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Sonoma, California
Sonoma, California
Jennifer Wundrow Interior Design, Inc.Jennifer Wundrow Interior Design, Inc.
Design ideas for a farmhouse house exterior in San Francisco.
English Cottage
English Cottage
Corinthian Fine HomesCorinthian Fine Homes

Inspiration for a house exterior in Columbus.
外観
外観
株式会社武井工務店株式会社武井工務店
Gey modern two floor detached house in Other with a lean-to roof.
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West Meade Arts and Crafts Influenced Home
West Meade Arts and Crafts Influenced Home
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Nashville.
11th Street
11th Street
Joseph Spierer Architects, Inc.Joseph Spierer Architects, Inc.
A full view of the back side of this Modern Spanish residence showing the outdoor dining area, fireplace, sliding door, kitchen, family room and master bedroom balcony.
Draper - side view with attached Victorian carriage house
Draper - side view with attached Victorian carriage house
Aurora Architects + BuildersAurora Architects + Builders
Side view of a restored Queen Anne Victorian focuses on attached carriage house containing workshop space and 4-car garage, as well as a solarium that encloses an indoor pool. Shows new side entrance and u-shaped addition at the rear of the main house that contains mudroom, bath, laundry, and extended kitchen.
Inverse House
Inverse House
Matt Fajkus ArchitectureMatt Fajkus Architecture
This is an example of a modern house exterior in Austin.
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The Helena
The Helena
Back Forty Building Co.Back Forty Building Co.
The Helena brings you the barndominium lifestyle, neatly packaged in under 1700 sq ft! Spacious master suite? You got it! Office plus two more bedrooms? You bet! Awesome covered porch? It’s here! Vaulted ceilings? Of course! Add in a nice-sized shop, and you have a space and a place for everything. This is a perfect family home that can also easily be customized to suit your needs.
Cliffside Farmhouse
Cliffside Farmhouse
Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.Danze & Davis Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a medium sized and white modern bungalow detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
BalucoBaluco
Medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
McLean Multi-Gen Custom Home
McLean Multi-Gen Custom Home
Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.Anthony Wilder Design/Build, Inc.
Inspired by the modern romanticism, blissful tranquility and harmonious elegance of Bobby McAlpine’s home designs, this custom home designed and built by Anthony Wilder Design/Build perfectly combines all these elements and more. With Southern charm and European flair, this new home was created through careful consideration of the needs of the multi-generational family who lives there.
Front view of the house with driveway
Front view of the house with driveway
OakwrightsOakwrights
This is an example of a country house exterior.
Andreotta Cottage
Andreotta Cottage
The Coastal Cottage Company | Outer Banks BuildersThe Coastal Cottage Company | Outer Banks Builders
House exterior in Other.
Cliffside Farmhouse // Modern Farmhouse
Cliffside Farmhouse // Modern Farmhouse
Younger HomesYounger Homes
Photo of a medium sized and white rural bungalow detached house in Austin with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Harriet Craftsman
Harriet Craftsman
CHRISTOPHER STROM ARCHITECTSCHRISTOPHER STROM ARCHITECTS
The homeowners loved the character of their 100-year-old home near Lake Harriet, but the original layout no longer supported their busy family’s modern lifestyle. When they contacted the architect, they had a simple request: remodel our master closet. This evolved into a complete home renovation that took three-years of meticulous planning and tactical construction. The completed home demonstrates the overall goal of the remodel: historic inspiration with modern luxuries.
Edina Whole House Rambler Remodel
Edina Whole House Rambler Remodel
Zinran Construction Services Inc.Zinran Construction Services Inc.
This 1950's rambler had never been remodeled by the owner's parents. Now it was time for a complete refresh. It went from 4 bedrooms to 3 in order to build out an improved owners suite with an expansive closet and accessible and spacious bathroom. Original hardwood floors were kept and new were laced in throughout. All the new cabinets, doors, and trim are now maple and much more modern. Countertops are quartz. All the windows were replaced, the chimney was repaired, the roof replaced, and exterior painting completed the look. A complete transformation!
Hubertus
Hubertus
S&G wohnbau GmbHS&G wohnbau GmbH
Medium sized and beige modern two floor render detached house in Nuremberg with a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a grey roof.
Downtown Greenville Residence II
Downtown Greenville Residence II
Ridgeline Construction Group, IncRidgeline Construction Group, Inc
Design ideas for a country house exterior in Other.

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.
木と和紙の家
木と和紙の家
UserUser
写真撮影：繁田　諭
Photo of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a black roof.
TREANOR RESIDENCE
TREANOR RESIDENCE
Tate Studio ArchitectsTate Studio Architects
Driveway and auto court view of the home. Architecture and Interiors - Tate Studio Architects,, Builder - Full Circle Custom Homes, Photography - Thompson Photographic, Landscaping - Azul Verde Design.
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