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Medium Sized World-Inspired House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Modern home in Springfield OR
Modern home in Springfield OR
New Style Kitchen Bath & PatioNew Style Kitchen Bath & Patio
Modern hillside home features radiant heated concrete floors on both levels. The Asian inspired railing is a unique way to block the view from the street. These up slope lots are a challenge to build on but This Eugene OR contractor got the job done.
Screen Pavilion
Screen Pavilion
Beilman ArchitectureBeilman Architecture
A pond side Dining and Living Pavilion. D. Beilman
This is an example of a medium sized and brown world-inspired bungalow house exterior in Boston with wood cladding and a hip roof.
House in the University Club
House in the University Club
Jairo Leon ArchitectJairo Leon Architect
Medium sized and beige world-inspired two floor brick house exterior in New Orleans with a hip roof.
Residential
Residential
MHK Architecture & PlanningMHK Architecture & Planning
MHK Architecture, Naples Florida
This is an example of a white and medium sized world-inspired two floor detached house in Miami with a pitched roof, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Florida Cottage
Florida Cottage
Lendry HomesLendry Homes
Blue and medium sized world-inspired detached house in Jacksonville with three floors, wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Coastal Living - Allison Ramsey Architects Holiday House
Coastal Living - Allison Ramsey Architects Holiday House
Allison Ramsey ArchitectsAllison Ramsey Architects
Photos by Josh Savage for Coastal Living Allison Ramsey Architects
Photo of a medium sized world-inspired two floor house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding.
Master-Suite Addition
Master-Suite Addition
R Clary Builders Inc.R Clary Builders Inc.
Photo of a medium sized and green world-inspired bungalow detached house in Hawaii with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Clermont Custom Home
Clermont Custom Home
Leading Edge BuildersLeading Edge Builders
New Custom home built in Clermont Florida.
Photo of a medium sized and beige world-inspired bungalow render detached house in Orlando with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
My Work
My Work
Terra Landscaping Inc.Terra Landscaping Inc.
Medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Key West Model Home at Naples Reserve
Key West Model Home at Naples Reserve
Norris Furniture & InteriorsNorris Furniture & Interiors
Inspiration for a medium sized and green world-inspired bungalow detached house in Miami with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Exterior Paint
Exterior Paint
Arizona Paint SupplyArizona Paint Supply
Inspiration for a medium sized and blue world-inspired two floor detached house in San Diego with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Decorative Gates
Decorative Gates
Fusion Art 808Fusion Art 808
This is an example of a medium sized and beige world-inspired two floor house exterior in Hawaii with stone cladding.
北品川の家
北品川の家
あまね設計あまね設計
This is an example of a brown and medium sized world-inspired two floor render detached house in Tokyo Suburbs with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Custom Bermuda Style Home
Custom Bermuda Style Home
Paradise Homes GroupParadise Homes Group
Medium sized and green world-inspired bungalow render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Maui Pualoa Nani
Maui Pualoa Nani
Lee Kartis Home DesignLee Kartis Home Design
Built in 1998, the 2,800 sq ft house was lacking the charm and amenities that the location justified. The idea was to give it a "Hawaiiana" plantation feel. Exterior renovations include staining the tile roof and exposing the rafters by removing the stucco soffits and adding brackets. Smooth stucco combined with wood siding, expanded rear Lanais, a sweeping spiral staircase, detailed columns, balustrade, all new doors, windows and shutters help achieve the desired effect. On the pool level, reclaiming crawl space added 317 sq ft. for an additional bedroom suite, and a new pool bathroom was added. On the main level vaulted ceilings opened up the great room, kitchen, and master suite. Two small bedrooms were combined into a fourth suite and an office was added. Traditional built-in cabinetry and moldings complete the look.
New Construction Naples
New Construction Naples
Mark Nourse ConstructionMark Nourse Construction
This is an example of a medium sized and yellow world-inspired two floor render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a metal roof.
Senza Model - Miromar Lakes
Senza Model - Miromar Lakes
Design WestDesign West
Photo of a medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Miami with a tiled roof and a hip roof.
Plantation Style Cottage
Plantation Style Cottage
Pu'uwai Design & ConstructionPu'uwai Design & Construction
Adorable plantation cottage townhouse with traditional plantation details seen in the x style porch railing and exposed tails, as well as the board and batten siding.
Thai Villa
Thai Villa
The House GroupThe House Group
Photo of a medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Los Angeles with stone cladding and a brown roof.
Tropical Exterior
Tropical Exterior
Inspiration for a medium sized and white world-inspired bungalow detached house in Hawaii with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Medium Sized World-Inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired 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 world-inspired exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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