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Purple Split-level House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Exterior Front View
ODS ArchitectureODS Architecture
Design ideas for a multi-coloured and large midcentury split-level detached house in San Francisco with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
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.
Exterior lighted night view
Exterior lighted night view
Design InterventionDesign Intervention
Jon Encarnacion
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey retro split-level render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Mountain Peek
Mountain Peek
Centre Sky Architecture LtdCentre Sky Architecture Ltd
This is an example of a large and brown rustic split-level detached house in Other with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a mixed material roof.
Industrial Exterior
Industrial Exterior
Inspiration for a small and gey industrial split-level detached house in Melbourne with metal cladding, a flat roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Lightbox 23
Lightbox 23
Steelhead ArchitectureSteelhead Architecture
Lightbox 23 is a modern infill project in inner NE Portland. The project was designed and constructed as a net zero building and has been certified by Earth Advantage. Photo credit: Josh Partee Photography
Exteriors
Exteriors
Visionary General Contracting, LLCVisionary General Contracting, LLC
Visionary General Contracting
Design ideas for a white world-inspired split-level house exterior in Hawaii.
Whole Luxury House Remodeling in Fair Oaks, CA
Whole Luxury House Remodeling in Fair Oaks, CA
A+ Construction & RemodelingA+ Construction & Remodeling
Large and white modern split-level detached house in Sacramento with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Newport Beach Custom Home
Newport Beach Custom Home
Richart DesignRichart Design
Contemporary split-level house exterior in Orange County with a pitched roof.
Mid Century Modern at Valdora
Mid Century Modern at Valdora
Christopher DesignChristopher Design
David Kekwick
Inspiration for a retro split-level detached house in Sunshine Coast with mixed cladding.
Rio Del Mar Modern
Rio Del Mar Modern
Halderman Construction, Inc.Halderman Construction, Inc.
Modern home in Rio Del Mar
Photo of a medium sized and gey modern split-level house exterior in San Francisco with mixed cladding.
My Work
My Work
Mike Ellsworth ConstructionMike Ellsworth Construction
Design ideas for a small and gey rural split-level house exterior in Cleveland with vinyl cladding.
Home Styles
Home Styles
Fritz Home BuildersFritz Home Builders
The Willowdale
Design ideas for a yellow classic split-level house exterior in Detroit with stone cladding.
5 Savanna Twilight Photography
5 Savanna Twilight Photography
Wayka & Gina BartolacelliWayka & Gina Bartolacelli
A private and stately home backing to open space on a quiet cul de sac in Southern Novato. Staging by Wayka & Gina Bartolacelli. Photography by Michael McInerney.
Modern Cottage
Modern Cottage
AB design studio, inc.AB design studio, inc.
Ciro Coehlo
This is an example of a large and white modern split-level render detached house in Santa Barbara with a hip roof.
Stinson Beach Residence
Stinson Beach Residence
Pfau Long Architecture, Ltd.Pfau Long Architecture, Ltd.
Cesar Rubio
This is an example of a rural split-level house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Herbertville Bach
Herbertville Bach
Holmes ArchitectureHolmes Architecture
Mike Holmes
Photo of a small and gey nautical split-level house exterior in Napier-Hastings with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
305 Bella Montagna, Lakeway Texas
305 Bella Montagna, Lakeway Texas
Alberto Jauregui Designs, Inc.Alberto Jauregui Designs, Inc.
Front Built in 2007 by Asomoza Homes Design Build
Beige and expansive mediterranean split-level render house exterior in Austin with a hip roof.
11 K-Vaks
11 K-Vaks
Studio K-7 Designs Pvt. Ltd.Studio K-7 Designs Pvt. Ltd.
Sameer Chawda
White contemporary split-level house exterior in Pune.
等々力5丁目の住宅
等々力5丁目の住宅
株式会社フォルムス一級建築士事務所株式会社フォルムス一級建築士事務所
外観 撮影：堀内広治／新写真工房
This is an example of a white contemporary split-level detached house in Tokyo with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Purple Split-level 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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