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1 Mack Mendenhall Jackson Hole Real Estate Associa1 Mack Mendenhall Jackson Hole Real Estate Associa
Industrial two floor house exterior in Other with metal cladding and a flat roof.
Prior Lake Modern Farm House
Prior Lake Modern Farm House
AMEK Custom BuildersAMEK Custom Builders
SM Herrick
Photo of a white and large country two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Full metal jacket
Full metal jacket
Sanctum DesignSanctum Design
Marian Riabic
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Sydney with metal cladding.
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Michelle FriesMichelle Fries
www.landsenddev.com
Inspiration for a brown rustic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Aspen Valley Ranch - Main Ranch House
Aspen Valley Ranch - Main Ranch House
Fuller Michael Architects PcFuller Michael Architects Pc
Large and red rustic detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a metal roof and a pitched roof.
South Point Residence
South Point Residence
Becker Morgan Group, Inc.Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
Studio C | Cheryl Nemazie
Design ideas for a large and brown beach style detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Surrey Circle
Surrey Circle
SHM ArchitectsSHM Architects
Nathan Schroder
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Dallas.
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Lansdowne House
Lansdowne House
FLASHhouse IncFLASHhouse Inc
Gary McKinstry
This is an example of a modern bungalow house exterior in Vancouver with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Luxury Town House
Luxury Town House
Prutting & Company Custom BuildersPrutting & Company Custom Builders
Photographer: Michael Biondo
Contemporary two floor house exterior in New York with mixed cladding.
Lake Cabin
Lake Cabin
Walton Architecture and EngineeringWalton Architecture and Engineering
Vance Fox
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Sacramento with three floors and wood cladding.
Additions & Renovation
Additions & Renovation
Peter Zimmerman ArchitectsPeter Zimmerman Architects
Tom Crane
Traditional brick house exterior in Philadelphia.
Berkeley Courtyard House
Berkeley Courtyard House
WA Design ArchitectsWA Design Architects
Photo Credit: David Stark Wilson
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco.
Historic Renovation
Historic Renovation
Nicholson BuildersNicholson Builders
Design ideas for a red farmhouse house exterior in Columbus with three floors and a mansard roof.
Bridgehampton House
Bridgehampton House
MBB ArchitectsMBB Architects
Photographer: Ty Cole
This is an example of an expansive coastal two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Masonry Stone
Masonry Stone
Johns Building SupplyJohns Building Supply
Techo-Bloc's Chantilly Masonry stone.
Photo of a large and beige rustic two floor house exterior in Boston with stone cladding.
New House Shortridge
New House Shortridge
Giles Jollands ArchitectGiles Jollands Architect
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Inspiration for a large and brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Sussex with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Photo of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Edgewater Hillside
Edgewater Hillside
Vita Design GroupVita Design Group
Inspiration for a gey and medium sized beach style two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a hip 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.
The Appealathon Home (2012)
The Appealathon Home (2012)
UserUser
White contemporary two floor house exterior in Perth with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Outdoor Finery
Outdoor Finery
DiGiacomo Homes & RenovationDiGiacomo Homes & Renovation
Build: Rocky DiGiacomo, DiGiacomo Homes Interior Design: Gigi DiGiacomo, DiGiacomo Homes Photo: Paul Markert, Markert Photo Inc.
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis.
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