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Silvermist - Flower Mound, TX
Silvermist - Flower Mound, TX
One Specialty Landscape Design, Pools & HardscapeOne Specialty Landscape Design, Pools & Hardscape
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Dallas with stone cladding.
Redmond House
Redmond House
FINNE ArchitectsFINNE Architects
The Redmond Residence is located on a wooded hillside property about 20 miles east of Seattle. The 3.5-acre site has a quiet beauty, with large stands of fir and cedar. The house is a delicate structure of wood, steel, and glass perched on a stone plinth of Montana ledgestone. The stone plinth varies in height from 2-ft. on the uphill side to 15-ft. on the downhill side. The major elements of the house are a living pavilion and a long bedroom wing, separated by a glass entry space. The living pavilion is a dramatic space framed in steel with a “wood quilt” roof structure. A series of large north-facing clerestory windows create a soaring, 20-ft. high space, filled with natural light. The interior of the house is highly crafted with many custom-designed fabrications, including complex, laser-cut steel railings, hand-blown glass lighting, bronze sink stand, miniature cherry shingle walls, textured mahogany/glass front door, and a number of custom-designed furniture pieces such as the cherry bed in the master bedroom. The dining area features an 8-ft. long custom bentwood mahogany table with a blackened steel base. The house has many sustainable design features, such as the use of extensive clerestory windows to achieve natural lighting and cross ventilation, low VOC paints, linoleum flooring, 2x8 framing to achieve 42% higher insulation than conventional walls, cellulose insulation in lieu of fiberglass batts, radiant heating throughout the house, and natural stone exterior cladding.
Camlaren Cres
Camlaren Cres
Contempo StudioContempo Studio
Transitional Renovation
Medium sized and gey classic bungalow detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a pitched roof.
Lake Geneva Basswood
Lake Geneva Basswood
Michael Abraham ArchitectureMichael Abraham Architecture
This is an example of a gey traditional house exterior in Milwaukee with three floors, stone cladding and a hip roof.
Shoal Creek Custom Home Five Star Energy
Shoal Creek Custom Home Five Star Energy
Katz Builders, Inc.Katz Builders, Inc.
http://www.studiomomentum.com Reclaimed Hardwood Flooring from original home was salvaged and used in master suite. Shaded by trees, screened porches on first and second floor along with copula and electronic sky light as well as electronic openers on windows in upper levels, provide a perfect ciphone to draw out the summer heat. Screened in porch on first and second floor linked by staircase from breakfast room to the master suite allow for the feel of being in a tree house to the master suite. Home owners don't turn on their air conditioning until mid June because of the comfortable environment provided by positioning the home on the site, overhangs and drawing cooler air through the home from the outside. The owners are proud that their 3400 sq ft home, during the hottest months, electric bills only run $150,00/month. Loft over Master bathroom and master closet overlooking a vista view. This Five Star Energy Home was designed by Travis Gaylord Young of Studio Momentum, Austin, Texas and built by Katz Builders, Inc.
The Prairie Stone
The Prairie Stone
B.L. Rieke Custom Home BuildersB.L. Rieke Custom Home Builders
An impressive natural stone archway with torch light fixtures, a stone pathway, and custom ambient lighting all paint a magnificent picture around this stunning home. Picture 2 of 2. Photo taken by Kansas City Homes & Gardens, 2009.
City Home 1
City Home 1
Peter A. Sellar - Architectural PhotographerPeter A. Sellar - Architectural Photographer
Photography: Peter A. Sellar / www.photoklik.com
Inspiration for a classic two floor house exterior in Toronto with stone cladding.
Royal
Royal
L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.
A modern take on an Italian renaissance home
This is an example of an expansive and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Dallas with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Custom Home on Wooded Lot in Wentzville, MO
Custom Home on Wooded Lot in Wentzville, MO
Hibbs HomesHibbs Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey country bungalow detached house in St Louis with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Inspiration for a mediterranean house exterior in San Diego with stone cladding.
French Estate Elevation - Southlake
French Estate Elevation - Southlake
Distinctive Dwellings - Thayne HillrichsDistinctive Dwellings - Thayne Hillrichs
Elite Design Homes
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor house exterior in Dallas with stone cladding.
NightScenes Landscape Lighting Professionals
NightScenes Landscape Lighting Professionals
NightScenesNightScenes
This is an example of a medium sized and beige classic bungalow house exterior in Austin with stone cladding.
Residential
Residential
Artigas ArquitectosArtigas Arquitectos
Humberto Artigas Arquitectos
Contemporary house exterior in Mexico City with stone cladding.
York View
York View
Brilliant LightingBrilliant Lighting
Photo courtesy of Simon Warren
Photo of a modern house exterior in Other with stone cladding.
Corona del Mar Residence
Corona del Mar Residence
Rosemarie Allaire Lighting DesignRosemarie Allaire Lighting Design
This is an example of a contemporary two floor house exterior in Orange County with stone cladding and a flat roof.
アンティークを追求した家
アンティークを追求した家
株式会社香瑛住研株式会社香瑛住研
Inspiration for a brown country two floor house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
San Diego / Point Loma South
San Diego / Point Loma South
Steigerwald-Dougherty Inc.Steigerwald-Dougherty Inc.
Photo of a mediterranean house exterior in San Diego with stone cladding.
St. David's Home
St. David's Home
E. B. Mahoney Builders, Inc.E. B. Mahoney Builders, Inc.
Jay Greene Architectural Photography
Design ideas for a large traditional detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Preserve Residence
The Preserve Residence
Nanke Signature GroupNanke Signature Group
Photo of a large and brown rustic bungalow detached house in Phoenix with stone cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
French Normandy Beverly Hills
French Normandy Beverly Hills
Finton ConstructionFinton Construction
Inspiration for a classic house exterior in Los Angeles with stone cladding.

House Exterior with Stone 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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