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Mar Vista Residence
Mar Vista Residence
Hsu McCulloughHsu McCullough
Detached accessory dwelling unit over garage with outdoor Living Room in foreground. Photo by Clark Dugger
This is an example of a medium sized and beige contemporary two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Wooded Estate
Wooded Estate
Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Photo of a large and red traditional two floor brick detached house in DC Metro with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Weir Residence
Weir Residence
CMHP Design, LLCCMHP Design, LLC
Photo of a large and gey traditional two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Deerwood
Deerwood
Cusimano ArchitectCusimano Architect
Zac Seewald
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor brick detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Surfers End Side Entrance
Surfers End Side Entrance
Richard Bubnowski Design LLCRichard Bubnowski Design LLC
Paul S. Bartholomew Photography, Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and brown nautical two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Historic Barn Re-imagined
Historic Barn Re-imagined
Mark W. Todd Architects, Inc.Mark W. Todd Architects, Inc.
Design ideas for a large and beige rustic two floor detached house in Houston with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Coastal French Country Estate
Coastal French Country Estate
Bontrager Builders Group, Inc.Bontrager Builders Group, Inc.
Emerald Coast Real Estate Photography
Inspiration for a large and beige rustic two floor detached house in Miami with stone cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.
Kohlstedt Keep
Kohlstedt Keep
SALA ArchitectsSALA Architects
Designed by Dale Mulfinger, Jody McGuire This new lake home takes advantage of the stunning landscape of Lake Superior. The compact floor plans minimize the site impact. The expressive building form blends the structure into the language of the cliff. The home provides a serene perch to view not only the big lake, but also to look back into the North Shore. With triple pane windows and careful details, this house surpasses the airtightness criteria set by the international Passive House Association, to keep life cozy on the North Shore all year round. Construction by Dale Torgersen Photography by Corey Gaffer
Sears Road
Sears Road
Oak Hill ArchitectsOak Hill Architects
Roof Color: Weathered Wood Siding Color: Benjamin Moore matched to C2 Paint's Wood Ash Color.
Photo of a gey and large traditional two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
South Beach Retreat
South Beach Retreat
Colonial Reproductions, Inc.Colonial Reproductions, Inc.
This spacious deck, detailed by flower boxes and white pergolas offers spectacular waterfront views. Greg Premru Photography
Expansive and beige coastal detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Treehouse ADU
Treehouse ADU
PlaceshipPlaceship
Peter Eckert
This is an example of a small and gey modern two floor detached house in Portland with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Family Room Terrace Exterior
Family Room Terrace Exterior
Mary McKenna & Associates, Inc.Mary McKenna & Associates, Inc.
Outdoor lounge are and patio outside Communal Retreat. Exterior view of the two-sided fireplace.
This is an example of a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor glass detached house in Boston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
Photographer: Ashley Avila Photography As a cottage, the Ridgecrest was designed to take full advantage of a property rich in natural beauty. Each of the main houses three bedrooms, and all of the entertaining spaces, have large rear facing windows with thick craftsman style casing. A glance at the front motor court reveals a guesthouse above a three-stall garage. Complete with separate entrance, the guesthouse features its own bathroom, kitchen, laundry, living room and bedroom. The columned entry porch of the main house is centered on the floor plan, but is tucked under the left side of the homes large transverse gable. Centered under this gable is a grand staircase connecting the foyer to the lower level corridor. Directly to the rear of the foyer is the living room. With tall windows and a vaulted ceiling. The living rooms stone fireplace has flanking cabinets that anchor an axis that runs through the living and dinning room, ending at the side patio. A large island anchors the open concept kitchen and dining space. On the opposite side of the main level is a private master suite, complete with spacious dressing room and double vanity master bathroom. Buffering the living room from the master bedroom, with a large built-in feature wall, is a private study. Downstairs, rooms are organized off of a linear corridor with one end being terminated by a shared bathroom for the two lower bedrooms and large entertainment spaces.
White Sleek Interior Custom Home
White Sleek Interior Custom Home
PHW Homes IncPHW Homes Inc
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige classic two floor detached house in Vancouver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Richmond Hills House
Richmond Hills House
Laura Natkins, ArchitectLaura Natkins, Architect
This home is situated on an uphill wooded lot. The owner loving her location , wanted to enlarge her one bedroom 700 SF home and maximize the feeling of being in the woods. The new 700 SF two story addition opens her kitchen to a small but airy eating space with a view of her hillside. The new lower floor workroom opens up onto a small deck. A window at the top of the stairs leading up to her new “treehouse bedroom” centers on a large redwood tree.
DUTCH COLONIAL RENOVATION
DUTCH COLONIAL RENOVATION
Whitlock BuildersWhitlock Builders
This is an example of a medium sized and multi-coloured classic two floor detached house in Charlotte with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior of family room addition
Exterior of family room addition
Ellen McKenna DesignEllen McKenna Design
Inspiration for a large and brown traditional two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Mid-Century Rebirth
Mid-Century Rebirth
Strening ArchitectsStrening Architects
Emily Hagopian Photography
Inspiration for a black retro detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mid-Century Modern on a Budget
Mid-Century Modern on a Budget
Rich Mathers Construction, Inc.Rich Mathers Construction, Inc.
Carole Whitacre Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured retro bungalow render detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
The Sunny Brook
The Sunny Brook
Blenker ConstructionBlenker Construction
Design ideas for a small and multi-coloured contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

House Exterior with a Shingle Roof 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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