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Mountain Modern in Martis Camp
Mountain Modern in Martis Camp
Heslin ConstructionHeslin Construction
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Front facade
Front facade
Petrucci Johnson HomesPetrucci Johnson Homes
Martin Vecchio Photography
This is an example of a large and black beach style two floor detached house in Detroit with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
1930s Colonial
1930s Colonial
Richard Manion Architecture Inc.Richard Manion Architecture Inc.
An extensive remodel of a 1930s Colonial Revival residence by Paul Williams in Holmby Hills that had been badly neglected over the years. We expanded the house and restored the original Moderne interiors with Art Deco furnishings. Influenced by 1930s Hollywood glamour, we brought back white-painted brickwork, Chippendale-style railings and decorative details from the streamlined era. Interiors by Craig Wright Landscape by Daniel Busbin
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Lovell Residence
Lovell Residence
Quezada ArchitectureQuezada Architecture
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with metal cladding.
Modern French Country Custom
Modern French Country Custom
ATK Construction | Custom HomesATK Construction | Custom Homes
Gey two floor brick detached house in Denver with a pitched roof.
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
BalucoBaluco
Medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Front Porch
Front Porch
Coastal Signature HomesCoastal Signature Homes
Tom Jenkins Photography Siding color: Sherwin Williams 7045 (Intelectual Grey) Shutter color: Sherwin Williams 7047 (Porpoise) Trim color: Sherwin Williams 7008 (Alabaster) Windows: Andersen
Beverly One
Beverly One
Ventura Custom HomesVentura Custom Homes
This is an example of a white and large contemporary two floor render detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Portage Bay New Home Build
Portage Bay New Home Build
BrightWork BuildersBrightWork Builders
Beige scandi two floor detached house in Seattle with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Alair Homes ChilliwackAlair Homes Chilliwack
Rear of Home features floor to ceiling windows, custom metal railings, stone accents, stucco cladding, stained wood soffits and a concrete retaining wall to create a small green space off the kitchen. PC Carsten Arnold
Menlo Park
Menlo Park
Regan Baker Design Inc.Regan Baker Design Inc.
This is an example of a multi-coloured midcentury detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding.
Studio ED
Studio ED
DVP Architecture sarlDVP Architecture sarl
Photo of an industrial two floor brick house exterior in Paris.
National Custom Home of the Year Silver Award Winner
National Custom Home of the Year Silver Award Winner
LarsenLarsen
David Laurer
This is an example of a white farmhouse two floor detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
石川町の住居兼クリーニング店
木名瀬佳世建築研究室木名瀬佳世建築研究室
石川町のクリーニング店　撮影：傍島利浩
Brown world-inspired two floor detached house in Yokohama with a metal roof, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Asheville 1296
Asheville 1296
AR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMANAR HOMES - CHARLOTTE AND LAKE NORMAN
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Charlotte with a pitched roof and stone cladding.
LA VINYA
LA VINYA
Lagula ArquitectesLagula Arquitectes
Mauricio Fuertes
Photo of an expansive and white modern two floor house exterior in Barcelona with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Williamstown
Williamstown
John Lively & AssociatesJohn Lively & Associates
Large and white contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a hip roof.
Chagrin Falls residential addition
Chagrin Falls residential addition
R. B. Schwarz, Inc.R. B. Schwarz, Inc.
R. B. Shwarz contractors built an addition onto an existing Chagrin Falls home. They added a master suite with bedroom and bathroom, outdoor fireplace, deck, outdoor storage under the deck, and a beautiful white staircase and railings. Photo Credit: Marc Golub
Tuscan Villa
Tuscan Villa
Carawan ArchitectureCarawan Architecture
Mark Singer Photography
Photo of a beige mediterranean two floor house exterior in Los Angeles.

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.
A House Near the Sound
A House Near the Sound
Devore AssociatesDevore Associates
Grass treads with fieldstone risers leading to terraces.
Photo of a beige classic house exterior in New York with three floors.
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