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Large Country Garden, Hampshire
Large Country Garden, Hampshire
Elks-Smith Landscape and Garden DesignElks-Smith Landscape and Garden Design
Image Copyright Richard Bloom
Design ideas for a gey traditional detached house in Hampshire with three floors, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Glovers Barn
Glovers Barn
IQ Glass UKIQ Glass UK
A south facing extension has been built to convert a derelict Grade II listed barn into a sustainable, contemporary and comfortable home that invites natural light into the living spaces with glass extension to barn. Glovers Barn was a derelict 15th Century Grade II listed barn on the ‘Historic Buildings at Risk’ register in need of a complete barn renovation to transform it from a dark, constrained dwelling to an open, inviting and functional abode. Stamos Yeoh Architects thoughtfully designed a rear south west glass extension to barn with 20mm minimal sightline slim framed sliding glass doors to maximise the natural light ingress into the home. The flush thresholds enable easy access between the kitchen and external living spaces connecting to the mature gardens.
Heath House
Heath House
Henty-Langella DesignHenty-Langella Design
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in London.
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Ingersoll Road
Ingersoll Road
North Avenue Designs Ltd.North Avenue Designs Ltd.
White traditional two floor detached house in London with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
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.
Second Floor Roof Altercations for Larger Balcony, Essex
Second Floor Roof Altercations for Larger Balcony, Essex
Design Spec LtdDesign Spec Ltd
Contemporary house exterior in Essex.
Lane End Farm, Luxury Cottages.
Lane End Farm, Luxury Cottages.
Richard Kiely PhotographyRichard Kiely Photography
Rural house exterior in West Midlands.
Three Peak House
Three Peak House
Iguana Architects & Interior DesignIguana Architects & Interior Design
Completed renovation works
Contemporary house exterior in London.
THE PIG at Harlyn Bay
THE PIG at Harlyn Bay
Contec SW LtdContec SW Ltd
Inspiration for a large and beige two floor house exterior in Cornwall with a tiled roof and a grey roof.
Brackenbury House
Brackenbury House
Sophie Nguyen ArchitectsSophie Nguyen Architects
New project for the extension and refurbishment of a victorian house located in the heart of Hammersmith’s beautiful Brackenbury Village area. Design Studies in Progress!
Modern House Exterior
Modern House Exterior
This is an example of a modern house exterior in London.
Exterior
Exterior
Octagon DevelopmentsOctagon Developments
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Surrey.
Atelier Rose
Atelier Rose
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Inspiration for a large country two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof.
The Goat Shed - Devon
The Goat Shed - Devon
TFQ ArchitectsTFQ Architects
The Goat Shed - Devon. The house was finished with a grey composite cladding with authentic local stone to ensure the building nestled into the environment well, with a country/rustic appearance with close references to its original site use of an agricultural building.
Country Home, Gloucestershire
Country Home, Gloucestershire
Justin Van Breda LondonJustin Van Breda London
Photo of a beige rural detached house in Gloucestershire with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Colourful Morden Family House
Colourful Morden Family House
Claudia Dorsch Interior Design LtdClaudia Dorsch Interior Design Ltd
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in London.
Paulerspury House, Towcester
Paulerspury House, Towcester
Mike Garlick PhotographyMike Garlick Photography
House shoot on location for Paulerspury House, Towcester.
Large house exterior in Gloucestershire.
Brook Gardens, Timperley
Brook Gardens, Timperley
Pavilion Property HoldingsPavilion Property Holdings
Contemporary house exterior in Cheshire.
Dandelion
Dandelion
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Photo of a large and beige traditional brick detached house in Gloucestershire with three floors and a pitched roof.

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.
Dulwich Complete House remoddeling
Dulwich Complete House remoddeling
Ashdene Builders LtdAshdene Builders Ltd
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in London.
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