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Spring Road
Spring Road
Two Fold InteriorsTwo Fold Interiors
www.twofoldinteriors.com Photo credit: Scott Norsworthy
Design ideas for a large and beige classic two floor detached house in Toronto with stone cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lakeside Studio
Lakeside Studio
Mark Dziewulski ArchitectMark Dziewulski Architect
Inspiration for a large and gey modern bungalow concrete house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Lakeside Getaway
Lakeside Getaway
RLH StudioRLH Studio
Spacecrafting Photography
Inspiration for a gey and large beach style two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a shingle roof, concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Terrassenansicht
Terrassenansicht
NIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelniebergNIEBERG ARCHITECT atelieraxelnieberg
Inspiration for a beige and large modern two floor concrete detached house in Hanover with a flat roof.
Presidio Heights Residence
Presidio Heights Residence
Dijeau Poage ConstructionDijeau Poage Construction
Photo of a large classic house exterior in San Francisco with three floors.
The Willowcrest - Fall Parade Home - Exterior
The Willowcrest - Fall Parade Home - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Design ideas for a large and blue coastal two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with a shingle roof, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Riverview Residence
Riverview Residence
UserUser
This is an example of a multi-coloured and large contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a flat roof, a metal roof and mixed cladding.
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Phinney Design GroupPhinney Design Group
Elizabeth Haynes
This is an example of a large and brown rustic detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Smyrna, GA New Home
Smyrna, GA New Home
Vincent Longo Custom BuildersVincent Longo Custom Builders
Inspiration for a large and gey traditional two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding.
Warm Modern in Noe Valley rear
Warm Modern in Noe Valley rear
Mark Brand ArchitectureMark Brand Architecture
Mid-Century Modernism inspired our design for this new house in Noe Valley. The exterior is distinguished by cubic massing, well proportioned forms and use of contrasting but harmonious natural materials. These include clear cedar, stone, aluminum, colored stucco, glass railings, slate and painted wood. At the rear yard, stepped terraces provide scenic views of downtown and the Bay Bridge. Large sunken courts allow generous natural light to reach the below grade guest bedroom and office behind the first floor garage. The upper floors bedrooms and baths are flooded with natural light from carefully arranged windows that open the house to panoramic views. A mostly open plan with 10 foot ceilings and an open stairwell combine with metal railings, dropped ceilings, fin walls, a stone fireplace, stone counters and teak floors to create a unified interior.
New England Contemporary
New England Contemporary
LDa Architecture & InteriorsLDa Architecture & Interiors
Large classic two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.
Camberwell Renovation
Camberwell Renovation
Architest Pty LtdArchitest Pty Ltd
Modern renovation to a beautiful period home in Camberwell. Standing seam roofing and re-cycled brick frame the huge black New York style windows and doors, that lead from internal living and dining to outdoor entertaining.
Mölle by the Sea. Elding Oscarson.
Mölle by the Sea. Elding Oscarson.
UserUser
Åke E:son Lindman
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor house exterior in Malmo with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Stunning Twin Classical Orangeries - External
Stunning Twin Classical Orangeries - External
Vale Garden HousesVale Garden Houses
Two classic orangeries provide valuable dining and living space in this renovation project. This pair of orangeries face each other across a beautifully manicured garden and rhyll. One provides a dining room and the other a place for relaxing and reflection. Both form a link to other rooms in the home. Underfloor heating through grilles provides a space-saving alternative to conventional heating. Vale Paint Colour- Caribous Coat Size- 7.4M X 4.2M (each)
wetland native planting
wetland native planting
Q Design Group LLCQ Design Group LLC
v.q.
Design ideas for a large and brown classic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Crestbrook Residence
Crestbrook Residence
TATUM BROWN CUSTOM HOMESTATUM BROWN CUSTOM HOMES
Tatum Brown Custom Homes {Photo credit: Danny Piassick} {Architectural credit: Mark Hoesterey of Stocker Hoesterey Montenegro Architects}
This is an example of a large traditional two floor house exterior in Dallas.
Tiburon home with Asian influence
Tiburon home with Asian influence
Mahoney Architects & InteriorsMahoney Architects & Interiors
A tranquil garden terrace
Large and beige contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and three floors.
Farmhouse Exterior
Farmhouse Exterior
Photo of a large and white country detached house in DC Metro with three floors, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Lakeside Studio
Lakeside Studio
Mark Dziewulski ArchitectMark Dziewulski Architect
Photo of a large and gey modern bungalow concrete house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Chilliwack Modern Mountain
Alair Homes ChilliwackAlair Homes Chilliwack
Rear of Home features floor to ceiling windows, custom metal railings, stone accents, stucco cladding, stained wood soffits and a concrete retaining wall to create a small green space off the kitchen. PC Carsten Arnold

Large 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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