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House Exterior with Mixed Cladding Ideas and Designs

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30th Street Residence
30th Street Residence
Levy Art + ArchitectureLevy Art + Architecture
Paul Dyer, Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Modern North Burnaby
Modern North Burnaby
Clay Construction Inc.Clay Construction Inc.
Medium sized and brown traditional house exterior in Vancouver with three floors and mixed cladding.
Modern Farm House
Modern Farm House
Cuppett Kilpatrick Architecture + Interior DesignCuppett Kilpatrick Architecture + Interior Design
Ryann Ford
Farmhouse two floor house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding.
Street Facing Exterior
Street Facing Exterior
Andrew Snow PhotographyAndrew Snow Photography
Photo: Andrew Snow Photography ©2012 Houzz
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in Toronto with three floors and mixed cladding.
Greenwood
Greenwood
Kate Benjamin Photography LLCKate Benjamin Photography LLC
Shot for MainStreet Design Build, Birmingham, MI
Blue traditional house exterior in Detroit with mixed cladding.
Beach Bungalow Second Story Addition
Beach Bungalow Second Story Addition
Sato Architects, Inc.Sato Architects, Inc.
Photo by StudioCeja.com
Design ideas for a white and medium sized coastal two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Rashid House
Rashid House
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Russell Abraham
This is an example of a beige and large contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Magnolia Custom
Magnolia Custom
M. Lahr HomesM. Lahr Homes
Photo of a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Orlando with a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Travis Heights
Travis Heights
Katz Builders, Inc.Katz Builders, Inc.
Carefully designed by Chuck Krueger, AIA to wrap around the branches of this Heritage Live Oak Tree, this home features a birds nest retreat for homeowner. Although new, this home looks like it's been in the neighborhood since the beginning. It's dry stack limestone and beams give it a very warm and charming appeal.
Kewamee
Kewamee
Spinnaker DevelopmentSpinnaker Development
Designed & Built by Spinnaker Development of Newport Beach, Ca
Photo of a traditional bungalow house exterior in Orange County with mixed cladding.
Caledon Residence
Caledon Residence
Brenda LiuBrenda Liu
A farmhouse addition/renovation designed and built by Clemmensen & Associates, Toronto. © Brenda Liu Photography
This is an example of a farmhouse house exterior in Toronto with mixed cladding.
Three Arch Bay Residence - Exterior
Three Arch Bay Residence - Exterior
Horst ArchitectsHorst Architects
Photo of a contemporary house exterior in Los Angeles with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Prospect Ave.
Prospect Ave.
UserUser
This is an example of a large and white contemporary house exterior in Los Angeles with three floors, mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Oak Estates
Oak Estates
Adam Wilson Custom HomesAdam Wilson Custom Homes
Contemporary house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding.
Northbrook Shingle
Northbrook Shingle
Highgate BuildersHighgate Builders
Design ideas for a gey victorian two floor house exterior in Chicago with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
270502
270502
Rice Residential DesignRice Residential Design
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Houston with mixed cladding.
Roseville House Entry
Roseville House Entry
CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.CITYDESKSTUDIO, Inc.
Roseville, MN House, Modern, Box, Flat Roof, Corten Steel, Steel, White
Modern two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
Facade
Facade
Orbit HomesOrbit Homes
Orbit Homes - Meridian, Sukura Facade
Inspiration for a small traditional bungalow house exterior in Melbourne with mixed cladding.
Tosti Residence
Tosti Residence
McCullough ArchitectsMcCullough Architects
Kirkland, Washington Private Residence
Brown and large classic two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
New Service Entry and Garage Facades
New Service Entry and Garage Facades
OMNIA Group ArchitectsOMNIA Group Architects
Custom addition to stone home, featuring a contemporary look with shutters.
Photo of a large and beige classic two floor house exterior in Philadelphia with mixed cladding.

House Exterior with Mixed Cladding 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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