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Highlands Remodel
Highlands Remodel
Adams Construction Services, Inc.Adams Construction Services, Inc.
Pro Image Photography
Photo of a traditional bungalow house exterior in Seattle.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Inspiration for a mediterranean render house exterior in Austin.
Menlo Oaks Residence
Menlo Oaks Residence
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mountain modern prefab
mountain modern prefab
sagemodernsagemodern
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding.
Villa R
Villa R
C.F. MøllerC.F. Møller
This is an example of a medium sized and black modern two floor concrete house exterior in Aarhus with a flat roof.
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.
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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.
Cottage Life at the Lake
Cottage Life at the Lake
LIFE HOME DESIGNLIFE HOME DESIGN
Jane Cameron
Photo of a brown contemporary two floor house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Victorian House S. East London
Victorian House S. East London
Alison Hammond PhotographyAlison Hammond Photography
Photo of a victorian brick and rear extension in London with three floors.
House near Burford
House near Burford
Spirit ArchitectureSpirit Architecture
Inspiration for a rural house exterior in Oxfordshire with a pitched roof.
Lakeshore Residence
Lakeshore Residence
Texas Construction CompanyTexas Construction Company
Casey Dunn
Design ideas for a white modern two floor house exterior in Austin with a flat roof.
Cranbury Barn
Cranbury Barn
Pinneo ConstructionPinneo Construction
This is an example of a green rustic two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
California Cape Cod Exterior
California Cape Cod Exterior
Built Custom Homes, LLCBuilt Custom Homes, LLC
Rick Mattson Photography
White coastal two floor house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding.
12 South Modernism
12 South Modernism
Paragon Group LLCParagon Group LLC
Design ideas for a black contemporary house exterior in Nashville.
Hamptons Beach House
Hamptons Beach House
aamodt / plumb architectsaamodt / plumb architects
View of the entry to the beach house. Stacked concrete boxes are shifted to create a space for the door and main entry stair. Photo: Jane Messenger
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
This is an example of a rustic house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
Rex Lake House
Rex Lake House
Peninsula ArchitectsPeninsula Architects
Photo of a victorian house exterior in Cleveland with stone cladding.

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.
Belize Residence: Deck
Belize Residence: Deck
Robert GranoffRobert Granoff
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Pickering
Pickering
John Lum Architecture, Inc. AIAJohn Lum Architecture, Inc. AIA
Photos Courtesy of Sharon Risedorph
Inspiration for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco.
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