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Midcentury Red House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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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.
Mid Mod Remodel in River Hills
Mid Mod Remodel in River Hills
Brakefield Design CollectiveBrakefield Design Collective
James Meyer Photography
Photo of a medium sized and beige retro bungalow brick detached house in New York.
West Shore Drive
West Shore Drive
RK ResidentialRK Residential
Photo of a retro house exterior in Dallas.
Wayzata Mid-Century Modern Whole Home Restoration
Wayzata Mid-Century Modern Whole Home Restoration
Thompson ConstructionThompson Construction
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured midcentury split-level detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Mid-Century Ranch
Mid-Century Ranch
PKA.PKA.
Andrea Rugg Photography
Inspiration for a retro house exterior in Minneapolis.
A Classic on the Beach
A Classic on the Beach
Dennis Paige Real EstateDennis Paige Real Estate
Design ideas for a retro house exterior in Seattle.
Leucadia Mid Century
Leucadia Mid Century
DZN PartnersDZN Partners
PixelProFoto
Large and gey retro two floor detached house in San Diego with metal cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Midcentury Renovation
Midcentury Renovation
Kim Grant Design IncKim Grant Design Inc
Kim Grant, Architect
Inspiration for a brown midcentury bungalow house exterior in San Diego.
"The Sonoma" Mangaris Gate
"The Sonoma" Mangaris Gate
MULHOLLAND BRANDMULHOLLAND BRAND
photography by: Ran Artzi
Midcentury house exterior in Los Angeles.
Pasadena Glen Residence
Pasadena Glen Residence
AAA ArchitectureAAA Architecture
Erich Ansel Koyama
Medium sized and red retro two floor house exterior in Los Angeles with concrete fibreboard cladding and a flat roof.
PDX house for a young family
PDX house for a young family
Andrew FeldonAndrew Feldon
andrew feldon
Inspiration for a large and gey midcentury two floor house exterior in Portland with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
ビルトインガレージとセカンドリビングのある家
ビルトインガレージとセカンドリビングのある家
UserUser
Design ideas for a retro two floor detached house in Other.
Jay's LeafGuard® Gutter, Soffit & Fascia Project in Eagan, MN
Jay's LeafGuard® Gutter, Soffit & Fascia Project in Eagan, MN
Lindus Construction/Midwest LeafGuardLindus Construction/Midwest LeafGuard
We installed red LeafGuard® Brand Gutters, wrapped the fascia boards, and installed TruVent hidden vent soffit on this 1970's era Twin Cities home. Here's on the online review Jay left us after the project was completed, "The workers were very professional, the job was done on time and makes my house look great! I highly recommend Lindus Construction."
Get Inspired by Our Collection of Tuscan Doors for San Francisco Bay Area
Get Inspired by Our Collection of Tuscan Doors for San Francisco Bay Area
Ziegler Doors Inc.Ziegler Doors Inc.
Ziegler doors is proud to be apart of the san francisco bay area community. Our Tuscan inspired shutters feature decorative hardware that helps replicate the european architecture.
Tour Modernist Icon Albert Frey's "Hidden" Home in Palm Springs
Tour Modernist Icon Albert Frey's "Hidden" Home in Palm Springs
STRUKTR Studios PhotographySTRUKTR Studios Photography
Photo: Marni Epstein-Mervis © 2018 Houzz
This is an example of a midcentury house exterior in Other.
Hawthorn Studio
Hawthorn Studio
Habitech SystemsHabitech Systems
This is an example of a beige retro two floor detached house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a flat roof and a metal roof.
Hollywood Hills Home
Hollywood Hills Home
til collaborativetil collaborative
exterior house
Gey retro house exterior in Los Angeles with wood cladding.
Dallas Mid-Century Beauty
Dallas Mid-Century Beauty
CC InteriorsCC Interiors
Photo of a retro house exterior in Dallas.
11th Street | Vestis Group
11th Street | Vestis Group
Natan Jacobs | Vestis GroupNatan Jacobs | Vestis Group
Natan Jacobs | Vestis Group
This is an example of a midcentury house exterior in Phoenix.
Design Inspiration: Lenapi Hall Facade : Iconic Doylestown Architecture
Design Inspiration: Lenapi Hall Facade : Iconic Doylestown Architecture
karmic stonekarmic stone
Architectural Gem of Doylestown, PA> At the southeast corner of East State Street and South Main Street in Doylestown is Lenape Hall One of the most distinctive buildings in Doylestown, the building was designed by architects Addison Hutton & Thomas Cernea and dedicated November 17th 1874. It originally provided Doylestown with a large town hall for public meetings, a concentrated store area and a much-needed indoor market. In the early 20th century, the Strand Theater showed movies here until the building of the New Strand Theater, in 1925. In effect it was a Victorian shopping mall, which had a strong influence on the town’s commercial identity. from the doylestown historical society http://www.doylestownhistorical.org/BuildingRecognition/Lenape.htm

Midcentury Red 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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