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Medium Sized Rustic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Warren, VT Contemporary New Home Construction
Warren, VT Contemporary New Home Construction
Newschool Builders LLCNewschool Builders LLC
For this project, our client came to us looking for a full-service company to build a custom, high-efficient new home with minimal exterior maintenance. In order to achieve this, we used a different medium of product, including split-faced concrete block to natural cedar siding, both of which require zero maintenance. The design throughout was congruent with the contemporary farmhouse aesthetic and highly-efficient goal of the client and adhering to the energy standards of Efficiency Vermont. A few of the features included a finished concrete floor, a cutting-edge wood-fired boiler system to efficiently heat the home.
Sprawling Bungalow in The Ranch
Sprawling Bungalow in The Ranch
Stonebuilt HomesStonebuilt Homes
Dana Lussier Photography
Photo of a medium sized and blue rustic bungalow house exterior in Calgary with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Wood Exterior Log Cabin
Wood Exterior Log Cabin
PPG PROLUXE Wood FinishesPPG PROLUXE Wood Finishes
Escape to the mountains with this rustic yet modern cabin home. The exterior wood of this luxury log cabin features PPG ProLuxe Cetol Log & Siding wood stain in Natural Oak. The siding is pine and the trim is cedar. It was finished by Ramiro Ponce of Absolute Quality Painting.
Paradise Valley Project #2
Paradise Valley Project #2
Riverbend BuildersRiverbend Builders
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Custom Residence
Custom Residence
SPT ArchitectureSPT Architecture
© Randy Tobias Photography. All rights reserved.
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige rustic two floor detached house in Wichita with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Northcliff Model (Modified) Classic Series
Northcliff Model (Modified) Classic Series
Timber Block HomesTimber Block Homes
One of our newest models, the Northcliff has quickly become a customer favorite! This home takes a popular floor plan and adds a master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in to the main floor in its own annex allowing homeowners to truly maximize the shared living space. The great room features our signature wall of windows and open concept living, kitchen and dining rooms. The mezzanine is shown as a second living room that looks out onto the view as well as the living space below. The bathroom on this floor means this space can just as easily be used as another bedroom. The choice is yours! www.timberblock.com
DAG
DAG
Chevallier ArchitectesChevallier Architectes
Onix Studio Alexandre Mermillod
Photo of a medium sized rustic house exterior in Lyon with three floors.
Cute Mountain Cottage by Max Fulbright
Cute Mountain Cottage by Max Fulbright
Max Fulbright DesignsMax Fulbright Designs
This is an example of a medium sized rustic two floor house exterior in Atlanta with mixed cladding.
Chalet
Chalet
Heartland Custom Homes IncHeartland Custom Homes Inc
Photo of a medium sized rustic house exterior in Milwaukee.
Kleven Ln.
Kleven Ln.
UserUser
Brown and medium sized rustic bungalow house exterior in Chicago with stone cladding and a hip roof.
missouri heights remodel backyard
missouri heights remodel backyard
AXIS ProductionsAXIS Productions
Previously, there were upper and lower decks that were unusable. It was replaced with 3 zones, an upper deck with a sail shade and fireplace, a covered lower deck to retreat away from the sun and wind, and a lounge/hot tub area. WoodStone Inc, General Contractor Home Interiors, Cortney McDougal, Interior Design Draper White Photography
Rustic Exterior
Rustic Exterior
Photo of a medium sized and gey rustic two floor house exterior in Sacramento with wood cladding.
Serene Lakes Cabin
Serene Lakes Cabin
J. Tight InteriorsJ. Tight Interiors
Exterior of cabin after a year of renovations. New deck, new paint and trim, and new double pained windows. photography by Debra Tarrant
Photo of a medium sized and gey rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Orcas Island Residence
Orcas Island Residence
Vandervort ArchitectsVandervort Architects
This is an example of a medium sized rustic two floor house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
Autumn Ridge Real Thin Stone Veneer Chimney
Autumn Ridge Real Thin Stone Veneer Chimney
Quarry MillQuarry Mill
Autumn Ridge real thin stone veneer from the Quarry Mill complements the wood siding of this beautiful residential home. Autumn Ridge natural thin stone veneer is known for its deep rich range of earth tones. The real stone incorporates greys, golds, gunmetals, and dark earthy browns. The range of colors allows flexibility and versatility when incorporating other types of siding. Autumn ridge brings a rustic feel in its natural state but can be more formal with field trimming. Field trimming is the sawing and cutting by the mason on-site to square up the pieces and make them more uniform. The extent to which the mason field trims depends on the desired finished look. As shown in the blend photo, the mason did extra field trimming to square up the pieces of Autumn Ridge.
Rinnegato
Rinnegato
Apex Design & DraftingApex Design & Drafting
The exterior of this home blends contemporary design with rustic materials to create a unique facade. Utilizing mixed mediums, including; metal siding, board and baton, horizontal siding, stone and wood pillars to produce an exceptional look. The modern angled rooftops give this house character, and that continues inside with different ceiling heights and details. The lavish master suite has a walk-in shower with a spiral wall for privacy. For storage options, the split 3-car garage is sure to meet your needs including plenty of room for a shop.
Rush Lake 4
Rush Lake 4
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
This is an example of a brown and medium sized rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a pitched roof, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Contemporary Transitional Custom Home
Contemporary Transitional Custom Home
Alftin ConstructionAlftin Construction
Inspiration for a brown and medium sized rustic bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Rush Lake Rustic - Crosslake, MN
Rush Lake Rustic - Crosslake, MN
Dan J. Heid - Planning & DesignDan J. Heid - Planning & Design
Dan Heid
Design ideas for a gey and medium sized rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Jensen Residence
Jensen Residence
Evolution Design Build GroupEvolution Design Build Group
Photo of a medium sized and red rustic two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Medium Sized Rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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