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Large and Gey House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Front of House
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
Westway Residence
Westway Residence
L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.L. Lumpkins Architect, Inc.
Named one the 10 most Beautiful Houses in Dallas
Photo of a large and gey nautical two floor detached house in Dallas with wood cladding, a mansard roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
New Modern Farmhouse
New Modern Farmhouse
Koch ArchitectsKoch Architects
Exterior of modern farmhouse style home, clad in corrugated grey steel with wall lighting, offset gable roof with chimney, detached guest house and connecting breezeway. Photo by Tory Taglio Photography
Urban Lake House
Urban Lake House
DEMESNEDEMESNE
The simple volumes of this urban lake house give a nod to the existing 1940’s weekend cottages and farmhouses contained in the mature neighborhood on White Rock Lake. The concept is a modern twist on the vernacular within the area by incorporating the use of modern materials such as concrete, steel, and cable. ©Shoot2Sell Photography
Mountain Modern
Mountain Modern
Münter Design & BuildMünter Design & Build
Design ideas for a large and gey industrial two floor detached house in Calgary with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Contemporary Home Build
Contemporary Home Build
Solitude HomesSolitude Homes
Large and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Boise with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
The Twisted Willow
The Twisted Willow
Gordon Tobey DevelopmentsGordon Tobey Developments
Mountain craftsman style one and a half storey home, Energy-star certified, located in Brighton, Ontario. Photo by © Daniel Vaughan (vaughangroup.ca)
Bayside Residence
Bayside Residence
By DesignBy Design
Bruce Butler
Design ideas for a gey and large traditional detached house in Portland Maine with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Devonshire Heights
Devonshire Heights
Pruett & Co.Pruett & Co.
Large and gey classic two floor brick detached house in Denver with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
The Lookout
The Lookout
Lisa Carlisle ArchitectLisa Carlisle Architect
Design ideas for a large and gey coastal two floor detached house in Providence with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a grey roof and shingles.
FRONT OF THE HOUSE
FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Severine Secret Interiors - Go2 Design StudioSeverine Secret Interiors - Go2 Design Studio
Inspiration for a large and gey world-inspired bungalow front detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a shingle roof and a black roof.
Craftsman Farmhouse
Craftsman Farmhouse
Meyer DesignMeyer Design
Architect: Meyer Design Photos: Reel Tour Media
Large and gey farmhouse two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a brown roof and shingles.
1308 Cheyenne
1308 Cheyenne
3rd Street Custom Homes3rd Street Custom Homes
Design ideas for a large and gey contemporary two floor render detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2020 Fall Remodelers Showcase: Long Lake/Orono Midcentury Modern
2020 Fall Remodelers Showcase: Long Lake/Orono Midcentury Modern
Boyer Building CorporationBoyer Building Corporation
Fantastic outside view of modern remodel. Made to look like California-midcentury home that homeowners wanted to replicate - and DID!
Inspiration for a large and gey retro two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a butterfly roof and a shingle roof.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a large and gey contemporary detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and four floors.
Malvern Garden House
Malvern Garden House
Taylor KnightsTaylor Knights
Photo of a large and gey bungalow concrete detached house in Melbourne with a flat roof and a green roof.
Lot 616 Heights of North Park
Lot 616 Heights of North Park
MADIA HOMES INCMADIA HOMES INC
Photo of a large and gey contemporary two floor brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
LIVE LIKE FERDINAND
LIVE LIKE FERDINAND
BE EXTRAORDINARYBE EXTRAORDINARY
This is an example of a large and gey contemporary split-level brick detached house in Munich with a flat roof and a green roof.
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake
Arcanum ArchitectureArcanum Architecture
Photo of a large and gey modern detached house in Sacramento with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
The Parker - Front Exterior
The Parker - Front Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Design ideas for a large and gey classic two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle roof.

Large and Gey 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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