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Nebraska
Nebraska
Gander BuildersGander Builders
Photo of a large and beige classic two floor brick house exterior in Chicago.
Farmhouse
Farmhouse
UserUser
Custom Farmhouse on the Easter Shore of Maryland.
Design ideas for a large and brown traditional two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Front Door
Front Door
Petrucci Johnson HomesPetrucci Johnson Homes
Inspiration for a large and beige rustic two floor detached house in Detroit with wood cladding, a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Irwin Contracting Inc.- Project Photos
Irwin Contracting Inc.- Project Photos
Irwin Contracting Inc.Irwin Contracting Inc.
New Construction
Design ideas for a large and beige contemporary two floor detached house in New York with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Hilltop Estate
Hilltop Estate
NSPJ Architects/Landscape ArchitectsNSPJ Architects/Landscape Architects
Formal plantings in the roundabout were the setting for multiple weddings.
Large traditional brick house exterior in Kansas City.
Scenic
Scenic
Sterling Brook Custom HomesSterling Brook Custom Homes
Electric design at it's best with amazing stone work, custom iron work on doors, balconies and features followed up with great lighting landscaping and custom doors.
Cedar Brush Residence
Cedar Brush Residence
todd hamiltontodd hamilton
Photo of a large classic two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Richard Harp Homes Personal Home
Richard Harp Homes Personal Home
Richard Harp Homes, Inc.Richard Harp Homes, Inc.
Painted Brick Exterior, Gas Lamp Designed by Old World Gas Lamps , Lincoln Windows, Slate Line Shingle, Louvered Shutters
Inspiration for a large and beige classic two floor detached house in Little Rock with a hip roof, a shingle roof and stone cladding.
New Smyrna Beach House
New Smyrna Beach House
Campbell Homes and DesignCampbell Homes and Design
Large and blue coastal two floor detached house in Orlando with a pitched roof, a metal roof and mixed cladding.
Street of Dreams Tuscan Villa
Street of Dreams Tuscan Villa
Inspired InteriorsInspired Interiors
Amoura Productions Sallie Elliott, Allied ASID Midwest Iron Doors Emerald Landscaping, Omaha
Photo of a beige and large mediterranean two floor render detached house in Omaha.
Modernt hus
Modernt hus
Willa NordicWilla Nordic
Design ideas for a white and large contemporary two floor house exterior in Gothenburg with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Victoria Custom Home
Victoria Custom Home
Horizon Pacific ContractingHorizon Pacific Contracting
This is an example of a beige and large traditional two floor render detached house in Vancouver with a shingle roof.
707 Seasage Drive | Delray Beach
707 Seasage Drive | Delray Beach
Seaside Builders Of Delray Beach, FloridaSeaside Builders Of Delray Beach, Florida
Front Exterior
This is an example of a large and blue coastal two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Villa Residence
Villa Residence
Palladian Design Group, Inc.Palladian Design Group, Inc.
Photo of a large and white mediterranean house exterior in Miami.
Los Altos, CA - Portola Ave.
Los Altos, CA - Portola Ave.
M. Designs ArchitectsM. Designs Architects
The exterior of a Contemporary home in Silicon Valley, California. White in contrast with the dark wooden entrance and garage doors. A wavy pathway in front of the straight-lined background and a division of the green landscape in between creates a visually appealing architecture. The green surrounding the home shows how landscaping is done simply can accentuate a home even further.

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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