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Christmas Holiday Decor
Christmas Holiday Decor
Mary Prince PhotographyMary Prince Photography
Little red and white ornaments dangle from these flower boxes filled with evergreens and red berries. Mary Prince © 2012 Houzz
Inspiration for a bohemian house exterior in Boston.
Rhinebeck, NY Winter Decor
Rhinebeck, NY Winter Decor
Rikki SnyderRikki Snyder
Rikki Snyder © 2012 Houzz
Small traditional house exterior in New York.
Frontgate
Frontgate
FRONTGATEFRONTGATE
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Other.
Christmas 2011 by Rebekah Schaaf, Photo Credit: Brynn Burns Photography
Christmas 2011 by Rebekah Schaaf, Photo Credit: Brynn Burns Photography
Rebekah Schaaf, Transitional Designs KCRebekah Schaaf, Transitional Designs KC
Interior and Exterior Decorating for 2011 Holiday
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Kansas City.
HOLIDAY DECORATING
HOLIDAY DECORATING
McCullough's Landscape & NurseryMcCullough's Landscape & Nursery
Nick McCullough
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Columbus.
LED Outdoor Christmas Lighting
LED Outdoor Christmas Lighting
Christmas Lights, EtcChristmas Lights, Etc
Brick two story home decorated with Candy Cane themed C9 LED Christmas light roof line. A wreath adorned with 5mm and G12 LED Christmas lights hangs on the front, complete with red velvet bow. Grand Cascade Falling Icicle Tubes line the porch and suspend from trees creating the appearance of falling snow. Trees wrapped in spectacular LED Christmas lights produce a stunning curbside view. The driveway and walkway are lit by LED Lights on stakes achieving an amazing display of holiday decor. Photo credits: Christmas Lights, Etc
Lighting Customers
Lighting Customers
LKM Mowing & LandscapingLKM Mowing & Landscaping
LKM installation of Christmas lighting for a customer. Hand's free ownership, you buy the lights from us, we install, take down, and store them for you. These are warm white snowflake linkables along the roof lines.
Homes for the Holidays 2012- Edmonton
Homes for the Holidays 2012- Edmonton
AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.AMR Interior Design & Drafting Ltd.
April Scott Photography
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Edmonton.
Winter-Holiday Decorating
Winter-Holiday Decorating
Architectural Gardens, IncArchitectural Gardens, Inc
Seasonal containers by Architectural Gardens provide a cheerful greeting at the front door. The all-weather concrete urns on the bluestone stoop are filled with fir and spruce boughs, Redtwig Dogwood branches, pine cones and red Winterberry sprays. Petite wreaths are hung on the elegant front doors.
rxsun
rxsun
rxsunrxsun
Contemporary house exterior in Other.
Winter-Holiday Decorating
Winter-Holiday Decorating
Architectural Gardens, IncArchitectural Gardens, Inc
Seasonal containers by Architectural Gardens for an elegant Georgian-style home. Oval-shaped iron urns on the front stoop are filled with evergreen boughs, white birch branches, dried pods, pine cones and white berry sprays.
Christmas Holiday Decor
Christmas Holiday Decor
Mary Prince PhotographyMary Prince Photography
Oversized pine cones and a red ribbon fill a large front window. Mary Prince © 2012 Houzz
This is an example of a classic house exterior in Boston.
Holiday Home Tour 2012
Holiday Home Tour 2012
Kerrie Kelly Design LabKerrie Kelly Design Lab
Brian Kellogg Photography
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Sacramento.
Puetz
Puetz
Stone Construction of the SouthStone Construction of the South
This is an example of a medium sized and gey world-inspired two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
HOLIDAY DECORATING
HOLIDAY DECORATING
McCullough's Landscape & NurseryMcCullough's Landscape & Nursery
Nick McCullough
This is an example of a traditional house exterior in Columbus.
Christmas Home Design by McCurry Furniture
Christmas Home Design by McCurry Furniture
McCurry FurnitureMcCurry Furniture
Andrea Eubanks
Photo of an eclectic house exterior in Birmingham.
Christmas Lighting Design and Installation
Christmas Lighting Design and Installation
The Perfect LightThe Perfect Light
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Dallas.
Christmas/Holiday Decorating
Christmas/Holiday Decorating
The Expert Touch InteriorsThe Expert Touch Interiors
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Toronto.
Rhinebeck, NY, Winter Decor
Rhinebeck, NY, Winter Decor
Rikki SnyderRikki Snyder
Rikki Snyder © 2012 Houzz
This is an example of a classic house exterior in New York.
Lighting Customers
Lighting Customers
LKM Mowing & LandscapingLKM Mowing & Landscaping
LKM installation of Christmas lighting for a customer. Hand's free ownership, you buy the lights from us, we install, take down, and store them for you. These are warm white snowflake linkables along the roof lines.

Christmas Decor 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.
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