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Medium Sized House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Ora Way Residence
Ora Way Residence
Levy Art + ArchitectureLevy Art + Architecture
photographer Ken Gutmaker
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige modern two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Capitol Hill Craftsman Landscape Design
Capitol Hill Craftsman Landscape Design
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
Photo by Derek Reeves.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue traditional two floor detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Ca na Mar i en Pere
Ca na Mar i en Pere
PONT consultori d'arquitecturaPONT consultori d'arquitectura
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured mediterranean two floor terraced house in Palma de Mallorca with a tiled roof.
Villa Bach
Villa Bach
Wullum Pasgaard A/SWullum Pasgaard A/S
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured modern brick house exterior in Esbjerg with a flat roof.
Sandtrap
Sandtrap
Rob Bramhall ArchitectsRob Bramhall Architects
Photo by Rob Bramhall
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige beach style bungalow detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
exterior
exterior
Elad GonenElad Gonen
Architects rama dotan &eran binderman do-arc.com
Inspiration for a medium sized modern two floor house exterior in Other.
Allee House
Allee House
McInturff ArchitectsMcInturff Architects
Mount Airy MD General Contractor: Mueller Homes Photo: Julia Heine / McInturff Architects
Photo of a medium sized modern two floor house exterior in DC Metro.
Okanagan Log Home
Okanagan Log Home
Sticks + Stones Design Group Inc.Sticks + Stones Design Group Inc.
This exceptional log home is remotely located and perfectly situated to complement the natural surroundings. The home fully utilizes its spectacular views. Our design for the homeowners blends elements of rustic elegance juxtaposed with modern clean lines. It’s a sensational space where the rugged, tactile elements highlight the contrasting modern finishes. http://www.lipsettphotographygroup.com/
Villa campagne
Villa campagne
Didier Van Hau Photographe & GraphisteDidier Van Hau Photographe & Graphiste
Didier Van Hau
White and medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in Lille with a pitched roof.
Marina bungalow
Marina bungalow
GLYNNdesignbuildGLYNNdesignbuild
This 2,500 sf home was built ground up in the now HOT HOT HOT Mar Vista area. We loved having the kitchen and dining open up to the rear yard. The lawn actually ended up not working and was replaced with gravel. The upstairs window is actually a Fleetwood pocket door at the Master Bedroom.
Réalisation Ston'Art
Réalisation Ston'Art
Réseau DECOPIERRE®Réseau DECOPIERRE®
Inspiration for a beige and medium sized mediterranean two floor house exterior in Montpellier with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
needham studio - dphj.06
needham studio - dphj.06
david phillipsdavid phillips
artist studio / builder - cmd corp.
This is an example of a medium sized and beige traditional two floor detached house in Boston with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Пасхальный дом
Пасхальный дом
Карпенко ВладимирКарпенко Владимир
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Moscow with a flat roof.
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
Kirkland Rose Hill Modern
BalucoBaluco
Medium sized and black contemporary two floor detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof, a black roof and shiplap cladding.
Camp Hill 02
Camp Hill 02
Flascon Construction GroupFlascon Construction Group
This is an example of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor detached house in Brisbane with a pitched roof.
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
White and medium sized traditional bungalow brick detached house in Dallas with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Puako4
Puako4
Terrance J Cisco Architect, LLCTerrance J Cisco Architect, LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired two floor house exterior in Hawaii with stone cladding.
Wilkswood- New Home in Magnolia
Wilkswood- New Home in Magnolia
Whitney ArchitectureWhitney Architecture
Aaron Leitz
This is an example of a medium sized and gey classic split-level house exterior in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Newport Beach Residence
Newport Beach Residence
Paul Davis ArchitectsPaul Davis Architects
Photograph by Clark Davis
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey modern two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Wohnhaus in Dresden
Wohnhaus in Dresden
Architekturfotografie Steffen SpitznerArchitekturfotografie Steffen Spitzner
Inspiration for a white and medium sized modern house exterior in Other with three floors and a flat roof.

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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