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Clark Street Before/After
Clark Street Before/After
AlphaStudio Design GroupAlphaStudio Design Group
Conceptually the Clark Street remodel began with an idea of creating a new entry. The existing home foyer was non-existent and cramped with the back of the stair abutting the front door. By defining an exterior point of entry and creating a radius interior stair, the home instantly opens up and becomes more inviting. From there, further connections to the exterior were made through large sliding doors and a redesigned exterior deck. Taking advantage of the cool coastal climate, this connection to the exterior is natural and seamless Photos by Zack Benson
Ground up Contruction - Soledad
Ground up Contruction - Soledad
MNM General ConstructionMNM General Construction
Photo of a mediterranean house exterior in Santa Barbara.
6593 Compton Court
6593 Compton Court
Melchin Residential Design, LLCMelchin Residential Design, LLC
Large and beige mediterranean two floor house exterior in Dallas with stone cladding and a hip roof.
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Cladding Stone Wall Veneers the Antique 'Mesa Limestone'
Cladding Stone Wall Veneers the Antique 'Mesa Limestone'
Ancient SurfacesAncient Surfaces
Wall Cladding Stone by 'Ancient Surfaces' Product: Antique 'Mesa' Wall Cladding Stone Contacts: (212) 461-0245 Email: Sales@ancientsurfaces.com Website: www.AncientSurfaces.com The Antique Reclaimed 'Mesa' Limestone Wall Cladding selection is unique in its blend and authenticity, rare in it's hardness and beauty. Draping your inside and outside walls with the 'Mesa' Stone, gives you a feel of timelessness allowing you to travel back in time into the untouched North Mediterranean domains of fallen Empires and ancient bustling coastal trading villages, where a mercantile class have built some of the most luxurious estates out of the breath taking local stone blocks all along the shoreline of Southern Europe. This exclusive 'Ancient Surfaces' stone wall cladding blend might just be the missing link needed to transform your home from a logging space to your dream space...
Palo Alto Mediterranean Custom Home
Palo Alto Mediterranean Custom Home
Conrado - Home BuildersConrado - Home Builders
This Palo Alto home’s traditional Spanish styling incorporates multi-level roofing, with red terra cotta tiles and signature design elements, including a dramatic arched entryway and decorative grille work. Finely crafted materials take center stage in the two-story entrance salon, which features a cascading staircase rising over glowing hardwood flooring. The home’s period-appropriate architecture is punctuated by loft ceilings, plaster walls, and an open, flowing floor plan. The spacious basement recreation room is the ideal gathering spot, with a snack bar, billiards, and foosball tables. A customized home theater completes the picture, with plush recliners, ambient lighting, and a professional-quality digital movie projector. Architect: Stoecker and Northway Architects
Carolina Circle NE
Carolina Circle NE
design styles architecturedesign styles architecture
The Design Styles Architecture team beautifully remodeled the exterior and interior of this Carolina Circle home. The home was originally built in 1973 and was 5,860 SF; the remodel added 1,000 SF to the total under air square-footage. The exterior of the home was revamped to take your typical Mediterranean house with yellow exterior paint and red Spanish style roof and update it to a sleek exterior with gray roof, dark brown trim, and light cream walls. Additions were done to the home to provide more square footage under roof and more room for entertaining. The master bathroom was pushed out several feet to create a spacious marbled master en-suite with walk in shower, standing tub, walk in closets, and vanity spaces. A balcony was created to extend off of the second story of the home, creating a covered lanai and outdoor kitchen on the first floor. Ornamental columns and wrought iron details inside the home were removed or updated to create a clean and sophisticated interior. The master bedroom took the existing beam support for the ceiling and reworked it to create a visually stunning ceiling feature complete with up-lighting and hanging chandelier creating a warm glow and ambiance to the space. An existing second story outdoor balcony was converted and tied in to the under air square footage of the home, and is now used as a workout room that overlooks the ocean. The existing pool and outdoor area completely updated and now features a dock, a boat lift, fire features and outdoor dining/ kitchen. Photo by: Design Styles Architecture
Greatwater Retreat
Greatwater Retreat
Brianna Michelle Interior DesignBrianna Michelle Interior Design
Stephen Allen Photography
Photo of a mediterranean house exterior in Orlando with a black roof.
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Camelback Home
Camelback Home
Stucco Renovations of ArizonaStucco Renovations of Arizona
This is an absolutely stunning home located in Scottsdale, Arizona at the base of Camelback Mountain that we at Stucco Renovations Of Arizona were fortunate enough to install the stucco system on. This home has a One-Coat stucco system with a Dryvit Smooth integral-color synthetic stucco finish. This is one of our all-time favorite projects we have worked on due to the tremendous detail that went in to the house and relentlessly perfect design. Photo Credit: Scott Sandler-Sandlerphoto.com Architect Credit: Higgins Architects - higginsarch.com
Brandon Architects Seaward
Brandon Architects Seaward
Jeri Koegel PhotographyJeri Koegel Photography
Jeri Koegel
Design ideas for a mediterranean house exterior in Orange County.
Custom Designed Spanish Architectural Shutters in Wire Brushed Clear Cedar Wood
Custom Designed Spanish Architectural Shutters in Wire Brushed Clear Cedar Wood
Dynamic Garage DoorDynamic Garage Door
Historical Floral Park in Santa Ana, CA - Located in Santa Ana's exclusive Floral Park Residential Community this historical Spanish Style home was missing some authentic detailing that would enhance the architectural essence of this home. The existing windows although small gained vertical aspect ratio by crafting the shutters longer than the windows stopping at the foot of the faux iron balcony - a great way to fool the eye! The wire brushed cedar wood planking was oiled to seal and protect the wood while enhancing the natural wood grain structure. Decorative iron hinges and clavos reinforce the historical Spanish styles of yesteryear. Between the plan trees you'll notice a false window which we simulated by adding two "closed" shutters. This trick added architectural fluency filling up a vast empty wall. Details such as exterior decorative shutters are an excellent way to enhance the beauty and architectural essence of a historical home.
Santa Monica Spanish
Santa Monica Spanish
Grace Home FurnishingsGrace Home Furnishings
Photo by Everett Fenton Gidley
Design ideas for a white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Oak Alley
Oak Alley
Le Belle Maison Interiors Inc.Le Belle Maison Interiors Inc.
Inspiration for a large and white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Dallas with a tiled roof and a red roof.
PUIGPUNYENT ECO-PASSIVE HOUSE
PUIGPUNYENT ECO-PASSIVE HOUSE
Miquel Lacomba ArchitectsMiquel Lacomba Architects
Elevación Este | East Elevation
Mediterranean detached house in Palma de Mallorca.
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Casa Cabanyal. Reforma integral
Casa Cabanyal. Reforma integral
Nodopía, Arquitectura y DiseñoNodopía, Arquitectura y Diseño
Fachada y elementos de la fachada recuperados.
Design ideas for a small and brown mediterranean bungalow brick terraced house in Valencia with a pitched roof, a tiled roof and a brown roof.
The Centennial House
The Centennial House
Hearth Homes InteriorsHearth Homes Interiors
This is an example of a mediterranean house exterior in Santa Barbara.
Private Residence in St. Petersburg, Florida
Private Residence in St. Petersburg, Florida
Constructive Design ServicesConstructive Design Services
Renovation of a dated Tuscan home to an updated modern Mediterranean home. The full wall of sliders open up for true indoor/outdoor entertaining.
Photo of a large and white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Il Nostro Sogno | Minneapolis Custom Home
Il Nostro Sogno | Minneapolis Custom Home
Streeter Custom BuilderStreeter Custom Builder
Approach to Mediterranean-style dramatic arch front entry with dark painted front door and tile roof.
Inspiration for a white mediterranean two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a hip roof, a tiled roof and a black roof.

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.
Ridge Crest Painted Brick
Ridge Crest Painted Brick
Shaddock Custom Builders and DevelopersShaddock Custom Builders and Developers
Design ideas for a mediterranean house exterior in Dallas.
Pebble Beach Mediterranean Retreat
Pebble Beach Mediterranean Retreat
Ryan Rosene PhotographyRyan Rosene Photography
Mediterranean retreat perched above a golf course overlooking the ocean.
Design ideas for a large and beige mediterranean detached house in San Francisco with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Mission Hills 1930's Spanish
Mission Hills 1930's Spanish
Kim Grant Design IncKim Grant Design Inc
Kim Grant, Architect; Gail Owens Photography
Photo of a medium sized and white mediterranean bungalow render detached house in San Diego with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
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