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Garage
Garage
OakwrightsOakwrights
This is an example of a farmhouse two floor detached house in West Midlands with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a red roof.
Lifestyle Garden
Lifestyle Garden
We Love Plants - Garden Design by Nic HowardWe Love Plants - Garden Design by Nic Howard
Photo of a white classic two floor detached house in Surrey with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a red roof.
Modern Craftsman
Modern Craftsman
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Inspiration for a gey classic two floor brick detached house in Other with a mixed material roof and a pitched roof.
Cambridge Subdivision-Finish Pictures to Come
Cambridge Subdivision-Finish Pictures to Come
Allen Schrock & Sons, Inc.Allen Schrock & Sons, Inc.
Custom Front Porch
Inspiration for a gey classic two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding.
Boulder Contemporary
Boulder Contemporary
186 Lighting Design Group - Gregg Mackell186 Lighting Design Group - Gregg Mackell
In order to meld with the clean lines of this contemporary Boulder residence, lights were detailed such that they float each step at night. This hidden lighting detail was the perfect complement to the cascading hardscape. Architect: Mosaic Architects, Boulder Colorado Landscape Architect: R Design, Denver Colorado Photographer: Jim Bartsch Photography Key Words: Lights under stairs, step lights, lights under treads, stair lighting, exterior stair lighting, exterior stairs, outdoor stairs outdoor stair lighting, landscape stair lighting, landscape step lighting, outdoor step lighting, LED step lighting, LED stair Lighting, hardscape lighting, outdoor lighting, exterior lighting, lighting designer, lighting design, contemporary exterior, modern exterior, contemporary exterior lighting, exterior modern, modern exterior lighting, modern exteriors, contemporary exteriors, modern lighting, modern lighting, modern lighting design, modern lighting, modern design, modern lighting design, modern design
Melody Ln, Naperville, IL
Melody Ln, Naperville, IL
M House DevelopmentM House Development
This is an example of a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Chicago with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
Village Exterior
Village Exterior
Homes by Pinnacle, Inc.Homes by Pinnacle, Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Urban Lake House
Urban Lake House
DEMESNEDEMESNE
The simple volumes of this urban lake house give a nod to the existing 1940’s weekend cottages and farmhouses contained in the mature neighborhood on White Rock Lake. The concept is a modern twist on the vernacular within the area by incorporating the use of modern materials such as concrete, steel, and cable. ©Shoot2Sell Photography
Aqua Vista at Keowee Falls
Aqua Vista at Keowee Falls
Gabriel Builders Inc.Gabriel Builders Inc.
Photographer: Will Keown
This is an example of a blue and large classic two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Texas Contemporary
Texas Contemporary
Tanner Consulting LLC- Landscape ArchitectureTanner Consulting LLC- Landscape Architecture
DRM Design Group provided Landscape Architecture services for a Local Austin, Texas residence. We worked closely with Redbud Custom Homes and Tim Brown Architecture to create a custom low maintenance- low water use contemporary landscape design. This Eco friendly design has a simple and crisp look with great contrasting colors that really accentuate the existing trees. www.redbudaustin.com www.timbrownarch.com
Stone and Stucco French Provincial with Arch Top White Oak Front Door
Stone and Stucco French Provincial with Arch Top White Oak Front Door
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Linda Oyama Bryan, photograper Stone and Stucco French Provincial with arch top white oak front door and limestone front entry. Asphalt and brick paver driveway and bluestone front walkway.
Scandinavian Modern Exterior Entry
Scandinavian Modern Exterior Entry
10K Architecture10K Architecture
A Scandinavian modern home in Shorewood, Minnesota with simple gable roof forms and black exterior. The entry has been sided with Resysta, a durable rainscreen material that is natural in appearance.
Town Mountain Modern
Town Mountain Modern
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, IncAllard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
Medium sized and gey modern two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Mississauga Full Home
Mississauga Full Home
Gatti Brothers Ltd.Gatti Brothers Ltd.
Jason Hartog Photography
Inspiration for a large and blue classic two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Aurora : 2019 Clark County Parade of Homes : Modern Farmhouse Exterior
The Aurora : 2019 Clark County Parade of Homes : Modern Farmhouse Exterior
Cascade West DevelopmentCascade West Development
Inspired by the majesty of the Northern Lights and this family's everlasting love for Disney, this home plays host to enlighteningly open vistas and playful activity. Like its namesake, the beloved Sleeping Beauty, this home embodies family, fantasy and adventure in their truest form. Visions are seldom what they seem, but this home did begin 'Once Upon a Dream'. Welcome, to The Aurora.
SoCal
SoCal
Duket Architects PlannersDuket Architects Planners
Design ideas for a large and gey modern two floor detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Red Rocks
Red Rocks
The Ranch MineThe Ranch Mine
Roehner + Ryan
Design ideas for a modern two floor detached house in Phoenix.
阿佐ヶ谷Ｋ邸
阿佐ヶ谷Ｋ邸
YOSHINORI SAKANO ARCHITECTS Co,.Ltd.YOSHINORI SAKANO ARCHITECTS Co,.Ltd.
Medium sized and gey modern two floor render detached house in Tokyo with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Tangletown Remodel
Tangletown Remodel
grouparchitectgrouparchitect
Remodel and addition by Grouparchitect & Eakman Construction. Photographer: AMF Photography.
Medium sized and blue classic two floor detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mastic vinyl siding installation in Geneva Illinois
Mastic vinyl siding installation in Geneva Illinois
Opal Enterprises, Inc.Opal Enterprises, Inc.
vinyl siding installation
Photo of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with vinyl cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Grey Two Floor 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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