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Inspiration for a contemporary two floor detached house in Hampshire with wood cladding.
The Elements
By AR Design Studio Ltd

Martin Gardner
Inspiration for a contemporary two floor detached house in Hampshire with wood cladding.
Like - shonour

Design ideas for a medium sized and beige country two floor detached house in Gloucestershire with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
A Village Farmhouse
By Richard Parr + Associates

A Cotswold village house was stripped back to its core, refurbished and then extended. The purpose being to create an expansive, airy and dramatic space. A space that flows and works for both family life and entertaining whilst still complimenting the existing house.
Rendered and black - webuser_91005881

Photo of a farmhouse two floor detached house in Surrey with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
King Georges Cottage
By Compass Construction (Southern) Limited

Runner up for ‘Best New Luxury Property or Conversion’ at the 2018 Surrey Property Awards, King George’s Cottage is a stunning house within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Originally a converted collection of four 18th Century farm-workers cottages on Leith Hill, this property underwent significant expansion and modernisation to form a beautiful family home. King George’s Cottage was built using local Leith Hill stone with traditional brick detailing in sympathy with its location and history. A beautiful Oak framed orangery was added incorporating an ‘Encapsulated Glazing System’ which maximises the stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Photo credit: Sally Hornung
The stone circle - lynda_davidson67

Inspiration for a white classic two floor render detached house in Buckinghamshire with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
New Build by Natural Angle, private residence
By Natural Angle

Materials supplied by Natural Angle including Marble, Limestone, Granite, Sandstone, Wood Flooring and Block Paving.
Inspiration for a white classic two floor render detached house in Buckinghamshire with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Photo of a brown classic terraced house in London with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Fawnbrake
By mimodo architects

Photo of a brown classic terraced house in London with three floors, mixed cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Idea for planned new frontal of the house - audrey_dewee

Design ideas for an expansive and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Devon with mixed cladding.
Prestigious Home in South West
By Azro Limited

Luxury and Prestige Realty
Design ideas for an expansive and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Devon with mixed cladding.
Luxury contemporary home in Devon - webuser_49447665

Design ideas for a brown rural one floor detached house in Other with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Farm Steading Conversion
By Coldwells Building Company

Firstpix Photography
Design ideas for a brown rural one floor detached house in Other with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Photo of an expansive and red traditional brick house exterior in Oxfordshire with three floors.
William Morris House
By StuartBarr Construction Design Renovation

Lucy Walters Photography
Photo of an expansive and red traditional brick house exterior in Oxfordshire with three floors.

This is an example of a red country one floor brick detached house in London with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Grade II Listed Villa
By Paola Leon Design

Barn
This is an example of a red country one floor brick detached house in London with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Inspiration for a beige contemporary two floor detached house in Channel Islands with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
seascape
By Clear Living Ltd

Inspiration for a beige contemporary two floor detached house in Channel Islands with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Stone / wood / glass - webuser_796539126

Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Gloucestershire.
Project 1171
By Verity & Beverley Ltd

Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Gloucestershire.

Large eclectic brick house exterior in Hertfordshire with a shingle roof.
Exterior wall mosaic -backdrop to pond
By Christine Harrison Fine Art and Mosaics

Christine Harrison
Large eclectic brick house exterior in Hertfordshire with a shingle roof.
I want some special glass. This is in a garden, I want some in the front door side window and in the kitchen. - nickycoote3237

This is an example of a large contemporary brick detached house in London.
Allum Lane
By Square Feet Architects

Rick McCullagh
This is an example of a large contemporary brick detached house in London.
Flat roof ideas WT - webuser_142538218

Photo of a contemporary brick detached house in London with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
R Road
By MH Costa Construction Ltd

Photo of a contemporary brick detached house in London with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Glass and plans - tokozile

This is an example of a medium sized modern house exterior in London.
Sussex House
By Wilkinson King Architects

Paul Riddle
This is an example of a medium sized modern house exterior in London.
Stairs - simali_shah

Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor render detached house in Surrey with a hip roof and a metal roof.
The Fairway
By Concept 8 Architects

David Butler
Design ideas for a white contemporary two floor render detached house in Surrey with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Modern contemporary look with Double storey glass at entrance , provides light and spacious look to entrance - webuser_871075

Design ideas for a black contemporary one floor detached house in Other with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Charred House
By Tate Harmer

This project is a new-build house set in the grounds of a listed building in Suffolk. In discussion with the local planning department we designed the new house to be sympathetic with the agricultural buildings in the Conservation Area . The varied roof profile, charred larch cladding and sedum roof provide a ‘pared back’ and sculptural interpretation of this aesthetic. Super-insulation, triple glazing and mechanical ventilation heat recovery provide a very energy efficient building, whilst an air source heat pump and solar thermal panels ensure that there is a renewable heat source.
I would like to build my next home like this. - smithyhow

Photo of a multi-coloured rustic two floor detached house in Sussex with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Portfolio
By Scandia-Hus Ltd

Gorgeous traditional style new home with oak details.
Photo of a multi-coloured rustic two floor detached house in Sussex with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
I dont like the shed-y bit at the right side but like the tudor design! - webuser_83490492

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.

Whether you want inspiration for planning a house exterior renovation or are building a designer house exterior from scratch, Houzz has 1,220,851 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including Coldwells Building Company and Clear Living Ltd. Look through house exterior photos in different colours and styles and when you find a house exterior design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful house exterior ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.
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