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Midcentury House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Steel Guardrail with wood cap
Steel Guardrail with wood cap
Kevin Spence Architect, AIAKevin Spence Architect, AIA
Design ideas for a midcentury split-level detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Mid Century Modern Addition & Exterior
Mid Century Modern Addition & Exterior
Neil Kelly CompanyNeil Kelly Company
The Portland Heights home of Neil Kelly Company CFO, Dan Watson (and family), gets a modern redesign led by Neil Kelly Portland Design Consultant Michelle Rolens, who has been with the company for nearly 30 years. The project includes an addition, architectural redesign, new siding, windows, paint, and outdoor living spaces.
Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern
UserUser
Design ideas for a gey midcentury bungalow detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Wonderland Park Residence
Wonderland Park Residence
AssembledgeAssembledge
Image by Laure JoliImage by Laure Jolietet
Midcentury rear house exterior in Los Angeles.
Mid-Century Modern home remodel
Mid-Century Modern home remodel
John Webb Construction and DesignJohn Webb Construction and Design
Here is an architecturally built house from the early 1970's which was brought into the new century during this complete home remodel by adding a garage space, new windows triple pane tilt and turn windows, cedar double front doors, clear cedar siding with clear cedar natural siding accents, clear cedar garage doors, galvanized over sized gutters with chain style downspouts, standing seam metal roof, re-purposed arbor/pergola, professionally landscaped yard, and stained concrete driveway, walkways, and steps.
Mid-Century Modern Mother-In-Law Suite Addition
Mid-Century Modern Mother-In-Law Suite Addition
Kustom Home DesignKustom Home Design
Addition is an In-Law suite that can double as a pool house or guest suite. Massing, details and materials match the existing home to make the addition look like it was always here. New cedar siding and accents help to update the facade of the existing home. The addition was designed to seamlessly marry with the existing house and provide a covered entertaining area off the pool deck and covered spa. Photos By: Kimberly Kerl, Kustom Home Design. All rights reserved
Mid-Century Gem
Mid-Century Gem
Hills & GrantHills & Grant
This is an example of a retro house exterior in San Francisco.
Original bottle bottom glass window and knob rosette
Original bottle bottom glass window and knob rosette
SINGLEPOINT DESIGN BUILD INC.SINGLEPOINT DESIGN BUILD INC.
Karin Larson
Photo of a gey midcentury render house exterior in San Francisco with three floors.
Mid Century Modern - Wagoya House
Mid Century Modern - Wagoya House
Alloi Architecture + ConstructionAlloi Architecture + Construction
A custom vertical grain feature wall creates a dynamic interplay of light and shadow as the sun moves through the sky. The carefully aligned vertical panels cast captivating shadows that shift and evolve throughout the day, enhancing the visual depth and dimension of the space. As sunlight filters through the grains of the wood, it creates a mesmerizing play of light inside the home. Complementing the wood siding, the smooth trowel earth-toned stucco creates a harmonious balance, enhancing the overall warmth and earthiness of the residence.
"The Sonoma" Mangaris Gate
"The Sonoma" Mangaris Gate
MULHOLLAND BRANDMULHOLLAND BRAND
Ran Artzi
This is an example of a midcentury house exterior in Los Angeles.
天然木ルーバー材テクニクリック　樹種アユースサーモ
天然木ルーバー材テクニクリック　樹種アユースサーモ
VETEDY JAPANVETEDY JAPAN
天然木ルーバー材テクニクリック 樹種アユースサーモ
Design ideas for a midcentury house exterior in Tokyo Suburbs.
Mid-Century Modern Kitchen
Mid-Century Modern Kitchen
Mohler + Ghillino ArchitectsMohler + Ghillino Architects
View of kitchen from exterior. Fred Kihara
Photo of a midcentury house exterior in Seattle.
Mid-Century Garden
Mid-Century Garden
Carlos Somoza | Landscape ArchitectureCarlos Somoza | Landscape Architecture
wood, deck, modern
Inspiration for a midcentury house exterior in Miami.
Westfield
Westfield
Lecasa Homes & RenovationsLecasa Homes & Renovations
Design ideas for a white retro bungalow house exterior in Austin with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Mid-Century Remodel + Addition
Mid-Century Remodel + Addition
Emerald & LaurelEmerald & Laurel
Angela McCaskle
Inspiration for a retro house exterior in Austin.
Custom Residence
Custom Residence
Falconnier Design CoFalconnier Design Co
Further defining the grandness of this home is the stone wall that encompasses the back yard.
Design ideas for a retro house exterior in Other.
The Tiki House
The Tiki House
Tracy SternTracy Stern
Photo of a large and brown retro bungalow detached house in Other.
Winnetka, IL : cedar shingle roof replacement- custom copper roof fabrication
Winnetka, IL : cedar shingle roof replacement- custom copper roof fabrication
Style By Carden Exteriors Inc.Style By Carden Exteriors Inc.
Winnetka, IL - custom copper work, cedar shingle roof replacement
Photo of a retro house exterior in Chicago.
Modern Repurposed Concrete Wall Covering
Modern Repurposed Concrete Wall Covering
Ward 5 DesignWard 5 Design
Midcentury house exterior in New York.
Aqua V
Aqua V
Nalle Custom HomesNalle Custom Homes
Photo of a retro house exterior in Austin.

Midcentury 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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