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Garage
Garage
OakwrightsOakwrights
This is an example of a farmhouse two floor detached house in West Midlands with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a red roof.
Coatesville Family Home
Coatesville Family Home
HarperHarper
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Auckland.
Beach House
Beach House
Sarah SchmidtSarah Schmidt
Restored beach house with board and batten siding
This is an example of a small beach style bungalow house exterior in Hawaii with wood cladding.
Historical Craftsman Renovation
Historical Craftsman Renovation
Balboa Design GroupBalboa Design Group
Photo of a green and medium sized classic bungalow house exterior in San Diego with a pitched roof and wood cladding.
Berkeley Craftsman Expansion
Berkeley Craftsman Expansion
ilumus, llc.ilumus, llc.
Ramona d'Viola - ilumus photography & marketing Blue Dog Renovation & Construction Workshop 30 Architects
Design ideas for a small and blue classic bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a contemporary house exterior in Other.
半田店モデルA
半田店モデルA
クラシスホーム株式会社クラシスホーム株式会社
Design ideas for a white two floor detached house in Nagoya with a flat roof.
Castle Rock Craftsman Home
Castle Rock Craftsman Home
Erin Johnson Interiors, LLCErin Johnson Interiors, LLC

Classic bungalow house exterior in Denver with a pitched roof.
Morrison Mountain Home | Cedar to James Hardie WoodTone Rustic
Morrison Mountain Home | Cedar to James Hardie WoodTone Rustic
BellwetherBellwether
This home in Morrison, Colorado had aging cedar siding, which is a common sight in the Rocky Mountains. The cedar siding was deteriorating due to deferred maintenance. Colorado Siding Repair removed all of the aging siding and trim and installed James Hardie WoodTone Rustic siding to provide optimum protection for this home against extreme Rocky Mountain weather. This home's transformation is shocking! We love helping Colorado homeowners maximize their investment by protecting for years to come.
Our Work
Our Work
Goodner Brothers Custom HomesGoodner Brothers Custom Homes
Large and beige mediterranean two floor clay detached house in Austin with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Lost Creek Cabin
Lost Creek Cabin
Ellis Nunn ArchitectsEllis Nunn Architects
Tuck Fauntlerey
This is an example of a rustic house exterior in Other.
Custom Door & Metal Work
Custom Door & Metal Work
Custom Design Construction & Interiors Inc.Custom Design Construction & Interiors Inc.
Steven Paul Whitsitt Photography
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Other.
玄関側からウッドデッキを見る
玄関側からウッドデッキを見る
M&K建築事務所有限会社M&K建築事務所有限会社
庇の付いたウッドデッキテラスは、内部と外部をつなぐ場所です。奥に見えるのが母屋で、双方の勝手口が近くにあり、スープの冷めない関係を作っています。
Photo of a small and red classic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Steel Guardrail with wood cap
Steel Guardrail with wood cap
Kevin Spence Architect, AIAKevin Spence Architect, AIA
Design ideas for a midcentury split-level detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Mid Century Modern Addition & Exterior
Mid Century Modern Addition & Exterior
Neil Kelly CompanyNeil Kelly Company
The Portland Heights home of Neil Kelly Company CFO, Dan Watson (and family), gets a modern redesign led by Neil Kelly Portland Design Consultant Michelle Rolens, who has been with the company for nearly 30 years. The project includes an addition, architectural redesign, new siding, windows, paint, and outdoor living spaces.
Leelanau Home
Leelanau Home
Midlake BuildersMidlake Builders
Design ideas for a brown farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Belcaro Contemporary
Belcaro Contemporary
Court Earp Interior DesignCourt Earp Interior Design
This is an example of an expansive and red contemporary concrete detached house in Denver with three floors and a flat roof.
KSF Architects House
KSF Architects House
CJ South PhotographyCJ South Photography
CJ South
This is an example of a brown classic bungalow house exterior in DC Metro with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Old Ironsides, Sunshine Canyon, Boulder
Old Ironsides, Sunshine Canyon, Boulder
Arcadea ArchitectureArcadea Architecture
Photo of a gey rustic two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Contemporary Design
Contemporary Design
Buchanan ConstructionBuchanan Construction
J. Weiland, Professional Photographer. Paul Jackson, Aerial Photography. Alice Dodson, Architect. This Contemporary Mountain Home sits atop 50 plus acres in the Beautiful Mountains of Hot Springs, NC. Eye catching beauty and designs tribute local Architect, Alice Dodson and Team. Sloping roof lines intrigue and maximize natural light. This home rises high above the normal energy efficient standards with Geothermal Heating & Cooling System, Radiant Floor Heating, Kolbe Windows and Foam Insulation. Creative Owners put there heart & souls into the unique features. Exterior textured stone, smooth gray stucco around the glass blocks, smooth artisan siding with mitered corners and attractive landscaping collectively compliment. Cedar Wood Ceilings, Tile Floors, Exquisite Lighting, Modern Linear Fireplace and Sleek Clean Lines throughout please the intellect and senses.

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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