inspiration for a house exterior in San Francisco.
Villa Vicin' 'O Mare
Villa Vicin' 'O Mare
Allen ConstructionAllen Construction
Whole house remodel of a classic Mid-Century style beach bungalow into a modern beach villa. Architect: Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis General Contractor: Allen Construction Photographer: Ciro Coelho
Modern Bungalow
Modern Bungalow
Structures, Inc.Structures, Inc.
WHOLE HOUSE RENOVATION AND ADDITION Built in the 1940s, this cottage had an incredible amount of character and personality but was not conducive to the way we live today. The rooms were small and did not flow well into one another. The renovation of this house required opening up several rooms and adding square footage to the back of the home, all the while, keeping the curb appeal of a small cottage. Photographs by jeanallsopp.com
Custom Homes & Remodel/Additions
Custom Homes & Remodel/Additions
Dorothy Howard AIA, ArchitectDorothy Howard AIA, Architect
Custom homes & Remodels
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Greenwood
Greenwood
Kate Benjamin Photography LLCKate Benjamin Photography LLC
Shot for MainStreet Design Build, Birmingham, MI
Blue traditional house exterior in Detroit with mixed cladding.
Black
Black
Shapiro DidwayShapiro Didway
This is an example of a small and brown modern two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding.
SeaFoam Bungalow
SeaFoam Bungalow
tuthill architecturetuthill architecture
This is an example of a green world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Miami with wood cladding.
5606 Jeff Davis Street
5606 Jeff Davis Street
Twist Tours PhotographyTwist Tours Photography
http://www.modernhometouraustin.com/2011/12/meet-5606-jeff-davis-street
Side Exterior
Side Exterior
Carrick Custom Home DesignCarrick Custom Home Design
Side Elevation
Medium sized classic house exterior in Salt Lake City with a pitched roof.
Whole Home Remodel: Magical Transformation
Whole Home Remodel: Magical Transformation
CARNEMARK design + buildCARNEMARK design + build
The 1930s-era Tudor home fit right into its historic neighborhood, but the family couldn't fit all it needed for this decade inside—a larger kitchen, a functional dining room, a home office, energy efficiency. Photography by Morgan Howarth.
Oakley Home Builders
Oakley Home Builders
Oakley Home BuildersOakley Home Builders
Medium sized and gey victorian house exterior in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Green 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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