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Original Meadow project in October 2005
Original Meadow project in October 2005
Alpenglow Building & Design Inc.Alpenglow Building & Design Inc.
The original Meadow Project design/build completed in October 2005
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Albuquerque with wood cladding.
Wickets
Wickets
Boutique HomesBoutique Homes
Simon Eldon Photography Interior design by Carine Harrington
Design ideas for a contemporary two floor house exterior in London with mixed cladding.
Hosting Plantation
Hosting Plantation
Worthington & Shagen Custom Builder, Inc.Worthington & Shagen Custom Builder, Inc.
Design ideas for a farmhouse house exterior in Philadelphia.
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Captain Price: Georgian
Captain Price: Georgian
Connor Mill-Built HomesConnor Mill-Built Homes
Design ideas for a gey traditional two floor house exterior in Burlington.
Half Way, OR: Pat & Patti Walker
Half Way, OR: Pat & Patti Walker
Sarah GreenmanSarah Greenman
Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Boise with wood cladding.
Gables
Gables
Balancing Barn by MVRDV Photo by Flickr user Artur Salisz, used under Creative Commons License
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Other with metal cladding.
Joshua Nimmo
Joshua Nimmo
NIMMO ArchitectureNIMMO Architecture
Rural, Studio, Metal, Barn, Sustainable, Affordable
This is an example of a contemporary glass house exterior in Dallas.
Texas Cabin
Texas Cabin
Shiflet Richardson ArchitectsShiflet Richardson Architects
Inspiration for a rustic two floor house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding.
Family recreation barn windows
Family recreation barn windows
AMDG ArchitectsAMDG Architects
Family recreation building exterior window section
Design ideas for a classic house exterior in Grand Rapids.
St. Paul Minnesota Home
St. Paul Minnesota Home
CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.
CITYDESKSTUDIO Architects
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor house exterior in Minneapolis.
Harbour Heights Residence
Harbour Heights Residence
Omar Gandhi Architect Inc.Omar Gandhi Architect Inc.
Greg Richardson Photography
This is an example of a beach style two floor house exterior in Other.
Barn for a New Old Farmhouse
Barn for a New Old Farmhouse
Richard Taylor ArchitectsRichard Taylor Architects
This barn is built down the hill from the "New Old Farmhouse" we designed.
Inspiration for a rustic house exterior in Columbus with wood cladding.
Saxon Hill Vernacular
Saxon Hill Vernacular
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Large and green country two floor detached house in Burlington with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Music Barn
Music Barn
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Photo of a rural house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding.
Gables
Gables
Balancing Barn by MVRDV Photo by Flickr user Artur Salisz, used under Creative Commons License
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Other with metal cladding and a pitched roof.
Sweet outside
Sweet outside
Jeanette KarlsenJeanette Karlsen
Traditional house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
Villa Lågenergi
Villa Lågenergi
Åre Arkitekt ABÅre Arkitekt AB
Large and red scandinavian two floor house exterior in Gothenburg with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Barnyard Complex at Fosterfields
Barnyard Complex at Fosterfields
Connolly & Hickey Historical ArchitectsConnolly & Hickey Historical Architects
Wing Wong/Memories TTL
Red rural two floor house exterior in New York with a pitched roof.
Lake Home
Lake Home
BRAD RABINOWITZ ARCHITECTBRAD RABINOWITZ ARCHITECT
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Burlington.

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.
Barn Reconstruction - exterior
Barn Reconstruction - exterior
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Orion General Contractors
Medium sized country house exterior in Philadelphia.
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