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LAYTON RESIDENCE
LAYTON RESIDENCE
MarvinMarvin
Inspiration for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a lean-to roof.
Angus Residence
Angus Residence
Christian Snowden DesignChristian Snowden Design
Andy Jordan
Photo of a large and gey modern bungalow detached house in Richmond with a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Transitional Exterior
Transitional Exterior
Large and white classic two floor detached house in Indianapolis with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Holley House
Holley House
Oza Sabbeth ArchitectsOza Sabbeth Architects
Photo of a large and white modern two floor detached house in New York with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Prairie Modern
Prairie Modern
Oliver Max Inc.Oliver Max Inc.
Photos by Beth Singer Architecture/Build: Luxe Homes Design Build
Large and gey modern two floor detached house in Detroit with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Florida Modern Home
Florida Modern Home
Jorge Ulibarri Custom HomesJorge Ulibarri Custom Homes
This Florida Modern home designed and built by Orlando Custom Home Builder Jorge Ulibarri appears to have flat roof lines from the facade but the roofline is actually designed with a subtle pitch to promote drainage and better accommodate Florida's rainy and humid climate. The rectangular tower is crafted of split face travertine that ties together with interior finishes.
Traditional Elegance - Exterior
Traditional Elegance - Exterior
Marcelle Guilbeau, Interior DesignerMarcelle Guilbeau, Interior Designer
Brick, Siding, Fascia, and Vents Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 6203 Color Name.:Spare White Garage Doors Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 7067 Color Name.:Cityscape Railings Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 7069 Color Name.:Iron Ore Exterior Doors Manufacturer:Sherwin Williams Color No.:SW 3026 Color Name.:King’s Canyon
New England Stone Farmhouse in Los Angeles, CA
New England Stone Farmhouse in Los Angeles, CA
Ward Jewell Architect AIAWard Jewell Architect AIA
Ward Jewell, AIA was asked to design a comfortable one-story stone and wood pool house that was "barn-like" in keeping with the owner’s gentleman farmer concept. Thus, Mr. Jewell was inspired to create an elegant New England Stone Farm House designed to provide an exceptional environment for them to live, entertain, cook and swim in the large reflection lap pool. Mr. Jewell envisioned a dramatic vaulted great room with hand selected 200 year old reclaimed wood beams and 10 foot tall pocketing French doors that would connect the house to a pool, deck areas, loggia and lush garden spaces, thus bringing the outdoors in. A large cupola “lantern clerestory” in the main vaulted ceiling casts a natural warm light over the graceful room below. The rustic walk-in stone fireplace provides a central focal point for the inviting living room lounge. Important to the functionality of the pool house are a chef’s working farm kitchen with open cabinetry, free-standing stove and a soapstone topped central island with bar height seating. Grey washed barn doors glide open to reveal a vaulted and beamed quilting room with full bath and a vaulted and beamed library/guest room with full bath that bookend the main space. The private garden expanded and evolved over time. After purchasing two adjacent lots, the owners decided to redesign the garden and unify it by eliminating the tennis court, relocating the pool and building an inspired "barn". The concept behind the garden’s new design came from Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello with its wandering paths, orchards, and experimental vegetable garden. As a result this small organic farm, was born. Today the farm produces more than fifty varieties of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers; many of which are rare and hard to find locally. The farm also grows a wide variety of fruits including plums, pluots, nectarines, apricots, apples, figs, peaches, guavas, avocados (Haas, Fuerte and Reed), olives, pomegranates, persimmons, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and ten different types of citrus. The remaining areas consist of drought-tolerant sweeps of rosemary, lavender, rockrose, and sage all of which attract butterflies and dueling hummingbirds. Photo Credit: Laura Hull Photography. Interior Design: Jeffrey Hitchcock. Landscape Design: Laurie Lewis Design. General Contractor: Martin Perry Premier General Contractors
Madison's View
Madison's View
Centre Sky Architecture LtdCentre Sky Architecture Ltd
Photos by Whitney Kamman
Inspiration for a large and gey rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a mixed material roof.
Coolwater
Coolwater
AquaTerra OutdoorsAquaTerra Outdoors
This Starwood home, located in Frisco, TX, was originally designed in the Mediterranean-Tuscan style, typical of the late 90’s and early 2k period. Over the past few years, the home’s interior had been fully renovated to reflect a more clean-transitional look. Aquaterra’s goal for this landscape, pool and outdoor living renovation project was to harmonize the exterior with the interior by creating that same timeless feel. Defining new gathering spots, enhancing flow and maximizing space, with a balance of form and function, was our top priority. Wade Griffith Photography
Island Nest
Island Nest
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
This new home is separated into two wings: one for the private spaces (like bedrooms), and one for the more public areas, like the kitchen, living room, and dining room.
FABULOUS FRAICHE BLUE EXTERIOR AND SO MUCH MORE!
FABULOUS FRAICHE BLUE EXTERIOR AND SO MUCH MORE!
ARTOARTO
Large and white mediterranean bungalow clay detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof and a tiled roof.
Lakefront Custom Home in Byron Center - Exterior
Lakefront Custom Home in Byron Center - Exterior
Snowden Builders LLCSnowden Builders LLC
Inspiration for a large and green classic bungalow detached house in Grand Rapids with vinyl cladding and a shingle roof.
Transitional Custom Home
Transitional Custom Home
Avalon Associates, Inc.Avalon Associates, Inc.
Inspiration for a large and blue traditional two floor detached house in Baltimore with mixed cladding, a tiled roof and a pitched roof.
Beachside Family Cottage
Beachside Family Cottage
Kyle Timothy HomeKyle Timothy Home
Architect: John Laffey
Design ideas for a large and brown beach style two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
EC Residence - Spicewood
EC Residence - Spicewood
Blue Horse Building & DesignBlue Horse Building & Design
alterstudio architecture llp / Lighthouse Solar / James Leasure Photography
Inspiration for a large and brown modern bungalow detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Charles Garden
Charles Garden
Thomas Tait GardensThomas Tait Gardens
This is an example of a large and gey classic two floor brick detached house in DC Metro.
Cable Railing
Cable Railing
Mullet's Aluminum ProductsMullet's Aluminum Products
Photo of a large and white nautical two floor detached house in Tampa with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Menlo Park - new traditional house
Menlo Park - new traditional house
JPM ConstructionJPM Construction
JPM Construction offers complete support for designing, building, and renovating homes in Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, and surrounding mid-peninsula areas. With a focus on high-quality craftsmanship and professionalism, our clients can expect premium end-to-end service. The promise of JPM is unparalleled quality both on-site and off, where we value communication and attention to detail at every step. Onsite, we work closely with our own tradesmen, subcontractors, and other vendors to bring the highest standards to construction quality and job site safety. Off site, our management team is always ready to communicate with you about your project. The result is a beautiful, lasting home and seamless experience for you.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Schwarz Lewis Design Group, Inc.Schwarz Lewis Design Group, Inc.
Dustin Halleck www.dustinhalleck.com 614.581.5531
This is an example of a large and white country two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

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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