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Mediterranean House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Inspiration for a mediterranean house exterior in San Diego with stone cladding.
Barnard Residence
Barnard Residence
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Randy Encinas
This is an example of a mediterranean two floor house exterior in Los Angeles.
Wallis Residence
Wallis Residence
Cornerstone ArchitectsCornerstone Architects
Photography by Chase Daniel
Expansive and white mediterranean two floor detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
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Kaleidoscope of Homes (Simmons Estate Homes)
Kaleidoscope of Homes (Simmons Estate Homes)
Heritage Design StudioHeritage Design Studio
Spanish Colonial Exterior
Design ideas for a beige mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Kiawah Island Tuscan Villa
Kiawah Island Tuscan Villa
Buffington Homes South CarolinaBuffington Homes South Carolina
Jim Somerset Photography
Beige and large mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Charleston with a pitched roof.
San Diego / Point Loma South
San Diego / Point Loma South
Steigerwald-Dougherty Inc.Steigerwald-Dougherty Inc.
Photo of a mediterranean house exterior in San Diego with stone cladding.
Texas Tuscan II
Texas Tuscan II
Tony Roberts Custom HomesTony Roberts Custom Homes
Aaron Yates kerrvillephoto.com
This is an example of a mediterranean house exterior in Austin with mixed cladding and a tiled roof.
Meyers Remodel
Meyers Remodel
KGA Studio Architects, PCKGA Studio Architects, PC
Photo of a mediterranean two floor house exterior in Denver.
Spanish Revival Restoration
Spanish Revival Restoration
Cynthia Bennett & AssociatesCynthia Bennett & Associates
Exterior view of the completed project showing the large addition infused with traditional Spanish Revival elements.
Photo of a mediterranean two floor house exterior in Los Angeles.
Disney's Golden Oak Monterey
Disney's Golden Oak Monterey
Chad Baumer PhotographyChad Baumer Photography
Inspiration for a white mediterranean two floor detached house in Orlando with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Davis Island Private Residence
Davis Island Private Residence
RiMo Photo, LLCRiMo Photo, LLC
Designer: Hitt Design / David Todd Hittmeier Photo: Rich Montalbano / RiMO Photo, LLC
This is an example of a beige mediterranean detached house in Tampa with three floors, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Mediterranean Scottsdale High Desert
Mediterranean Scottsdale High Desert
Gina Spiller DesignGina Spiller Design
Mark Boisclair
Photo of a mediterranean two floor house exterior in Phoenix with mixed cladding.
The Adriana
The Adriana
Otero Signature HomesOtero Signature Homes
The Adriana is a beautiful 3900 square foot 5 bedroom 4 1/2 bath Mediterranean inspired single story estate. It features a luxurious 1st floor master suite with sitting area, large custom tile shower and romantic whirlpool tub with a see-thru fireplace. The custom kitchen overlooks a breakfast nook and cozy hearth room with stained wood custom coffered ceilings. The rear courtyard features a vaulted covered veranda and custom deck with exterior stainless steel fireplace. The finished full basement is 2700 square feet and boasts a theatre room, game room, family room with fireplace, full wet-bar with wine cellar, fitness room with sauna, oversized bedroom and full bath. This masterful design offers close to 7000 square feet of total living space.
Pembrook CAM15 at Mediterra
Pembrook CAM15 at Mediterra
London Bay HomesLondon Bay Homes
This is an example of a large and white mediterranean bungalow detached house in Miami with a hip roof.
Goodlands 2
Goodlands 2
Masonry Design Solutions LtdMasonry Design Solutions Ltd
Design ideas for a mediterranean house exterior in Auckland.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Design ideas for an expansive and beige mediterranean two floor detached house in Dallas.
Lyme Hills
Lyme Hills
Nautilus ArchitectsNautilus Architects
It’s an oft-heard design objective among folks building or renovating a home these days: “We want to bring the outdoors in!” Indeed, visually or spatially connecting the interior of a home with its surroundings is a great way to make spaces feel larger, improve daylight levels and, best of all, embrace Nature. Most of us enjoy being outside, and when we get a sense of that while inside it has a profoundly positive effect on the experience of being at home.
Portola Valley Retreat
Portola Valley Retreat
Lencioni ConstructionLencioni Construction
Design ideas for a mediterranean two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
Morning Canyon, Corona Del Mar, CA
Morning Canyon, Corona Del Mar, CA
White DesignWhite Design
Mediterranean two floor house exterior in Orange County.

Mediterranean 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 mediterranean 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 mediterranean 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 mediterranean 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 mediterranean 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 mediterranean exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
Skeeter Residence, Long Beach CA.
Skeeter Residence, Long Beach CA.
Ultra-Unit Architectural StudioUltra-Unit Architectural Studio
This is an example of a mediterranean render house exterior in Los Angeles.
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