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Holmby Hills
Holmby Hills
P2 DesignP2 Design
Adam Latham, Belair Photography
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Los Angeles.
Homearama 2016
Homearama 2016
Castlebuilt HomesCastlebuilt Homes
Large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Louisville with a flat roof.
Bridgetown - North Harbour
Bridgetown - North Harbour
McDonald Jones HomesMcDonald Jones Homes
Bridgetown - North Harbour - Display Home
This is an example of a large and white contemporary two floor house exterior in Brisbane with mixed cladding.
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Clopay - Reserve Wood Collection
Clopay - Reserve Wood Collection
IDC AutomaticIDC Automatic
Traditional house exterior in Minneapolis.
403 8th Street
403 8th Street
POP. Custom HomesPOP. Custom Homes
Inspiration for a traditional house exterior in Atlanta.
Farmhouse(c1805) Restoration
Farmhouse(c1805) Restoration
Peters CabinetryPeters Cabinetry
Peters Cabinetry
Design ideas for a farmhouse house exterior in Other.
BEVOLO GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS
BEVOLO GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS
BEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTSBEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary two floor render house exterior in New Orleans.
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19th Avenue South
19th Avenue South
Allard Ward ArchitectsAllard Ward Architects
Russ Brown
Design ideas for a white classic two floor house exterior in Nashville.
Russell Road whole house remodel and addition
Russell Road whole house remodel and addition
Harry Braswell Inc.Harry Braswell Inc.
Photography by Greg Hadley
Photo of a classic house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
NC 231
NC 231
Leslie Cotter InteriorsLeslie Cotter Interiors
Large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Louisville.
Rockwood
Rockwood
Morgan Howarth PhotographyMorgan Howarth Photography
Morgan Howarth Photography
Inspiration for a classic two floor brick house exterior in DC Metro.
White Brick Colonial - Back Entry
White Brick Colonial - Back Entry
Hierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLCHierarchy Architecture + Design, PLLC
White traditional brick Colonial home with black shutters. Original old red brick was painted white. Seamless addition was constructed to the back of the home and all new landscaping was added. Back entrance is raised with red brick stairs, with a stone slab tread, and black wrought iron railing. Entryway is a white wood and glass door. Architect - Hierarchy Architects + Designers, TJ Costello Photographer - Brian Jordan, Graphite NYC
Gabriel Estates, Palmetto
Gabriel Estates, Palmetto
Jefferson Door CompanyJefferson Door Company
Jefferson Door supplied Weather Shield Windows vinyl Visions Series, custom Mahogany front door, interior doors, and mouldings. Built by Guidry Custom Homes.
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house n
sharon neuman architectssharon neuman architects
Elad Sarig
White contemporary brick house exterior in Tel Aviv.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
This is an example of a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Sydney with a hip roof.
Wright Again
Wright Again
Copeland Architecture & Construction IncCopeland Architecture & Construction Inc
Photos by Jeff Fountain
Inspiration for a modern brick house exterior in Seattle.
Haus am Niederrhein
Haus am Niederrhein
steinprinz fotodesignsteinprinz fotodesign
Turck Architekten
This is an example of a large and white contemporary brick house exterior in Dusseldorf with three floors.

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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Sherwood Ave
Sherwood Ave
Holly Phillips @ The English RoomHolly Phillips @ The English Room
Jim Schmid Photography
Inspiration for a beige classic two floor house exterior in Charlotte.
Williams Creek
Williams Creek
Boaz ConstructionBoaz Construction
This is an example of a large and white modern bungalow brick detached house in Indianapolis with a metal roof.
Dolle Terrasser
Dolle Terrasser
Dolle Nordic A/SDolle Nordic A/S
Design ideas for a large scandi house exterior in Aalborg.
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