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Graceful Gambrel
Graceful Gambrel
Jan Gleysteen Architects, IncJan Gleysteen Architects, Inc
Photography by Richard Mandelkorn
Photo of a medium sized traditional two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Rockaway Beach Remodel
Rockaway Beach Remodel
Domain Design ArchitectsDomain Design Architects
This extensive waterfront remodel features the use of attic trusses over the existing one-story garage, to create a new guestroom/home office.
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Hillcrest Remodel
Hillcrest Remodel
WA Design ArchitectsWA Design Architects
Copyrights: WA design
This is an example of a large and gey classic two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a shingle roof.
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Front, traditional
Front, traditional
Janof ArchitectureJanof Architecture
I designed this home for a young family, and one half of the client couple wanted a french provincial home, while the other wanted a modern, industrial home. I really listened to their dramatically different visions. They might sound insurmountably opposed, but what I aim for is that unexpected solution that can come from the most vexing puzzle. We found it: the home is spectacular--a juxtaposition of the traditional and the modern, a jewel on Queen Anne overlooking Seattle, Mt. Rainier and the Sound.
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Exterior
SDG Architecture, Inc.SDG Architecture, Inc.
Photo of a mediterranean two floor house exterior in San Francisco with stone cladding and a tiled roof.
Architecture Walk: Exterior Styles and Palettes
Architecture Walk: Exterior Styles and Palettes
Kerrie Kelly Design LabKerrie Kelly Design Lab
Photo of a classic two floor brick house exterior in Sacramento with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Wilmette Addition I
Wilmette Addition I
ArcCreative Ltd.ArcCreative Ltd.
This is an example of a medium sized traditional two floor brick house exterior in Chicago.
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The Concept Home
The Concept Home
Alvarez HomesAlvarez Homes
Photography by Jorge Alvarez.
Medium sized and gey classic two floor house exterior in Tampa with a hip roof.
Exterior
Exterior
Allan Edwards Builder Inc.Allan Edwards Builder Inc.
Beige and medium sized mediterranean two floor detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Plaza Midwood Craftsman - 2nd Story Addition
Plaza Midwood Craftsman - 2nd Story Addition
stirling group incstirling group inc
Sterling E. Stevens Design Photo, Raleigh, NC - Studio H Design, Charlotte, NC - Stirling Group, Inc, Charlotte, NC
Brown classic house exterior in Charlotte.
Rivercrest
Rivercrest
Fine Focus PhotographyFine Focus Photography
Tre Dunham
This is an example of a mediterranean two floor house exterior in Austin.
Ecologia Montreal
Ecologia Montreal
Alexandre ParentAlexandre Parent
Ecologiamontreal.com Nom officiel du projet : Ecologia Montréal Localisation : Montréal Nom du client : Sabine Karsenti Architectes/designers : Gervais Fortin Collaborateurs : Fondation Ecologia Architectes paysagistes : Nature Eden Superficie du projet : 2700 pieds carrés Date de finalisation du projet : septembre 2012 Photographe : Alexandre Parent
Elegant Traditional Home with English Pub
Elegant Traditional Home with English Pub
John Hall Custom HomesJohn Hall Custom Homes
Interior Design by Jessica-Jungmann of John Hall Homes, and LHT photography
Traditional brick house exterior in Chicago.
Summerlees - A living piece of Australian History
Summerlees - A living piece of Australian History
Luci.D InteriorsLuci.D Interiors
Photo: Luci Dibley-Westwood © 2013 Houzz
Design ideas for a victorian house exterior in Sydney.
Ardmore Hall
Ardmore Hall
Mike Knight ConstructionMike Knight Construction
Victorian two floor house exterior in Vancouver with mixed cladding.
The Country Mansion
The Country Mansion
Alvarez HomesAlvarez Homes
Photography by Jorge Alvarez.
Photo of an expansive and white classic detached house in Tampa with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mid Century Modern - Revitalized
Mid Century Modern - Revitalized
Brion Jeannette ArchitectureBrion Jeannette Architecture
This 1950s 2800 sq. ft. home with great bones needed a boost into the 21st Century with updated technology, appliances and finishes. A master suite was created, bathrooms and closets opened and enlarged, and the house refocused to the rear yard where entertainment and family play occur with ease. Newport Beach, California Marcia Heitzmann Photographer
CV Four
CV Four
Penza Bailey ArchitectsPenza Bailey Architects
The firm is responsible for custom home design for a number of homes in the prestigious country club community of Caves Valley. Designed as the fi rst and only speculative home to be built at the Caves Valley Golf Course Community, this custom stone house utilizes old world materials and craftsmanship inside and out. Although the house has a large footprint, the design creates the illusion of an old manor home that has been added to over the years. Although the site was extremely narrow and had a signifi cant slope, the design of the footprint and surrounding landscape minimizes these conditions.

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.
Phinney Ridge House 2
Phinney Ridge House 2
Jim Burton ArchitectsJim Burton Architects
photo credit: Art Grice
Contemporary two floor house exterior in Seattle.
Exterior
Exterior
Aneka Interiors Inc.Aneka Interiors Inc.
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
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