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Medium Sized and Small House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Duxbury Cottage Remodern
Duxbury Cottage Remodern
Jason Chambers, ArchitectJason Chambers, Architect
After Front Photos by Owner and Architect
This is an example of a small and green traditional two floor detached house in Boston.
Mora, Minnesota Hunting Cabin
Mora, Minnesota Hunting Cabin
EverLog™ Systems: Worry Free Concrete LogsEverLog™ Systems: Worry Free Concrete Logs
Located on the Knife River just outside Mora, MN this family hunting cabin has year round functionality. In the winter, this home benefits from our insulated 16″ Hand Hewn EverLogs for an energy efficient performance that can outlast the long harsh Midwest winters. Energy efficiency is a key benefit in all of our projects. For this fishing and hunting cabin, the owner is guaranteed a warm and dry cabin to return to after a day of duck hunting or snowmobiling. Saddle notch corners with wide chink lines also add a rustic look and feel. Howard Homes Inc. designed and built this cabin.
Elegant Queen Anne Craftsman
Elegant Queen Anne Craftsman
Seattle Staged to Sell and Design LLCSeattle Staged to Sell and Design LLC
HD Estates
Medium sized and green traditional two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue traditional two floor house exterior in Houston with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Contemporary Craftsman Home Exterior
Contemporary Craftsman Home Exterior
Greystone Homes LLCGreystone Homes LLC
Craftsman exterior, contemporary interior.
Inspiration for a blue and medium sized traditional bungalow detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Campbell Residence
Campbell Residence
Ward+Blake ArchitectsWard+Blake Architects
A blend of classic Wyoming vernacular—including richly-colored barn siding salvaged from the family’s barns—and New West design, the Campbell residence represents a hybrid in composition and plan. Designed by Ward+Blake Architects in Jackson, Wyoming. Photo Credit: Roger Wade
New Build Featured in Home Beautiful
New Build Featured in Home Beautiful
Kube ConstructionsKube Constructions
Tim Turner Photographer
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Melbourne with a hip roof.
Friend Residence Churchill Place
Friend Residence Churchill Place
QualCraft Construction IncQualCraft Construction Inc
Beach style one-story exterior with wood siding and gable roof in Coronado, Ca. Patricia Bean Expressive Architectural Photography
Photo of a medium sized and blue coastal bungalow house exterior in San Diego with wood cladding.
Out Door Living - Dining/Master
Out Door Living - Dining/Master
B&A Design Studio, Inc.B&A Design Studio, Inc.
Outdoor living - off Dining room Photo-Harvey Smith - Liteform
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor render house exterior in Orlando with a hip roof.
Intarsie
Intarsie
Fabi Architekten BDA part gmbbFabi Architekten BDA part gmbb
H.Stolz
Medium sized and brown contemporary bungalow detached house in Munich with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Replacements2014
Replacements2014
AIC Roofing & Construction IncAIC Roofing & Construction Inc
Design ideas for a small and red traditional bungalow brick detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cocoon Cabin Southampton
Cocoon Cabin Southampton
Cocoon9Cocoon9
Genevieve Garrupo
This is an example of a small and brown contemporary bungalow house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Parks Residence
Parks Residence
Fuller Company Design & Construction LLCFuller Company Design & Construction LLC
White and medium sized rural two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Fully restored 1970s colonial
Fully restored 1970s colonial
Tom Saint Painting & RemodelingTom Saint Painting & Remodeling
Fully restored to pristine condition 1970s colonial after photo Charcoal slate
Medium sized and blue classic two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Santa Barbara Foothills, Contemporary Residence, New Construction
Santa Barbara Foothills, Contemporary Residence, New Construction
Dennis Thompson ArchitectDennis Thompson Architect
Photographer - Ralph Barnie Contractor - Capital Pacific Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige two floor render detached house in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Timeless beauty with Aged Pewter James Hardie Siding
Timeless beauty with Aged Pewter James Hardie Siding
Opal Enterprises, Inc.Opal Enterprises, Inc.
True beauty revealed with new siding!
Photo of a medium sized and gey classic two floor house exterior in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding and a pitched roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Design ideas for a medium sized and white mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Santa Barbara with a flat roof.
Hamilton Brick Home - North Carolina
Hamilton Brick Home - North Carolina
General ShaleGeneral Shale
Charming North Carolina home featuring "Hamilton" brick exteriors and brick archway.
This is an example of a medium sized and white victorian two floor brick house exterior in Other.
A Spanish Style fountain in a Santa Barbara garden
A Spanish Style fountain in a Santa Barbara garden
Santa Barbara Home DesignSanta Barbara Home Design
Design Consultant Jeff Doubét is the author of Creating Spanish Style Homes: Before & After – Techniques – Designs – Insights. The 240 page “Design Consultation in a Book” is now available. Please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com for more info. Jeff Doubét specializes in Santa Barbara style home and landscape designs. To learn more info about the variety of custom design services I offer, please visit SantaBarbaraHomeDesigner.com Jeff Doubét is the Founder of Santa Barbara Home Design - a design studio based in Santa Barbara, California USA.
Custer Net Zero
Custer Net Zero
Bellingham Bay BuildersBellingham Bay Builders
Design by Haven Design Workshop Photography by Jim Smith Photography
Photo of a medium sized and gey modern bungalow detached house in Seattle with vinyl cladding and a flat roof.

Medium Sized and Small 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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