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Bali Beach Estate Villa
Bali Beach Estate Villa
David LesterDavid Lester
Exterior entrance and security booth.
Inspiration for a large and beige world-inspired two floor house exterior in Other with stone cladding and a hip roof.
Key West Coastal
Key West Coastal
Ocean Blue Custom HomesOcean Blue Custom Homes
Large and blue world-inspired two floor house exterior in Miami with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Paradise Key South Beach
Paradise Key South Beach
Glenn Layton HomesGlenn Layton Homes
Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Large and blue world-inspired two floor house exterior in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
House on a Beach
House on a Beach
Allan Shope ArchitectAllan Shope Architect
Durston Saylor
Design ideas for a large world-inspired bungalow detached house with wood cladding, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Tropical Exterior
Tropical Exterior
This is an example of a white and large world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Miami with a hip roof.
降り注ぐ家
降り注ぐ家
カジャデザインカジャデザイン
石材と木材がバランスよく使用された外観
Large and white world-inspired house exterior in Tokyo.
Coastal Home with West Indies Flair
Coastal Home with West Indies Flair
Klar and Klar Architects, IncKlar and Klar Architects, Inc
Rich Montalbano
Design ideas for a large and white world-inspired render detached house in Tampa with three floors, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Coastal Getaway
Coastal Getaway
John F. Heltzel AIA, PC ArchitectsJohn F. Heltzel AIA, PC Architects
Front elevation of a custom home in Key West, Florida, USA.
Design ideas for a beige and large world-inspired two floor render detached house in Miami with a metal roof.
Fort Lauderdale meets Key West Luxury, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale meets Key West Luxury, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Gulf Building LLCGulf Building LLC
Fort Lauderdale meets Key West in this Gulf Building Custom Built South Florida home. The interior and exterior show off it's calm, beachy feel with a touch of elegance and sophistication present in every room.
Private Residence - Palm Beach, Florida
Private Residence - Palm Beach, Florida
J.P. DiMisa Luxury Homes, Inc.J.P. DiMisa Luxury Homes, Inc.
Catalina Lackner
Large and white world-inspired two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Farmers Oasis
Farmers Oasis
EDR Building DesignsEDR Building Designs
'Farmers Oasis' by EDR Building Designs is a modern farm house in Tropical North Queensland and is multi BDAQ Award Winner
Inspiration for a large and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Cairns with metal cladding.
Kohanaiki Hawaii Coastal Interior Design
Kohanaiki Hawaii Coastal Interior Design
Tamie Rus DesignTamie Rus Design
Photo of a large world-inspired house exterior in Hawaii.
Palm Beach Pink
Palm Beach Pink
Joy R. Dabill Interior DesignJoy R. Dabill Interior Design
Classic Bermuda style architecture, fun vintage Palm Beach interiors.
Inspiration for a large world-inspired two floor render detached house in Other with a pink house, a tiled roof and a white roof.
Velero at Sailboat Bend
Velero at Sailboat Bend
Steven L. Cohen Architects and Interior DesignersSteven L. Cohen Architects and Interior Designers
PROJECT TYPE Four (4), 2-story townhouses with 9,676sf of living space on the New River in the historic Sailboat Bend area SCOPE Architecture LOCATION Fort Lauderdale, Florida DESCRIPTION Two (2), 3 Bedroom / 3-1/2 Bathrooms & Den units and two (2) 4 Bedroom / 4-1/2 Bathroom units Enhanced open floor plans for maximizing natural lighting with sustainable design-based materials and fixtures Amenities include private rear patios, covered terraces, swimming pools and private boat docks Island Colonial-style architecture with horizontal siding, Bahama shutters, decorative railings and metal roofing
Waterfront Residence 3
Waterfront Residence 3
Lap of Luxury Fine Home InteriorsLap of Luxury Fine Home Interiors
Waterfront home with a tropical feel.
Photo of a large and blue world-inspired detached house in Other with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Bartlett Residence
Bartlett Residence
Sarco Architects Costa Rica - CaribbeanSarco Architects Costa Rica - Caribbean
Bartlett Residence has plenty of outdoor spaces where the user can enjoy the breeze and the tropical climate while having a nice shade. There are different ambiences where the architecture allows the enjoyment of the surrounding Costa Rica's tropical nature //Gerardo Marín E.
Bartlett Residence
Bartlett Residence
Sarco Architects Costa Rica - CaribbeanSarco Architects Costa Rica - Caribbean
Bartlett Residence has an environmentally friendly architectural design. Since the columns are slanted the upper level is larger which gives more shade to the lower level. This allows the design to have a really open terrace with outdoor living and kitchen while taking advantage of the steep slope that the terrain has. // Gerardo Marín E.
Paradise Key South Beach
Paradise Key South Beach
Glenn Layton HomesGlenn Layton Homes
Built by Glenn Layton Homes in Paradise Key South Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Florida.
Photo of a large and blue world-inspired two floor house exterior in Jacksonville with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
750 South Ocean Blvd
750 South Ocean Blvd
Claremont CompaniesClaremont Companies
This is an example of a large world-inspired two floor house exterior in Boston with a hip roof.
Cottage with front yard courtyard and fire pit
Cottage with front yard courtyard and fire pit
Nautilus HomesNautilus Homes
Beautifully appointed custom home near Venice Beach, FL. Designed with the south Florida cottage style that is prevalent in Naples. Every part of this home is detailed to show off the work of the craftsmen that created it.

Large World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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