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Kirkland Mid Century Modern
Kirkland Mid Century Modern
CTA Design Builders, Inc.CTA Design Builders, Inc.
Medium sized and gey retro bungalow detached house in Seattle with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Dover Shores Remodel
Dover Shores Remodel
Eric Aust ArchitectEric Aust Architect
Lane Dittoe Photographs [FIXE] design house interors
Design ideas for a medium sized and white retro bungalow render detached house in Orange County with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Hillsborough 2
Hillsborough 2
A.V. Builders Inc.A.V. Builders Inc.
Joe Ercoli Photography
Inspiration for a large and white retro bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding.
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Ratio House
Ratio House
Gelotte Hommas Drivdahl ArchitectureGelotte Hommas Drivdahl Architecture
Seattle architect Curtis Gelotte restores life to a dated home.
Design ideas for a medium sized and multi-coloured retro detached house in Seattle with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Landscape - Outdoor Shower
Landscape - Outdoor Shower
SINGLEPOINT DESIGN BUILD INC.SINGLEPOINT DESIGN BUILD INC.
Photo of a medium sized and gey midcentury house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
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.
Industrial Modern Home
Industrial Modern Home
Sopher Sparn Architects LLCSopher Sparn Architects LLC
Gey midcentury two floor front detached house in Denver with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
House // TW
House // TW
M Gooden DesignM Gooden Design
Photo: Roy Aguilar
Small and black retro bungalow brick detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Truly Open Eichler House
Truly Open Eichler House
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction updated a classic Eichler open, indoor-outdoor home. Expanding on the original walls of glass and connection to nature that is common in mid-century modern homes. The completely openable walls allow the homeowners to truly open up the living space of the house, transforming it into an open air pavilion, extending the living area outdoors to the private side yards, and taking maximum advantage of indoor-outdoor living opportunities. Taking the concept of borrowed landscape from traditional Japanese architecture, the fountain, concrete bench wall, and natural landscaping bound the indoor-outdoor space. The Truly Open Eichler is a remodeled single-family house in Palo Alto. This 1,712 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Geoff Campen, and Angela Todorova Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Structural Engineer: Brian Dotson Consulting Engineers Contractor: Flegels Construction Photography ©2014 Mariko Reed Location: Palo Alto, CA Year completed: 2014
Lagom Residence
Lagom Residence
CB Architecture + DesignCB Architecture + Design
Eric Rorer
Design ideas for a medium sized and white retro bungalow detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a shingle roof.
Mid-Century Charm in Vintage Las Vegas
Mid-Century Charm in Vintage Las Vegas
Margaret Wright PhotographyMargaret Wright Photography
Photo: Margaret Wright © 2017 Houzz
Photo of a midcentury house exterior in Las Vegas.
The Refined Ranch
The Refined Ranch
Barley|Pfeiffer ArchitectureBarley|Pfeiffer Architecture
This 60's Style Ranch home was recently remodeled to withhold the Barley Pfeiffer standard. This home features large 8' vaulted ceilings, accented with stunning premium white oak wood. The large steel-frame windows and front door allow for the infiltration of natural light; specifically designed to let light in without heating the house. The fireplace is original to the home, but has been resurfaced with hand troweled plaster. Special design features include the rising master bath mirror to allow for additional storage. Photo By: Alan Barley
Facade Switcharoo
Facade Switcharoo
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
Close up of the entry
Photo of a medium sized and beige retro two floor detached house in Chicago with stone cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Mequon Mid Century Modern
Mequon Mid Century Modern
JFK Design-Build, LLCJFK Design-Build, LLC
Photo of an expansive and beige midcentury two floor detached house in Milwaukee with stone cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof and a brown roof.
Mid-Century Modern Prairie
Mid-Century Modern Prairie
Elite Design GroupElite Design Group
Design ideas for a retro house exterior in Charlotte.
Mandeville
Mandeville
Lewis / Schoeplein architectsLewis / Schoeplein architects
Marisa Vitale Photography
Photo of a white retro bungalow render detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
Villa Vicin' 'O Mare
Villa Vicin' 'O Mare
Allen ConstructionAllen Construction
Whole house remodel of a classic Mid-Century style beach bungalow into a modern beach villa. Architect: Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis General Contractor: Allen Construction Photographer: Ciro Coelho
Ranch Reinvented
Ranch Reinvented
RD Architecture, LLCRD Architecture, LLC
Photography by Juliana Franco
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige midcentury bungalow brick detached house in Houston with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Glen Road
Glen Road
risa boyer architecturerisa boyer architecture
Large and black midcentury bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a shingle roof, a black roof and a lean-to roof.

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.
32. Small 1950s Eichler Expansion
32. Small 1950s Eichler Expansion
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
photo ©2012 Mariko Reed
This is an example of a retro bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
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