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Petrucci Johnson HomesPetrucci Johnson Homes
Martin Vecchio Photography
This is an example of a large and black beach style two floor detached house in Detroit with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Front Porch
Front Porch
Coastal Signature HomesCoastal Signature Homes
Tom Jenkins Photography Siding color: Sherwin Williams 7045 (Intelectual Grey) Shutter color: Sherwin Williams 7047 (Porpoise) Trim color: Sherwin Williams 7008 (Alabaster) Windows: Andersen
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Alair Homes ChilliwackAlair Homes Chilliwack
Rear of Home features floor to ceiling windows, custom metal railings, stone accents, stucco cladding, stained wood soffits and a concrete retaining wall to create a small green space off the kitchen. PC Carsten Arnold
Chagrin Falls residential addition
Chagrin Falls residential addition
R. B. Schwarz, Inc.R. B. Schwarz, Inc.
R. B. Shwarz contractors built an addition onto an existing Chagrin Falls home. They added a master suite with bedroom and bathroom, outdoor fireplace, deck, outdoor storage under the deck, and a beautiful white staircase and railings. Photo Credit: Marc Golub
Lakewood
Lakewood
Urbanology DesignsUrbanology Designs
Gey and large contemporary two floor detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
contemporary southside duplex
contemporary southside duplex
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
Photo of a medium sized and brown contemporary two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Alemanys 5
Alemanys 5
Anna NogueraAnna Noguera
This is an example of a beige and large rustic house exterior in Barcelona with three floors, stone cladding and a flat roof.
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Phinney Design GroupPhinney Design Group
Elizabeth Haynes
This is an example of a large and brown rustic detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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.
Belize Residence: Deck
Belize Residence: Deck
Robert GranoffRobert Granoff
© Robert Granoff Designed by: Brendan J. O' Donoghue P.O Box 129 San Ignacio Cayo District Belize, Central America Web Site; odsbz.com
Spicewood Outpost
Spicewood Outpost
Olson Defendorf Custom HomesOlson Defendorf Custom Homes
This is an example of a white and large contemporary bungalow render detached house in Austin with a metal roof.
Montana Ski House
Montana Ski House
Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc.
Gordon Gregory
Brown and expansive rustic two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mackey Ranch
Mackey Ranch
LaRue ArchitectsLaRue Architects
Entirely off the grid, this sleek contemporary is an icon for energy efficiency. Sporting an extensive photovoltaic system, rainwater collection system, and passive heating and cooling, this home will stand apart from its neighbors for many years to come. Published: Austin-San Antonio Urban Home, April/May 2014 Photo Credit: Coles Hairston
Lake Butler Custom Home
Lake Butler Custom Home
Total Solutions GroupTotal Solutions Group
Photo of a large and white traditional two floor house exterior in Orlando with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Greenlake Modern Home
Greenlake Modern Home
FivedotFivedot
This single family home in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle is a modern home with a strong emphasis on sustainability. The house includes a rainwater harvesting system that supplies the toilets and laundry with water. On-site storm water treatment, native and low maintenance plants reduce the site impact of this project. This project emphasizes the relationship between site and building by creating indoor and outdoor spaces that respond to the surrounding environment and change throughout the seasons.
Prior Lake Modern Farm House
Prior Lake Modern Farm House
AMEK Custom BuildersAMEK Custom Builders
SM Herrick
Photo of a white and large country two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Winn Wittman Architecture
Winn Wittman Architecture
Winn Wittman Architecture A.I.A.Winn Wittman Architecture A.I.A.
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor house exterior in Austin with metal cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Montana Family Compound
Montana Family Compound
Shannon Callaghan Interior DesignShannon Callaghan Interior Design
Brown and large rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Skandinavisk Hus & Facade
Skandinavisk Hus & Facade
Design ideas for a black and medium sized scandi bungalow house exterior in Aarhus with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.

Premium 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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