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Buckhead- Custom Home on East Wood Valley Rd
Buckhead- Custom Home on East Wood Valley Rd
Hask Custom HomesHask Custom Homes
Inspiration for a large and white classic two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
59th Street
59th Street
Baran Studio ArchitectureBaran Studio Architecture
Photo by Peter Lyons
Modern bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
Vashon Residence
Vashon Residence
Goforth Gill ArchitectsGoforth Gill Architects
New construction of contemporary house on view acreage on Vashon Island. Photo credit - Patrick Barta Photography
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with metal cladding.
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.
twist
twist
Randy BrownRandy Brown
exterior entry of twist
This is an example of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Omaha.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Mark Hazeldine PhotographyMark Hazeldine Photography
This is an example of a classic two floor brick house exterior in Surrey with a flat roof.
Savvy Interiors
Savvy Interiors
Savvy InteriorsSavvy Interiors
Traditional and transitional space. Complete remodel of 4500 sf country home. White cabinetry, dark wood floors.
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding.
Smyrna, GA New Home
Smyrna, GA New Home
Vincent Longo Custom BuildersVincent Longo Custom Builders
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding.
Cottage Addition - Exterior
Cottage Addition - Exterior
TreHus Architects+Interior Designers+BuildersTreHus Architects+Interior Designers+Builders
In this project, a contrasting 1.5 story cottage-style board and batten addition was added to a traditional 1902 foursquare. Designed by Meriwether Felt, AIA. Photo by Andrea Rugg.
Rhubarb - Crested Butte
Rhubarb - Crested Butte
Coburn Design BuildCoburn Design Build
This 2,500 s.f. vacation home is designed with the living, dining, and kitchen spaces on the second floor to maximize the breathtaking views and sunlight year-round. The exterior of the house utilizes a unique blend of materials including board and batten siding, chinked logs, and galvanized roofing. These demonstrate a modern interpretation of both the mountain aesthetic and Crested Butte’s western Victorian architecture. This ideal family retreat has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens.
Sycamore Canyon Contemporary
Sycamore Canyon Contemporary
Allen ConstructionAllen Construction
Architect: Bob Pester, Burnell, Branch & Pester Architecture Photography: Jim Bartsch Photography The original A-frame home on this hillside lot was destroyed by wildfire. Not surprisingly, the clients wanted to rebuild a fire resistant home. Working together with their architect and builder, they chose a contemporary design with few, if any, fire susceptible, “weak links.” When design was first discussed, the owners expressed a desire to have the house not be as exposed to the street as their previous. Primary motivation was privacy, but an added advantage was reducing solar heat gain on the southern exposure. The original concept was to bring some light in from the south, with the majority coming from the north along with fabulous views of the canyon and mountains nearby. As the conceptual building masses took shape, the architect was inspired to punch small openings into the south elevation, positioning them primarily for light infiltration, not to see out of. The goal was to compose a seemingly random-looking arrangement of the window fenestrations, even though their placement had a specific purpose in relation to each respective interior space.
Bendestorf
Bendestorf
METTEN Stein+Design GmbH & Co. KGMETTEN Stein+Design GmbH & Co. KG
Design ideas for a white and large traditional house exterior in Cologne with a pitched roof and three floors.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding.
Ranch Style Renovation
Ranch Style Renovation
Todd Bonneau HomesTodd Bonneau Homes
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Dallas.
Country House in Tenterden
Country House in Tenterden
Andrea CollinsAndrea Collins
www.brandoninteriordesign.co.uk You don't get a second chance to make a first impression !! The front door of this grand country house has been given a new lease of life by painting the outdated "orange" wood in a bold and elegant green. The look is further enhanced by the topiary in antique stone plant holders.
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
New Urban Home BuildersNew Urban Home Builders
Ashley Avila Photography
Midcentury house exterior in Grand Rapids with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
French Provincial - Bellevue
French Provincial - Bellevue
Oswald HomesOswald Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized classic two floor house exterior in Perth.
Entry
Entry
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
This is an example of a large and red rustic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
House in Hamble-le-Rice II
House in Hamble-le-Rice II
LA Hally ArchitectLA Hally Architect
Ed Kingsford
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Hampshire.
Organic Modern
Organic Modern
REFINED LLCREFINED LLC
This is an example of a white farmhouse two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a mixed material roof.

Grey 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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