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Northwest Hills Full House Remodel
Northwest Hills Full House Remodel
Lynn Unflat Interiors, LLCLynn Unflat Interiors, LLC
photo credit Matthew Niemann
This is an example of a large and gey retro bungalow render detached house in Austin with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Berkeley Avenue #2
Berkeley Avenue #2
AK Construction Enterprises Inc.AK Construction Enterprises Inc.
Photo of a white rural two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Dune Crest
Dune Crest
Stelle Lomont Rouhani ArchitectsStelle Lomont Rouhani Architects
Matthew Carbone
Beige nautical two floor detached house in New York with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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Camberwell One
Camberwell One
Kirsten Johnstone ArchitectureKirsten Johnstone Architecture
An extended deep roof reveal frames and protects the interior spaces. Timeless black aluminium frames, stylish grey colour palette with bluestone paving and a relaxed outdoor entertaining area create a thoroughly Melbourne family home. Photography: Tatjana Plitt
F RESIDENCE
F RESIDENCE
小川晋一都市建築設計事務所小川晋一都市建築設計事務所
Gifu, Japan Residence, Office 2015
This is an example of a white modern bungalow detached house in Tokyo Suburbs with a flat roof.
EFH KK25
EFH KK25
Planungsbüro Für BaukunstPlanungsbüro Für Baukunst
Nico Pudimat
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Other with a flat roof.
The BirdHouse
The BirdHouse
Matthew Heritage Interior PhotographerMatthew Heritage Interior Photographer
Matthew Heritage
Photo of a brown and small rustic bungalow house exterior in Devon with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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Hog Pen Creek Residence
Hog Pen Creek Residence
Lake Flato ArchitectsLake Flato Architects
Casey Dunn
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in Austin with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
House on Turtle Creek
House on Turtle Creek
PagePage
Timothy Hursley
Photo of a contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Dallas.
Old Fort Cabin
Old Fort Cabin
Altura ArchitectsAltura Architects
This mountain modern cabin outside of Asheville serves as a simple retreat for our clients. They are passionate about fly-fishing, so when they found property with a designated trout stream, it was a natural fit. We developed a design that allows them to experience both views and sounds of the creek and a relaxed style for the cabin - a counterpoint to their full-time residence.
Schaffer's Mill Custom 1
Schaffer's Mill Custom 1
Tanamera Construction / TC HomesTanamera Construction / TC Homes
Vance Fox
Photo of a large and brown rustic two floor house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Vaulx Avenue
Vaulx Avenue
BUILDING IDEAS / David Baird ArchitectBUILDING IDEAS / David Baird Architect
Urban Infill, Transitional Style, 12 South Neighborhood, Nashville, Tennessee, Building Ideas Architecture, David Baird Architect, Marcelle Guilbeau Interior Design Steven Long Photographer
Sky Art Lodge
Sky Art Lodge
Lohss ConstructionLohss Construction
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Other with mixed cladding.
307 W Monroe A
307 W Monroe A
UserUser
clear cedar 1x4
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Austin with wood cladding.
Shaiman Residence
Shaiman Residence
Juan Felipe Goldstein Design Co.Juan Felipe Goldstein Design Co.
Location: Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, CA, USA Total remodel and new steel carport. The carport was inspired by the great 1950's gas station structures in California. The original house had a very appealing look from the1960's but was in disrepair, and needed a lot of TLC. Juan Felipe Goldstein Design Co.
French: Rheims
French: Rheims
Harold Leidner Landscape ArchitectsHarold Leidner Landscape Architects
A recently completed country French estate in Dallas, Texas. This home features expansive gardens, stone walls, antique limestone paving, a raised pool, a putting green, fire pit and lush gardens with relaxing shade and blooming shrubs
Tiburon Bay House
Tiburon Bay House
Shades Of Green Landscape ArchitectureShades Of Green Landscape Architecture
Photography: © M.Millman
Modern house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Historic Cottage Renovation - Exterior
Historic Cottage Renovation - Exterior
TreHus Architects+Interior Designers+BuildersTreHus Architects+Interior Designers+Builders
TreHus worked from photographs of this home dating back to the early 1900's and with the Minneapolis Historic Preservation Commission to ensure that we honored the home's spirit and heritage throughout the project. Photo by Andrea Rugg.

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.
Pigeon Creek Residence
Pigeon Creek Residence
Lucid ArchitectureLucid Architecture
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Grand Rapids with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Rocking F Ranch
Rocking F Ranch
Mell Lawrence ArchitectsMell Lawrence Architects
galvanized corrugated metal siding, galvallume snap lock roof, limestone base, painted pine, wood windows
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary house exterior in Austin with metal cladding and three floors.
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