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Water Song
Water Song
Shepherd Resources Inc / AIAShepherd Resources Inc / AIA
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
Beaux-Arts Residence
Beaux-Arts Residence
UserUser
Photography by BUILD LLC
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Londonbridge Drive
Londonbridge Drive
Ronan Rose Roberts ArchitectsRonan Rose Roberts Architects
Ros Kavanagh
Inspiration for a modern house exterior in Dublin with wood cladding.
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Magnusson Residence
Magnusson Residence
UserUser
Subtle, functional, different. Photography by: Lucas Finley
This is an example of a gey contemporary house exterior in Vancouver with mixed cladding.
Ultimate man cave and sports car showcase
Ultimate man cave and sports car showcase
TR Design-Build FirmTR Design-Build Firm
Ultimate man cave and sports car showcase. Photos by Paul Johnson
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in New York with a metal roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Design ideas for a contemporary bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Outdoor project
Outdoor project
Landscape DesignerLandscape Designer
Design ideas for a multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Orange County with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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Louis XV French Classical House in Highland Park, Tx
Louis XV French Classical House in Highland Park, Tx
Richard Drummond Davis ArchitectsRichard Drummond Davis Architects
Photo of a beige classic two floor detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Beacon Hill Townhomes
Beacon Hill Townhomes
Blox ConstructionBlox Construction
Cleary O'Farrell
Inspiration for a multi-coloured contemporary terraced house in Seattle with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
American Craftsman
American Craftsman
Shane Organ PhotoShane Organ Photo
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Design ideas for a beige mediterranean render house exterior in Santa Barbara.
Wine Country Escape
Wine Country Escape
Katharine Webster Inc.Katharine Webster Inc.
This is an example of a traditional bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with a pitched roof.
Colonial Farmhouse
Colonial Farmhouse
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Photo by Karen Melvin
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Les Granges de Beauvoir Manor
Les Granges de Beauvoir Manor
CCD ArchitectsCCD Architects
Tom Warry Photography
Farmhouse bungalow house exterior in Channel Islands with stone cladding.
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Beach Home 122
Beach Home 122
Carolina Bluewater ConstructionCarolina Bluewater Construction
Beach Home 122 is 4,125 Square Feet home located on Holden Beach North Carolina.
Coastal two floor house exterior in Wilmington.
Thoroughly Modern Update
Thoroughly Modern Update
Wright Street Design Group Inc.Wright Street Design Group Inc.
Fred Golden
Photo of a classic house exterior in Detroit with wood cladding.
Modern Exterior
Modern Exterior
Photo of a gey modern two floor house exterior in Chicago with mixed cladding.
1095 Royal York
1095 Royal York
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural PhotographerPeter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Architect: R. H. Carter Architects Inc. Photography: Peter A. Sellar / www.photoklik.com
Black traditional two floor house exterior in Toronto with a pitched 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.
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The Gator House
The Gator House
Janvin Lowe (kree8.ca)Janvin Lowe (kree8.ca)
Rear facade
Photo of a small and white contemporary two floor detached house in Vancouver with mixed cladding, a metal roof and a lean-to roof.
Magnolia II
Magnolia II
SDG Architecture, Inc.SDG Architecture, Inc.
This is an example of a brown contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
New Construction
New Construction
Cypress Homes, Inc.Cypress Homes, Inc.
Beige contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with three floors.
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