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Modern Kitchen Remodel & Addition
Modern Kitchen Remodel & Addition
Apollo BuildersApollo Builders
Inspiration for a large and gey modern bungalow concrete detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Private Residence, Corona Del Mar, CA
Private Residence, Corona Del Mar, CA
SDC EngineeringSDC Engineering
Rural house exterior in Los Angeles.
Orinda Farm House
Orinda Farm House
Dotter & Solfjeld Architecture + DesignDotter & Solfjeld Architecture + Design
Design ideas for a rural house exterior in San Francisco.
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Gates at North Scottsdale Home
Gates at North Scottsdale Home
DCS Industries, LLCDCS Industries, LLC
This custom metal gate provides a stylish entry into the home's courtyard.
Medium sized detached house in Phoenix.
Orinda Farm House
Orinda Farm House
Dotter & Solfjeld Architecture + DesignDotter & Solfjeld Architecture + Design
Photo of a brown rural bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Denver Modern Home
Denver Modern Home
MaterialMaterial
Denver Modern with natural stone accents.
Photo of a medium sized and gey modern detached house in Denver with three floors, stone cladding and a flat roof.
Grand View
Grand View
Waconah ConstructionWaconah Construction
Design ideas for a white rural two floor detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof.
Terrace Avenue
Terrace Avenue
Burmeister WoodworkBurmeister Woodwork
Reagen Taylor Photography
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Chicago with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
2019 NARI CotY Award Winning Universal Design Projects
2019 NARI CotY Award Winning Universal Design Projects
National Association of the Remodeling IndustryNational Association of the Remodeling Industry
Jackson Design & Remodeling, San Diego, California, 2019 NARI CotY Award Winning Universal Design Entire House
Inspiration for a large contemporary house exterior in San Diego.
Wood Screen/Storm Door - Thompson
Wood Screen/Storm Door - Thompson
In and Out HomeIn and Out Home
There is no substitute for the beauty and versatility of a wood door. We manufacture all of our heavy-duty screen/storm doors with clear, stable, kiln-dried, finger joint, Eastern White Pine. Easy to hang, they are warp resistant and require minimal trimming. The door includes removable black fiberglass screen for easy paint or staining. Storm glass inserts can be purchased separately.
Gallery
Gallery
WeatherTek ExteriorsWeatherTek Exteriors
Whitcomb - Princeton MN - Remove and Replace Roof
This is an example of a small and beige farmhouse two floor detached house in Minneapolis with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Township
Township
Colony Homes, LLCColony Homes, LLC
This is an example of a house exterior in New Orleans.
Township
Township
Colony Homes, LLCColony Homes, LLC
House exterior in New Orleans.
外観・外構
外観・外構
株式会社 cubeチセ　 (キューブチセ）株式会社 cubeチセ　 (キューブチセ）
家までの素敵なアプローチ
Beige country two floor detached house in Other.
Black Bungalow
Black Bungalow
Ed Hughey, Architect & RealtorEd Hughey, Architect & Realtor
Small and black scandi bungalow detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
282 Bothy Lane
282 Bothy Lane
Our Town PlansOur Town Plans
Tom Jenkins
Photo of a medium sized and red traditional bungalow detached house with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Transitional Exterior
Transitional Exterior
Traditional house exterior in Dallas.
Beachfront Living
Beachfront Living
Pheasant Hill Homes Ltd.Pheasant Hill Homes Ltd.
A peek-a-boo view that shows the front of the house leading toward the ocean that the home faces. The mixed exterior materials allow for unique features such as wood soffits and exterior timbers to blend perfectly with the dark grey.
Willow Knoll
Willow Knoll
Nor-Son Custom BuildersNor-Son Custom Builders
Landmark Photography
Traditional house exterior in Minneapolis.

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.
Foothills Farmhouse
Foothills Farmhouse
Arrow Point DesignArrow Point Design
Split level remodel. The exterior was painted to give this home new life. The main body of the home and the garage doors are Sherwin Williams Amazing Gray. The bump out of the exterior is Sherwin Williams Anonymous. The brick and front door are painted Sherwin Williams Urban Bronze. A modern wood slate fence was added. With black modern house numbers. Wood shutters that mimic the fence were added to the windows. New landscaping finished off this exterior renovation.
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