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Koshlong Lake
Koshlong Lake
Rodco EnterpriseRodco Enterprise
Inspiration for a large and blue rustic two floor detached house in Toronto with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
TPR Ranch
TPR Ranch
inContourinContour
Front Entry. Sustainable Landscape Architecture design. Naturalistic design style, highlighting the architecture and situating the home in it's natural landscape within the first growing season. Large Private Ranch in Emigrant, Montana. Architecture by Formescent Architects | Photography by Jon Menezes
Lakehouse Project - British Columbia
Lakehouse Project - British Columbia
ZWADA homeZWADA home
Interior Design : ZWADA home Interiors & Design Architectural Design : Bronson Design Builder: Kellton Contracting Ltd. Photography: Paul Grdina
Parkdale Lone Fir
Parkdale Lone Fir
Guggenheim Architecture + Design StudioGuggenheim Architecture + Design Studio
Photo of a large and black rustic bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Lawless Rereat
Lawless Rereat
Searl Lamaster Howe ArchitectsSearl Lamaster Howe Architects
The site's privacy permitted the use of extensive glass. Overhangs were calibrated to minimize summer heat gain.
Inspiration for a medium sized and black rustic detached house in Chicago with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Stillwater Horse Barn & Home
Stillwater Horse Barn & Home
Barn ProsBarn Pros
Barn Pros Denali barn apartment model in a 36' x 60' footprint with Ranchwood rustic siding, Classic Equine stalls and Dutch doors. Construction by Red Pine Builders www.redpinebuilders.com
Cabins in Eastern Washington
Cabins in Eastern Washington
Board & VellumBoard & Vellum
Photo by John Granen.
Photo of a gey rustic bungalow detached house in Other with metal cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Spivy Submit
Spivy Submit
Custom Audio VideoCustom Audio Video
Design ideas for a green and large rustic two floor detached house in Atlanta with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Rear Elevation
Rear Elevation
Tindall Architecture WorkshopTindall Architecture Workshop
Photo by Fisheye Studios
Photo of a large and brown rustic detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Casa
Casa
Built Green Custom HomesBuilt Green Custom Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige rustic two floor brick house exterior in Houston with a hip roof.
Roofing, Siding, Fences
Roofing, Siding, Fences
Teton Steel, Inc.Teton Steel, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown rustic two floor detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Alpine Ski Home
Alpine Ski Home
Randy TrainorRandy Trainor
This three-story vacation home for a family of ski enthusiasts features 5 bedrooms and a six-bed bunk room, 5 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, great room, 2 wet bars, great room, exercise room, basement game room, office, mud room, ski work room, decks, stone patio with sunken hot tub, garage, and elevator. The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects Project designed by Franconia interior designer Randy Trainor. She also serves the New Hampshire Ski Country, Lake Regions and Coast, including Lincoln, North Conway, and Bartlett. For more about Randy Trainor, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ski-country-chic/
Beaucatcher Barn Home
Beaucatcher Barn Home
Altura ArchitectsAltura Architects
We used the timber frame of a century old barn to build this rustic modern house. The barn was dismantled, and reassembled on site. Inside, we designed the home to showcase as much of the original timber frame as possible. Photography by Todd Crawford
Little Lake House
Little Lake House
Hardin Creek TimberframeHardin Creek Timberframe
Matt Powell
This is an example of a small and brown rustic house exterior in Charlotte with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mowat Residence
Mowat Residence
Stonebuilt HomesStonebuilt Homes
Chic Perspective Photography
Design ideas for a large and beige rustic bungalow house exterior in Edmonton with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Rustic Exterior
Rustic Exterior
This is an example of a medium sized and brown rustic two floor house exterior in Charlotte with wood cladding.
Log Cabin Remodel
Log Cabin Remodel
Hopkins & PorterHopkins & Porter
Photo of a large and brown rustic two floor glass detached house in DC Metro with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Colorado Ski Home #4
Colorado Ski Home #4
Eggers Architecture, Inc.Eggers Architecture, Inc.
The exterior entry court is built into the hillside. The drive enters under a log roof structure into the courtyard.
Large and brown rustic house exterior in Denver with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Rustic Timber 09
Rustic Timber 09
Marland ArchitectureMarland Architecture
Photo: KCM
This is an example of a large and brown rustic house exterior in Charlotte with three floors, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Finn/Cox Lake House
Finn/Cox Lake House
Andrew A. Willett, Architect, PAAndrew A. Willett, Architect, PA
Nice intermix of textures displayed here! Photos by Jay Weiland
This is an example of a medium sized rustic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding.

Premium Rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic 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 rustic exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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