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A new home in the New York Suburbs
A new home in the New York Suburbs
UserUser
Design ideas for a large and black classic house exterior in New York with three floors and a pitched roof.
Ivy Road House, Atlanta, Georgia
Ivy Road House, Atlanta, Georgia
C Kevin Coffey Dwellings | DesignC Kevin Coffey Dwellings | Design
White and large classic two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta.
Buckhead- Custom Home on East Wood Valley Rd
Buckhead- Custom Home on East Wood Valley Rd
Hask Custom HomesHask Custom Homes
Inspiration for a large and white classic two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Paul Green Historic Home/Chapel Hill, NC/Vacant Home Staging
Paul Green Historic Home/Chapel Hill, NC/Vacant Home Staging
Successful Staging/Bobbie McGrathSuccessful Staging/Bobbie McGrath
Touches of color add interest to the all important curb appeal. Notice how the color draws your eyes toward the front door! Photo by Marilyn Peryer
Inspiration for a white and large farmhouse two floor detached house in Raleigh with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
newton residence 1 - dplk.04
newton residence 1 - dplk.04
david phillipsdavid phillips
new construction / builder - cmd corp.
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor detached house in Boston with stone cladding and a shingle roof.
The Piedmont
The Piedmont
Lecasa Homes & RenovationsLecasa Homes & Renovations
Shutterbug Studios
Large and brown classic bungalow house exterior in Austin with wood cladding.
Martis Camp 107
Martis Camp 107
Lamperti Construction, Inc.Lamperti Construction, Inc.
Vance Fox
Design ideas for a large and brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Atherton Modern Residence
Atherton Modern Residence
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Russell Abraham
Design ideas for a large modern house exterior in San Francisco.
Jetties House
Jetties House
Chip Webster ArchitectureChip Webster Architecture
Architecture:Chip Webster Architecture Interiors: Kathleen Hay Nantucket home nearby Jetties Beach.
Design ideas for a large coastal two floor house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Orca Drive Waterfront, Camano Island WA
Orca Drive Waterfront, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View from road. Photography by Ian Gleadle.
Inspiration for a large and brown rustic house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding, three floors and a pitched roof.
Exterior - Front
Exterior - Front
Charlie & Co. Design, LtdCharlie & Co. Design, Ltd
Design ideas for a large and gey victorian two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
This is an example of a large mediterranean house exterior in Houston with three floors, stone cladding and a half-hip roof.
Locust Road Exterior
Locust Road Exterior
LKIDLKID
Photography Courtesy of Jason Jung
Photo of a large rustic two floor house exterior in Chicago with a pitched roof.
Magnolia Custom
Magnolia Custom
M. Lahr HomesM. Lahr Homes
Photo of a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Orlando with a flat roof and mixed cladding.
Grosvenor Crescent Mews
Grosvenor Crescent Mews
Granit Architects + InteriorsGranit Architects + Interiors
Photo Credit: Andrew Beasley
Large and white classic brick terraced house in London with three floors and a tiled roof.
New Craftsman Residence
New Craftsman Residence
SR Fine Home BuildersSR Fine Home Builders
Architect: Mary Brewster, Brewster Thornton Group
This is an example of a large and brown classic two floor detached house in Providence with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a shingle 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.
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.
Capitol Hill Renovation
Capitol Hill Renovation
Laurie CarronLaurie Carron
Paul Broadhurst Landscape Architect, Steve Keating Photography
Photo of a large and brown classic house exterior in Seattle with three floors and a pitched roof.
Travis Heights
Travis Heights
Katz Builders, Inc.Katz Builders, Inc.
Carefully designed by Chuck Krueger, AIA to wrap around the branches of this Heritage Live Oak Tree, this home features a birds nest retreat for homeowner. Although new, this home looks like it's been in the neighborhood since the beginning. It's dry stack limestone and beams give it a very warm and charming appeal.

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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