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Medium Sized House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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30x30 Steel House
30x30 Steel House
AllenBuilt, Inc.AllenBuilt, Inc.
An all steel construction home on a 30x30 footprint.
Photo of a medium sized and gey industrial two floor detached house in DC Metro with metal cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Chic Contemporary Farmhouse
Chic Contemporary Farmhouse
Branagh DevelopmentBranagh Development
This is an example of a white and medium sized country two floor detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Haus L.
Haus L.
stkn architektenstkn architekten
stkn architekten
White and medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in Cologne with a pitched roof.
Einfamlienhaus Neubau 2
Einfamlienhaus Neubau 2
MIßFELDT KRAß ARCHITEKTEN BDAMIßFELDT KRAß ARCHITEKTEN BDA
Mißfeldt Kraß Architekten BDA
Design ideas for a beige and medium sized scandi two floor house exterior in Hamburg with a pitched roof.
Maison individuelle en bois dans le Morvan
Maison individuelle en bois dans le Morvan
Atelier CorreiaAtelier Correia
Emmanuel Correia
Photo of a medium sized contemporary bungalow house exterior in Lille with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Manning Avenue
Manning Avenue
Decor8 Home Staging and RedesignDecor8 Home Staging and Redesign
Photo of a medium sized and white victorian two floor house exterior in Toronto with a pitched roof.
Vivienda en Soto del Real
Vivienda en Soto del Real
Alberich-Rodriguez ArquitectosAlberich-Rodriguez Arquitectos
Ángel Álvarez / http://angel-alvarez.com/
Haus am Hang
Haus am Hang
Bewohnerin DaBewohnerin Da
Photo of a gey and medium sized modern bungalow house exterior in Hanover with a flat roof.
Felstead House
Felstead House
Jessop Architects LtdJessop Architects Ltd
Photo of a medium sized contemporary house exterior in Auckland with three floors.
Contemporary Exterior
Contemporary Exterior
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Inspiration til byggeprojekter
Inspiration til byggeprojekter
KK Kvalitetsbyg ApSKK Kvalitetsbyg ApS
Medium sized contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Aalborg with a flat roof.
Andrews
Andrews
Frederick + Frederick ArchitectsFrederick + Frederick Architects
Palmetto Trees on the water side. Photography by Dickson Dunlap.
This is an example of a medium sized and gey contemporary two floor house exterior in Charleston with wood cladding and a hip roof.
Refugium Læsø
Refugium Læsø
Arkinord ArkitekterArkinord Arkitekter
Green and medium sized eclectic concrete house exterior in Aalborg with a flat roof.
Casa Paraguas
Casa Paraguas
Merzbau Design CollectiveMerzbau Design Collective
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary two floor glass house exterior in Austin.
carriage house
carriage house
Don Harris, ArchitectDon Harris, Architect
This is an example of a medium sized and beige classic two floor house exterior in Austin with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Architecture
Architecture
Styl'List imagesStyl'List images
Styl'List images / Etienne List
Medium sized and brown modern two floor house exterior in Strasbourg with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Troon Modern
Troon Modern
Kendle Design CollaborativeKendle Design Collaborative
photography by Miguel Coelho
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige modern two floor concrete detached house in Phoenix with a flat roof.
Sondesballehoved, Haderslev
Sondesballehoved, Haderslev
Oesten Ingenører & ArkitekterOesten Ingenører & Arkitekter
Medium sized and black rural two floor house exterior in Esbjerg with wood cladding and a half-hip roof.
Traditional kitchen and addition
Traditional kitchen and addition
Mahoney Architects & InteriorsMahoney Architects & Interiors
Medium sized traditional house exterior in San Francisco with three floors and wood cladding.
Neubau Einfamilienhaus
Neubau Einfamilienhaus
Jan Ulmer ArchitektenJan Ulmer Architekten
Fotograf: Philipp Jester
Inspiration for a gey and medium sized contemporary two floor house exterior in Berlin with a lean-to 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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