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Bragg Hill
Bragg Hill
MaMo ArchitectsMaMo Architects
Jeffrey Totoro Photography
This is an example of a rural house exterior in Philadelphia with wood cladding.
Exterior entrance
Exterior entrance
AMDG ArchitectsAMDG Architects
Family recreation building expansion, exterior entrance
This is an example of an expansive rural house exterior in Grand Rapids.
Hockley Valley Home
Hockley Valley Home
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural PhotographerPeter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Charming contemporary home north west of Toronto in horse country. Photography: Peter A. Sellar / www.photoklik.com
Photo of a farmhouse house exterior in Toronto with wood cladding.
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Sonoma Barn - Front Shading
Sonoma Barn - Front Shading
MICHAEL HENNESSEY ARCHITECTUREMICHAEL HENNESSEY ARCHITECTURE
Design ideas for an industrial house exterior in San Francisco with metal cladding.
Designer Cottage
Designer Cottage
TruexCullins Architecture + Interior DesignTruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design
To view other design projects by TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design visit www.truexcullins.com Photographer: Jim Westphalen
This is an example of a white rustic house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding.
The Eaton Post and Beam Carriage House
The Eaton Post and Beam Carriage House
Yankee Barn HomesYankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes - The red barn draws the eye to this perfect farmhouse setting.
Design ideas for a large and red rural two floor detached house in Manchester with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Adirondack Style Inside & Out
Adirondack Style Inside & Out
Art GemsArt Gems
More creations by Adirondack Artist Charles Atwood King! This barn workshop studio is used for carpentry as well as pottery & jewelery making. We reproduce his oil paintings as giclée canvas prints found at ArtGems.org.
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Barn Conversion, Manor Farm House, Glanvilles Wootton
Barn Conversion, Manor Farm House, Glanvilles Wootton
Proctor Watts Cole RutterProctor Watts Cole Rutter
Geoff Cole - PWCR
This is an example of a farmhouse house exterior in Dorset with stone cladding.
Landscape View
Landscape View
D'apostrophe Design, Inc.D'apostrophe Design, Inc.
This is an example of a rural two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Solar Barn - Exterior Roof Deck
Solar Barn - Exterior Roof Deck
WoodhullWoodhull
Soak up the sun from the comfort of a rooftop deck perfect for entertaining.
Inspiration for a beige traditional two floor detached house in Portland Maine with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Soter Vineyard Tasting Room
Soter Vineyard Tasting Room
Solid Form FabricationSolid Form Fabrication
This project features a Zinc Tasting Bar with Integral Zinc sink, Zinc Countertops by the Range, Vintage 3 Exhaust and Fireplace Hood (4 total) with Vintage 3 wrapped Chimney, Custom Spark Arrestors, Stainless Steel Kitchen Counters, Back Splash and Integral Sink, and Stainless Steel Wash Basins
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Catalano ArchitectsCatalano Architects
Carmel Brantley
Inspiration for a medium sized and white victorian two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a mansard roof.
reudi retreat
reudi retreat
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
axis productions, inc draper white photography
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic split-level detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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Elegant Farmhouse
Elegant Farmhouse
Vanguard Studio Inc.Vanguard Studio Inc.
This is an example of a red country house exterior in Austin with a pitched roof.
entry
entry
Robert Young ArchitectsRobert Young Architects
Design ideas for a beach style house exterior in New York with wood cladding.
Margaret Fitzgibbon: Georgian
Margaret Fitzgibbon: Georgian
Connor Mill-Built HomesConnor Mill-Built Homes
Exterior View
Inspiration for a white classic two floor house exterior in Burlington.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
Inspiration for a rural two floor house exterior in Cleveland with wood 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.
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Vacation Home, exterior
Vacation Home, exterior
Wheeler Kearns ArchitectsWheeler Kearns Architects
construction - Great Lakes builders photography - Christopher barrett-Hedrich blessing; Bruce Van Inwegen
This is an example of a traditional bungalow house exterior in Chicago with wood cladding.
Colonial Estate - Redmond, WA
Colonial Estate - Redmond, WA
Cutuli HomesCutuli Homes
Cutuli Homes built this real stone faced, 5,000 square foot barn complete with sky lights, heated floors, horse shower and exquisite interior woodwork in Redmond, Washington. Builder - Cutuli Homes (360)863-3611 , CutuliHomes@comcast.net Architect Don Rasmussen http://www.houzz.com/pro/rasmu2/don-rasmussen-architect Designer - Melinda Gray Interiors, Melinda@MelindaGray.com
Outdoor Decks
Outdoor Decks
Dann Coffey PhotographyDann Coffey Photography
© dann coffey
Country bungalow house exterior in Denver with a mansard roof.
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