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Winchester Victorian
Winchester Victorian
Cummings Architecture + InteriorsCummings Architecture + Interiors
Design ideas for a green victorian two floor detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
A NEW PROJECT! Classic Seaside Shingle Style
A NEW PROJECT! Classic Seaside Shingle Style
Taste Design IncTaste Design Inc
Photography: Nat Rea
Design ideas for a brown victorian house exterior in Providence with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
Lakeside Getaway
Lakeside Getaway
RLH StudioRLH Studio
Spacecrafting Photography
Inspiration for a gey and large beach style two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a shingle roof, concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Mineral Creek
Mineral Creek
Potts Design & Co.Potts Design & Co.
http://www.hyperfocal.ca
This is an example of a rustic two floor house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding.
Gehriger Residence
Gehriger Residence
Iredale Group ArchitectureIredale Group Architecture
Andrew Doran
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Vancouver with three floors.
Lakeside Modern #2
Lakeside Modern #2
Cannarsa Structure and DesignCannarsa Structure and Design
Photo of a gey midcentury bungalow detached house with a lean-to roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Portland with a lean-to roof.
Dani Ridge House
Dani Ridge House
Studio SchicketanzStudio Schicketanz
Bob Canfield
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Maison individuelle Surgères
Maison individuelle Surgères
GRAVIERE ET FOULON ARCHITECTUREGRAVIERE ET FOULON ARCHITECTURE
White and medium sized modern bungalow glass house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
Torquay House, Torquay
Torquay House, Torquay
Wolveridge ArchitectsWolveridge Architects
Derek Swalwell
Photo of a large contemporary two floor house exterior in Melbourne with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Bridgehampton House
Bridgehampton House
MBB ArchitectsMBB Architects
Photographer: Ty Cole
This is an example of an expansive coastal two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding and a flat roof.
1270 NE 82nd St, Miami, FL
1270 NE 82nd St, Miami, FL
Sabal Luxury BuilderSabal Luxury Builder
Photo of a multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Miami with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Cord Shiflet 2201 Enfield Road
Cord Shiflet 2201 Enfield Road
Cord ShifletCord Shiflet
This is an example of a classic two floor house exterior in Austin.
Oyster Harbor Guest House
Oyster Harbor Guest House
SLC InteriorsSLC Interiors
White beach style two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Woman Lake
Woman Lake
Michelle FriesMichelle Fries
Lands End Development
This is an example of a small rustic bungalow house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
rear facade at night
rear facade at night
Mark English Architects, AIAMark English Architects, AIA
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
Belvedere Contemporary
Belvedere Contemporary
Olson Defendorf Custom HomesOlson Defendorf Custom Homes
Design ideas for a contemporary glass house exterior in Austin with a pitched roof.
Bordley
Bordley
Thompson Custom HomesThompson Custom Homes
Photographer: Steve Chenn
Design ideas for a large and beige mediterranean two floor render detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
The Torrance: Sammamish Ridge Estates
The Torrance: Sammamish Ridge Estates
4D Architects4D Architects
Inspiration for a brown rustic two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lakeview Breezehouse
Lakeview Breezehouse
Blu HomesBlu Homes
Design ideas for a large contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat 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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