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Green House Exterior with a Brown Roof Ideas and Designs

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03 - Italianate Exterior Porches
03 - Italianate Exterior Porches
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
Photographer - www.felixsanchez.com
Photo of an expansive and green classic two floor front detached house in Houston with a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Cedar Point: Modern Home
Cedar Point: Modern Home
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
mid-century design with organic feel for the lake and surrounding mountains
Photo of a large and green midcentury bungalow detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
THE BOW ROOF CABIN
THE BOW ROOF CABIN
North Swell Design BuildNorth Swell Design Build
Main Cabin Entry and Deck
Green rustic detached house in Portland with three floors, vinyl cladding, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
Sustainability in Perfect Proportion
Sustainability in Perfect Proportion
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
This new custom home was designed in the true Tudor style and uses mixed materials of stone, brick and stucco on the exterior. Home built by Meadowlark Design+ Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan Architecture: Woodbury Design Group. Photography: Jeff Garland
casita exterior
casita exterior
E5 Design-BuildE5 Design-Build
exterior landscape view of casita accessory dwelling unit (adu)
This is an example of a medium sized and green modern bungalow brick tiny house in Phoenix with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Tri-level Transformation
Tri-level Transformation
12/12 Architects & Planners12/12 Architects & Planners
Inspiration for a large and green traditional split-level front detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
West 71st Street Addition & Whole House
West 71st Street Addition & Whole House
Schloegel Design RemodelSchloegel Design Remodel
We selected a natural green color with warm wood tones to give this home personality and carry the rustic feel from in to out. We added an open timber, framed overhang, which matches the back screen porch to the rear.
Pacific NW Modern Dwelling
Pacific NW Modern Dwelling
UserUser
A welcoming covered walkway leads guests to the front entry, which has been updated with a pivoting alder door to reflect the homeowners’ modern sensibilities. Carter Tippins Photography
View from the lakee
View from the lakee
ATA Construction, LLCATA Construction, LLC
Photo of a large and green traditional two floor detached house in Boston with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Sweetbay Ridge: Craftsman Mountain Home
Sweetbay Ridge: Craftsman Mountain Home
Timberlake Custom HomesTimberlake Custom Homes
This craftsman style home with timber accents features gorgeous long-range views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
This is an example of a large and green classic two floor detached house in Atlanta with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
2階リビングの北欧スタイルの住まい
2階リビングの北欧スタイルの住まい
株式会社グラスランチハウス株式会社グラスランチハウス
Inspiration for a green modern two floor detached house in Other with metal cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Green traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Modern Craftsman | Los Gatos | Edmund
Modern Craftsman | Los Gatos | Edmund
Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.Brad Cox, Architect, Inc.
Graduated heights, board and batten, cedar shake, cedar trellises and brick details accentuate the charm of this Modern Craftsman.
Photo of a medium sized and green traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
RSJ, Grand Highlands
RSJ, Grand Highlands
Aspen BuildersAspen Builders
This is an example of a medium sized and green rustic bungalow detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Arrow Head
Arrow Head
Shoreline Architecture & DesignShoreline Architecture & Design
Photo of an expansive and green beach style detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Serene Gatherings
Serene Gatherings
Lowell Custom HomesLowell Custom Homes
Covered porch features paneled ceiling with lighting and ceiling fan.
Inspiration for a large and green traditional two floor detached house in Milwaukee with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Hickory Lakefront
Hickory Lakefront
Jamee Parish Architects, LLCJamee Parish Architects, LLC
This home is a small cottage that used to be a ranch. We remodeled the entire first floor and added a second floor above.
This is an example of a small and green classic two floor detached house in Columbus with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
West 71st Street Addition & Whole House
West 71st Street Addition & Whole House
Schloegel Design RemodelSchloegel Design Remodel
We selected a natural green color with warm wood tones to give this home personality and carry the rustic feel from in to out. We added an open timber, framed overhang, which matches the back screen porch to the rear.
THE BOW ROOF CABIN
THE BOW ROOF CABIN
North Swell Design BuildNorth Swell Design Build
Mountain Cabin Remodel - Government Camp
This is an example of a green rustic detached house in Portland with three floors, vinyl cladding, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shiplap cladding.
01 - Italianate Front Exterior
01 - Italianate Front Exterior
Aspire Fine HomesAspire Fine Homes
Felix Sanchez
This is an example of an expansive and green victorian two floor front detached house in Houston with a shingle roof and a brown roof.

Green House Exterior with a Brown Roof 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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