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Large and White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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River House - Riverside New Build in Oxfordshire
River House - Riverside New Build in Oxfordshire
HollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & LandscapesHollandGreen Architecture, Interiors & Landscapes
Modern new build overlooking the River Thames with oversized sliding glass facade for seamless indoor-outdoor living.
Photo of a large and white modern bungalow render detached house in Oxfordshire with a flat roof.
Transitional Modern Design
Transitional Modern Design
Design DCADesign DCA
Kerry Kirk Photography
This is an example of a large and white traditional two floor render detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Exterior Makeover in Atlanta
Boyce Design + BuildBoyce Design + Build
The exterior face lift included Hardie board siding and MiraTEC trim, decorative metal railing on the porch, landscaping and a custom mailbox. The concrete paver driveway completes this beautiful project.
Modern Farmhouse - Durham, NC
Modern Farmhouse - Durham, NC
Lisle Architecture & DesignLisle Architecture & Design
Parade of Homes Gold Winner This 7,500 modern farmhouse style home was designed for a busy family with young children. The family lives over three floors including home theater, gym, playroom, and a hallway with individual desk for each child. From the farmhouse front, the house transitions to a contemporary oasis with large modern windows, a covered patio, and room for a pool.
Balboa Island Coral
Balboa Island Coral
William Guidero Planning and DesignWilliam Guidero Planning and Design
Exterior farm house Photography by Ryan Garvin
White and large beach style two floor house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding and a hip roof.
City Modern Farmhouse Town & Country Charlotte
City Modern Farmhouse Town & Country Charlotte
Linnane HomesLinnane Homes
This is an example of a large and white rural two floor painted brick detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
Family Hobby Farm
Family Hobby Farm
Ecraft LLC.Ecraft LLC.
This custom home was built for empty nesting in mind. The first floor is all you need with wide open dining, kitchen and entertaining along with master suite just off the mudroom and laundry. Upstairs has plenty of room for guests and return home college students. Photos- Rustic White Photography
A Garden Room to Enjoy All Year Round with Origin Bi-Folding Doors
A Garden Room to Enjoy All Year Round with Origin Bi-Folding Doors
Origin - Doors and WindowsOrigin - Doors and Windows
White and large classic two floor render detached house in Buckinghamshire with a pitched roof.
Modern Farmhouse in Altadore
Modern Farmhouse in Altadore
Trickle Creek Designer HomesTrickle Creek Designer Homes
Our take on the Modern Farmhouse!
Large and white rural two floor detached house in Calgary with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Raykon Parade Home 2019 Shiloh Ridge
Raykon Parade Home 2019 Shiloh Ridge
Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)Hearth and Home Distributors of Utah, LLC. (HHDU)
Inspiration for a large and white two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with stone cladding.
Modern Farmhouse Bellaire Showcase
Modern Farmhouse Bellaire Showcase
Stone Acorn BuildersStone Acorn Builders
Design ideas for a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Houston with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
WILLOW GLEN CLASSIC
WILLOW GLEN CLASSIC
HEYDT DESIGNSHEYDT DESIGNS
Design ideas for a large and white traditional two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a pitched roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shingles.
ROCKY VIEW | MODERN FARMHOUSE
ROCKY VIEW | MODERN FARMHOUSE
Andison Residential DesignAndison Residential Design
Modern Farmhouse architecture is all about putting a contemporary twist on a warm, welcoming traditional style. This spacious two-story custom design is a fresh, modern take on a traditional-style home. Clean, simple lines repeat throughout the design with classic gabled roofs, vertical cladding, and contrasting windows. Rustic details like the wrap around porch and timber supports make this home fit in perfectly to its Rocky Mountain setting. While the black and white color scheme keeps things simple, a variety of materials bring visual depth for a cozy feel.
Exterior
Exterior
Beth Howley Creative LLCBeth Howley Creative LLC
This is an example of a large and white beach style detached house in Grand Rapids with four floors, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
West Nyack - Modern Farmhouse
West Nyack - Modern Farmhouse
ROAM ArchitectureROAM Architecture
These new homeowners fell in love with this home's location and size, but weren't thrilled about it's dated exterior. They approached us with the idea of turning this 1980's contemporary home into a Modern Farmhouse aesthetic, complete with white board and batten siding, a new front porch addition, a new roof deck addition, as well as enlarging the current garage. New windows throughout, new metal roofing, exposed rafter tails and new siding throughout completed the exterior renovation.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
House SprucingHouse Sprucing
Design ideas for a large and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Modern Farmhouse | 2019 Dry Creek Parade
Modern Farmhouse | 2019 Dry Creek Parade
Solitude HomesSolitude Homes
Photo of a large and white country two floor detached house in Boise with wood cladding, a pitched roof and board and batten cladding.
Traditional White Shake Home in Hinckley Ohio
Traditional White Shake Home in Hinckley Ohio
EKA BuildEKA Build
Traditional style white home with shake siding custom built in greater Cleveland. Front porch features tapered columns, a front entry with traditional side lights and transom. Windows are double-hung with rounded dormers. Photo by David Berlekamp
Mediterranean Villa Style Custom Home
Mediterranean Villa Style Custom Home
Purser ArchitecturalPurser Architectural
Purser Architectural Custom Home Design built by Tommy Cashiola Custom Homes
Inspiration for a large and white mediterranean detached house in Houston with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Duration shingle by Owen's Corning - color is Black Onyx
Duration shingle by Owen's Corning - color is Black Onyx
Intown RoofingIntown Roofing
Photo of a large and white rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Large and White 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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