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Midcentury Modern on Lake Harwell Point - Westminster, SC
Midcentury Modern on Lake Harwell Point - Westminster, SC
Chapman Design Group, Inc.Chapman Design Group, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey midcentury detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Wayzata Mid-Century Modern Whole Home Restoration
Wayzata Mid-Century Modern Whole Home Restoration
Thompson ConstructionThompson Construction
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured midcentury split-level detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Montclair MCM
Montclair MCM
Jeff Jordan Architects LLCJeff Jordan Architects LLC
Inspiration for a gey retro bungalow detached house in New York with wood cladding, a lean-to roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Mid century Outdoor Living Remodel
Mid century Outdoor Living Remodel
M Prevost DesignM Prevost Design
Side yard view of whole house exterior remodel
Inspiration for a large and black midcentury two floor house exterior in San Diego.
Lincoln
Lincoln
Acorn Deck House CompanyAcorn Deck House Company
With a grand total of 1,247 square feet of living space, the Lincoln Deck House was designed to efficiently utilize every bit of its floor plan. This home features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two-car detached garage and boasts an impressive great room, whose soaring ceilings and walls of glass welcome the outside in to make the space feel one with nature.
Mid-century Fixer Upper Becomes Forever Home
Mid-century Fixer Upper Becomes Forever Home
Kimberley BryanKimberley Bryan
Photo: Kimberley Bryan © 2016 Houzz
Photo of a medium sized and gey midcentury two floor brick house exterior in Seattle.
Midcentury Exterior
Midcentury Exterior
Large midcentury two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Highland Park Midcentury Modern
Highland Park Midcentury Modern
Brownsmith RestorationBrownsmith Restoration
With this project we wanted to highlight our passion for Mid-Century Modern design. We purchased this home, a bland 1950's rambler, and renovated it, showcasing our love for the clean aesthetic of Mid-Century Modern designs. We solicited the help of our friends at Locus Architecture. Together we re-imagined the home. The original home had a tiny, panic inducing kitchen. By taking down a wall, and absorbing a bedroom, we were able to double the size of the kitchen. We also finished a three season porch that allowed space for a generous, sun soaked, dining room which the home desperately needed. We built sleek, custom cabinets with inset slab doors and concrete countertops. We also finished the entire basement, adding a bedroom, family room, laundry room, mudroom and 3/4 bath.
Armonk Contemporary Lake House
Armonk Contemporary Lake House
Laura Kaehler ArchitectsLaura Kaehler Architects
Exterior renovation to existing low sloped roof home. Added cedar slatted wall and new front door and sidelights.
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey retro bungalow detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Riverside
Riverside
Eric Meglasson, ArchitectEric Meglasson, Architect
Photo of a midcentury house exterior in Other.
Lost Creek Remodel
Lost Creek Remodel
Oliver Custom HomesOliver Custom Homes
Front entry Builder: Oliver Custom Homes Architect: Barley|Pfeiffer Interior Designer: Panache Interiors Photographer: Mark Adams Media
Inspiration for a beige retro split-level render detached house in Austin.
Mid-century Remodel
Mid-century Remodel
Golden Visions DesignGolden Visions Design
The beautiful redwood front porch with a lighted hidden trim detail on the step provide a welcoming entryway to the home. Golden Visions Design Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Mid Century Modern Fencing Revival
Mid Century Modern Fencing Revival
Heath CarpentryHeath Carpentry
Horizontal redwood fencing and gate. Galvanized steel frame with coded and keyed security door lock. Mid century modern revival.
This is an example of a medium sized and beige midcentury two floor render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Teakwood Residence
Teakwood Residence
FORGE + BOWFORGE + BOW
Design ideas for a retro house exterior in Denver.
Infusion
Infusion
Oasis Architecture & DesignOasis Architecture & Design
This is an example of a medium sized and beige retro two floor detached house in San Diego with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Evelyn Avenue Modern
Evelyn Avenue Modern
Eisenmann ArchitectureEisenmann Architecture
This is an example of a white midcentury two floor render house exterior in San Francisco with a black roof, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
New Project 2
New Project 2
Konstructo, Inc.Konstructo, Inc.
Blue midcentury detached house in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Point Loma Casita
Point Loma Casita
Ike Kligerman BarkleyIke Kligerman Barkley
William Waldron
Design ideas for a green midcentury two floor house exterior in New York with a flat roof.
Mid-Mod Garden House
Mid-Mod Garden House
Kevin Spence Architect, AIAKevin Spence Architect, AIA
This is an example of a retro split-level detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Tolalf Larson DesignTolalf Larson Design
Design ideas for a midcentury house exterior in Orange County.

Midcentury Brown 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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