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Midcentury House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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risa boyer architecturerisa boyer architecture
Josh Partee
Design ideas for a medium sized and black midcentury bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Bellevue Mid-Modern
Bellevue Mid-Modern
Lane Williams ArchitectsLane Williams Architects
Exterior terraces are concrete, an extension of interior floors. Exterior fireplace is wood-burning, interior is gas.
Inspiration for a large and black midcentury two floor brick house exterior in Seattle with a pitched roof.
Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn
Rogan Nash Architects LtdRogan Nash Architects Ltd
Simon Devitt
This is an example of a small retro bungalow detached house in Auckland with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
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Mid-Century Rebirth
Mid-Century Rebirth
Strening ArchitectsStrening Architects
Emily Hagopian Photography
Inspiration for a black retro detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Front door
Front door
Design InterventionDesign Intervention
The black front door with reed glass gives the cool and contemporary feel that the client wanted to evoke.
Photo of a large and gey midcentury bungalow render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Midcentury Makeover
Midcentury Makeover
EdgeWork Design BuildEdgeWork Design Build
Exterior shot of detached garage and office space.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey midcentury two floor flat in Minneapolis with vinyl cladding, a flat roof and a shingle roof.
Lori & Jim's Mid Century Modern Whole House Renovation
Lori & Jim's Mid Century Modern Whole House Renovation
Americraft, IncAmericraft, Inc
Design ideas for a beige retro split-level brick detached house in Chicago.
Contemporary Home
Contemporary Home
Glacier Window & DoorGlacier Window & Door
Retro house exterior in Portland.
Mid-Century Modern on a Budget
Mid-Century Modern on a Budget
Rich Mathers Construction, Inc.Rich Mathers Construction, Inc.
Carole Whitacre Photography
Inspiration for a medium sized and multi-coloured retro bungalow render detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
La Grange MCM Re-envisioned
La Grange MCM Re-envisioned
Liv Companies LLC Design + BuildLiv Companies LLC Design + Build
Matt Adema Media
Small retro detached house in Chicago with three floors, metal cladding, an orange house and a lean-to roof.
Gardner Landscape By Anonymous
Gardner Landscape By Anonymous
Arcbazar.comArcbazar.com
Gardner Landscape By Anonymous
Retro house exterior in DC Metro.
Mid-century update
Mid-century update
Berg + Moss ArchitectsBerg + Moss Architects
after renovation
This is an example of a medium sized and gey retro bungalow detached house in New York with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Mafcohouse AA
Mafcohouse AA
MafcohouseMafcohouse
Inspiration for a retro house exterior in Wichita.
Burnett Residence Carmel-by-the-Sea
Burnett Residence Carmel-by-the-Sea
McNamee ConstructionMcNamee Construction
Robert Canfield Photography
Inspiration for a retro house exterior in San Francisco.
Palo Alto Eichler renovation
Palo Alto Eichler renovation
Lucile Glessner DesignLucile Glessner Design
Design ideas for a retro house exterior in San Francisco.
Hilltop Residence
Hilltop Residence
Street Dixon Rick Architects PlcStreet Dixon Rick Architects Plc
Rachel Paul Photography
Inspiration for a midcentury house exterior in Nashville.
Palazzina via dei 1000 - Treviso
Palazzina via dei 1000 - Treviso
Bornelloworkshop Studio ArchitetturaBornelloworkshop Studio Architettura
fotografie di Alessandro Trevisin. alessandro-trevisin.weebly.com
Photo of a midcentury house exterior in Venice.
Exterior House Painting
Exterior House Painting
Trusted PaintersTrusted Painters
Homeowners were ready for a fresh coat of paint after installing new windows and ey chose a deeper shade of red than was previously on the house. New paint makes this 50 year old home shine like new!
Weed Lane
Weed Lane
Stephen SweigartStephen Sweigart
This is an example of a retro house exterior in Other.

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.
Exterior Rennovation
Exterior Rennovation
tomh52tomh52
Here's the final product. 1 finished front side.
Inspiration for a retro house exterior in New York.
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