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Medium Sized House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Parker Modified | Downtown Naperville, IL
Parker Modified | Downtown Naperville, IL
DJK Custom HomesDJK Custom Homes
Inspiration for a medium sized and white rural two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding and a metal roof.
Umbau und Erweiterung Haus B in Köln
Umbau und Erweiterung Haus B in Köln
falke architektenfalke architekten
Medium sized and white modern render terraced house in Cologne with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Sorrento Residence
Sorrento Residence
David Wilkes DesignDavid Wilkes Design
Design ideas for a medium sized and white bungalow detached house in Perth with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Hickory Hill | Rustic Modern Cottage
Hickory Hill | Rustic Modern Cottage
Vision InteriorsVision Interiors
This cozy lake cottage skillfully incorporates a number of features that would normally be restricted to a larger home design. A glance of the exterior reveals a simple story and a half gable running the length of the home, enveloping the majority of the interior spaces. To the rear, a pair of gables with copper roofing flanks a covered dining area and screened porch. Inside, a linear foyer reveals a generous staircase with cascading landing. Further back, a centrally placed kitchen is connected to all of the other main level entertaining spaces through expansive cased openings. A private study serves as the perfect buffer between the homes master suite and living room. Despite its small footprint, the master suite manages to incorporate several closets, built-ins, and adjacent master bath complete with a soaker tub flanked by separate enclosures for a shower and water closet. Upstairs, a generous double vanity bathroom is shared by a bunkroom, exercise space, and private bedroom. The bunkroom is configured to provide sleeping accommodations for up to 4 people. The rear-facing exercise has great views of the lake through a set of windows that overlook the copper roof of the screened porch below.
Modern Town House
Modern Town House
MaterialMaterial
Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor terraced house with stone cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Modern Farmhouse in the Willamete Valley Countryside
Modern Farmhouse in the Willamete Valley Countryside
Winsome ConstructionWinsome Construction
Charming Modern Farmhouse with country views.
This is an example of a medium sized and white farmhouse two floor detached house in Portland with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Napa Inspired Farm House
Napa Inspired Farm House
Fautt HomesFautt Homes
Micheal Hospelt Photography 3000 sf single story home with composite and metal roof.
Medium sized and white country bungalow detached house in San Francisco with a mixed material roof and a pitched roof.
Grasswood
Grasswood
Burdge & Associates ArchitectsBurdge & Associates Architects
Mediterranean Home designed by Burdge and Associates Architects in Malibu, CA.
Design ideas for a medium sized and white mediterranean bungalow render detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Lake House
Lake House
Rosalind Brinn Pope Interior DesignRosalind Brinn Pope Interior Design
Cottage Style Lake house
This is an example of a medium sized and blue beach style bungalow detached house in Indianapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Dominion Contemporary
Dominion Contemporary
NR InteriorsNR Interiors
This is an example of a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Austin with a metal roof.
Village Exterior
Village Exterior
Homes by Pinnacle, Inc.Homes by Pinnacle, Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
North End Remodel Spec
North End Remodel Spec
VB Homes Design, Build, RemodelVB Homes Design, Build, Remodel
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Pleasant River Farmhouse
Pleasant River Farmhouse
MGM BuildersMGM Builders
Rustic and modern design elements complement one another in this 2,480 sq. ft. three bedroom, two and a half bath custom modern farmhouse. Abundant natural light and face nailed wide plank white pine floors carry throughout the entire home along with plenty of built-in storage, a stunning white kitchen, and cozy brick fireplace. Photos by Tessa Manning
High Desert Modern
High Desert Modern
DeForest ArchitectsDeForest Architects
John Granen
Medium sized modern bungalow detached house with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Awbrey Butte Renewal
Awbrey Butte Renewal
Neal Huston & AssociatesNeal Huston & Associates
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Custom Brookhaven Home
Custom Brookhaven Home
Vincent Longo Custom BuildersVincent Longo Custom Builders
Willet Photography
This is an example of a white and medium sized traditional brick detached house in Atlanta with three floors, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a black roof.
Our Work
Our Work
Encore Building Group, LLCEncore Building Group, LLC
Photo of a medium sized and beige traditional two floor brick detached house in Charlotte with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Monte Sereno Residence
Monte Sereno Residence
Isaman design, Inc.Isaman design, Inc.
Nestled in the hills of Monte Sereno, this family home is a large Spanish Style residence. Designed around a central axis, views to the native oaks and landscape are highlighted by a large entry door and 20’ wide by 10’ tall glass doors facing the rear patio. Inside, custom decorative trusses connect the living and kitchen spaces. Modern amenities in the large kitchen like the double island add a contemporary touch to an otherwise traditional home. The home opens up to the back of the property where an extensive covered patio is ideal for entertaining, cooking, and living.
Bow Mar Modern Farm
Bow Mar Modern Farm
Haley Custom HomesHaley Custom Homes
Medium sized and white modern bungalow house exterior in Denver with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Champion Home
Champion Home
Blue Ridge Custom Homes LLCBlue Ridge Custom Homes LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue classic two floor house exterior in Richmond with mixed cladding.

Medium Sized 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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