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Lower Whitefish Lake 10
Lower Whitefish Lake 10
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Photo of a small and brown rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Lower Whitefish Lake 10
Lower Whitefish Lake 10
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
This is an example of a small and brown rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Gull Lake 8
Gull Lake 8
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Photo of a small and brown rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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Davis 2017
Davis 2017
Set The StageSet The Stage
This is an example of a house exterior in Louisville.
Town Mountain Modern
Town Mountain Modern
Allard + Roberts Interior Design, IncAllard + Roberts Interior Design, Inc
Large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Waikopua Bay - Materiality
Waikopua Bay - Materiality
Daniel Marshall ArchitectDaniel Marshall Architect
This is an example of a nautical house exterior in Auckland.
Waikopua - Night Exterior
Waikopua - Night Exterior
Daniel Marshall ArchitectDaniel Marshall Architect
Design ideas for a nautical house exterior in Auckland.
Waikopua Bay - Context
Waikopua Bay - Context
Daniel Marshall ArchitectDaniel Marshall Architect
Inspiration for a nautical house exterior in Auckland.
Masonite® Exterior Doors
Masonite® Exterior Doors
EL & EL Wood Products Corp.EL & EL Wood Products Corp.
Upgrade your home with modern doors. Your porch will match your interior style and can be the pop of color you were looking for. For these two doors check out the BLS-682C5-010 and the Vistagrande Fir Grain Full Lite Low-E Flush Glazed.
Remodeling Home
Remodeling Home
Hauz StudiosHauz Studios
This is an example of a bohemian house exterior in Tampa.
European Luxury Custom Home
European Luxury Custom Home
Strahan ConstructionStrahan Construction
House exterior in Other.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
PLACE Landscape ArchitecturePLACE Landscape Architecture
Brown rural two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Rayburn Residence
Rayburn Residence
Taggart Design GroupTaggart Design Group
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Little Rock.
Modern home: Hollywood florida
Modern home: Hollywood florida
In-Site Design Group LLCIn-Site Design Group LLC
Architect: Annie Carruthers Builder: Sean Tanner ARC Residential Photographer: Ginger photography
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Miami with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Top of The Hills
Top of The Hills
Meadowlark Design+BuildMeadowlark Design+Build
The backyard of this all-sports-loving family includes options for outdoor living regardless of the weather. The screened porch has a gas fireplace that has a TV mounted above with sliding doors to hid it when not in use. A college-themed basketball court is the perfect addition to complete the landscaping. GO BLUE! This custom home was built by Meadowlark Design+Build in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Denver Urban Craftsman Bungalow Pop-top | Board and Batten
Denver Urban Craftsman Bungalow Pop-top | Board and Batten
BellwetherBellwether
This urban craftsman style bungalow was a pop-top renovation to make room for a growing family. We transformed a stucco exterior to this beautiful board and batten farmhouse style. You can find this home near Sloans Lake in Denver in an up and coming neighborhood of west Denver. Colorado Siding Repair replaced the siding and panted the white farmhouse with Sherwin Williams Duration exterior paint.
James Hardie | HardiePlank | HardieShingle | Full Replacement
James Hardie | HardiePlank | HardieShingle | Full Replacement
BellwetherBellwether
This Denver Area home had composite wood siding that had been damaged by hail and was beginning to swell and rot. We installed James Hardie ColorPlus HardiePlank lap siding in Monterey Taupe, staggered edge HardieShingle shake siding in Evening Blue, and Arctic White HardieTrim. The soffits and fascia are also Arctic White, which the porch ceiling is Monterey Taupe.
Wilton Manors Project
Wilton Manors Project
CKA Construction GroupCKA Construction Group
This is an example of a modern detached house in Other.
Big Sandy Lake 1
Big Sandy Lake 1
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Inspiration for a medium sized and red scandinavian two floor detached house in Minneapolis with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle 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.
Lakeside Retreat
Lakeside Retreat
City Homes, LLCCity Homes, LLC
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Minneapolis with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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