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Countryside Make over
Countryside Make over
Sicora Design/BuildSicora Design/Build
This project features an award winning front facade make over. The existing mansard roof was framed over to create a new look that provides some solid curb appeal! The interior of the home did not need to be modified to accommodate this renovation, since all of the construction occurred on the outside of the home. John Ray Photography
River House
River House
McClellan | TelloneMcClellan | Tellone
Photo: Patrick Barta
This is an example of a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a metal roof.
TRG Architects
TRG Architects
TRG Architecture + Interior DesignTRG Architecture + Interior Design
Photos by Bernard Andre
Small contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
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Front elevation
Front elevation
Chioco DesignChioco Design
1930's Cottage Casey Dunn Photography
Design ideas for a small traditional bungalow house exterior in Austin with wood cladding.
Virginia Street House
Virginia Street House
Allen BianchiAllen Bianchi
Design ideas for a medium sized modern two floor house exterior in Houston.
Oakley Home Builders
Oakley Home Builders
Oakley Home BuildersOakley Home Builders
Medium sized and gey victorian house exterior in Chicago with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Craftsman exterior
Craftsman exterior
Anna LooperAnna Looper
Design ideas for a traditional house exterior in Other.
Contemporary Ann Arbor Home
Contemporary Ann Arbor Home
Angelini and Associates ArchitectsAngelini and Associates Architects
The design of the newly remodeled and enlarged home builds on the underlying good bones of the original house. The vertical tower became the main pivot point and focal point to the home with the addition of a spiral stair to a new third floor room at the top of the stairs. The tower is clad in stone veneer and includes new windows that bring southwestern light into the center of the home. The stone veneer continues along the base of the building with new horizontal cedar siding above. The horizontal planes and spaces of the home pinwheel from the central vertical stair tower, crowned in a unique room at the top. The new work, in addition to the tower, includes all exterior finishes, and many new windows, a more welcoming entry with a covered porch and new landscaping steps, a remodeled and enlarged home office with stone veneered interior walls, a remodeled powder room, a kitchen addition and remodeling of rich and varied materials, and a new family room space with a spacious deck located above the garage for entertaining. The new family room links the kitchen and outdoor deck visually. Photo by Jeff Garland
Rivendell - Cottage
Rivendell - Cottage
BC Custom ConstructionBC Custom Construction
Design ideas for a beige classic two floor house exterior in Portland.
Exterior
Exterior
Stonewood, LLCStonewood, LLC
Photo of a classic house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Fontrick Door Custom Exterior Hardwood Doors
Fontrick Door Custom Exterior Hardwood Doors
Fontrick Door IncFontrick Door Inc
4 lite French doors
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in New York.
Pindock Mews
Pindock Mews
Lipton Plant ArchitectsLipton Plant Architects
Photo of a contemporary brick house exterior in London with three floors.
New Construction - Del Mar Mesa, CA
New Construction - Del Mar Mesa, CA
Dawson Design GroupDawson Design Group
Brady Architectural Photography
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor house exterior in San Diego with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
2013 Showcase of Homes | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga West Side
2013 Showcase of Homes | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga West Side
Witt ConstructionWitt Construction
Randall Perry Photography Crane board "Slate" with "Aspen White" Trim Blue Indigo and black bear stone Pella Windows Shingles - Timberline GAF Shingles "Driftwood" Deck - Trex Trancend "Spiced Rum" Garage doors - Overhead Door - Carriage House Collection "Honduran Mahogany Stain"
James Hurt
James Hurt
James HurtJames Hurt
James Hurt
Photo of a traditional brick house exterior in Dallas.
Garden
Garden
E. B. Mahoney Builders, Inc.E. B. Mahoney Builders, Inc.
Don Pearse Photographers, Inc.
Photo of a classic house exterior in Philadelphia with stone cladding.
Exterior
Exterior
UserUser
Classic house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding.
2012 Remodelers Showcase
2012 Remodelers Showcase
Quartersawn Design BuildQuartersawn Design Build
Please visit the home with us during the showcase weekend. Our house will be open Sept. 28-30th, Friday 1-7pm, Saturday-Sunday Noon-6pm. Quartersawn has designed this beautiful new home at the corner of the Minnehaha Creek and the Minnehaha Parkway, just a bit west of the falls. We are proud that the home is the cover story for this year’s tour’s showcase magazine. Photo by: Brandon Stengel at www.farmkidstudios.com
Spring Parade 2012
Spring Parade 2012
Green Apple DesignGreen Apple Design
This home has so many creative, fun and unexpected pops of incredible in every room! Our home owner is super artistic and creative, She and her husband have been planning this home for 3 years. It was so much fun to work on and to create such a unique home!

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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Jeff Luth - Soldano Luth ArchitectsJeff Luth - Soldano Luth Architects
Design ideas for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in Seattle.
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