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Theodore Wirth Ranch
Theodore Wirth Ranch
Strand DesignStrand Design
Contemporary bungalow house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Uterum
Uterum
Schüco SverigeSchüco Sverige
Design ideas for a scandinavian bungalow detached house in Stockholm with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
The Larch House
The Larch House
Millar Howard WorkshopMillar Howard Workshop
Quintin Lake Photography
Photo of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Gloucestershire.
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Balanced House - Einfamilienwohnhaus in Weinheim
Balanced House - Einfamilienwohnhaus in Weinheim
HELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbHHELWIG HAUS + RAUM Planungs GmbH
Kristof Lemp
Inspiration for a white and medium sized contemporary two floor render house exterior in Frankfurt with a flat roof.
Webb & Brown - Neaves: The Toorak
Webb & Brown - Neaves: The Toorak
Myaree CeramicsMyaree Ceramics
Joel Barbitta, DMAX Photography
Inspiration for a beige traditional two floor house exterior in Perth with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Atlanta
Atlanta
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Unique Home Stays
Photo of a medium sized and beige nautical detached house in Cornwall with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Scenic Cresent
Scenic Cresent
Crib CreativeCrib Creative
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Perth.
JE Træ Aros
JE Træ Aros
Vahle A/SVahle A/S
Lars Ditlev Pedersen
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown rustic two floor brick house exterior in Aarhus with a pitched roof.
VILLA AQUILANI
VILLA AQUILANI
Ino Piazza StudioIno Piazza Studio
vista frontale. foto Fabio Gambina
Inspiration for a white contemporary house exterior with mixed cladding.
River Kennet House
River Kennet House
Iconlux - Landscape LightingIconlux - Landscape Lighting
A renovation and extension at a modern Scandinavian Country Style House. The client wanted simple outdoor lighting to elevate the double height windows. A mixture of hard & soft landscape lighting.
Yarraville House
Yarraville House
4site melbourne4site melbourne
Kevin Hui
This is an example of a small and black contemporary two floor house exterior in Melbourne with metal cladding and a flat roof.
LA VINYA
LA VINYA
Lagula ArquitectesLagula Arquitectes
Mauricio Fuertes
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Barcelona.
Jordan Road
Jordan Road
STUDIOGÖTZSTUDIOGÖTZ
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in West Midlands with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Casa junto a un "Cedrus" en la Garriga. Barcelona
Casa junto a un "Cedrus" en la Garriga. Barcelona
TDBArquitecturaTDBArquitectura
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary bungalow glass house exterior in Barcelona with a flat roof.
Exterior Architectural Lighting
Exterior Architectural Lighting
Light VisualsLight Visuals
Exterior architectural lighting design and installation of a new build home in Surrey. Light Visuals 316L stainless steel 1.2w LED soffit lights were mostly used. https://www.lightvisuals.co.uk/collections/uplights/products/round-recessed-led-soffit-light-lv-415 By Light Visuals Ltd
LEON'S HOUSE
LEON'S HOUSE
dwarfdwarf
Design ideas for a red country house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Impressionen
Impressionen
Peters FotodesignPeters Fotodesign
Large and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Munich with concrete fibreboard cladding and a flat roof.
Schubert Road, Putney
Schubert Road, Putney
GDL LondonGDL London
This is an example of a large and yellow contemporary brick terraced house in London with three floors and a flat roof.
Villa tilbygning
Villa tilbygning
SuperwoodSuperwood
En historisk villa fra 1929 blev udvidet med en moderne tilbygning i træ. Facaden er en kombination af forskellige bredder af Superwood brædder. Arkitektfirma C.F. Møller - cfmoller.com

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.
Balint House - Architect Fran Silvestre & Porcelanosa
Balint House - Architect Fran Silvestre & Porcelanosa
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Krion by Porcelanosa
Inspiration for a large and white modern two floor house exterior in London with mixed cladding.
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