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Red House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Charlotte House
Charlotte House
Ryan Bent PhotographyRyan Bent Photography
rustic barn yoga studio and pool house.
Inspiration for a large and red country two floor house exterior in Charlotte with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Traditional House Exterior
Traditional House Exterior
Red classic brick house exterior in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
Windsor Residence
Windsor Residence
Carlton EdwardsCarlton Edwards
David Dietrich
Photo of a red contemporary two floor detached house in Charlotte with a lean-to roof, wood cladding and a metal roof.
Aspen Valley Ranch - Main Ranch House
Aspen Valley Ranch - Main Ranch House
Fuller Michael Architects PcFuller Michael Architects Pc
Large and red rustic detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a metal roof and a pitched roof.
Historic Renovation
Historic Renovation
Nicholson BuildersNicholson Builders
Design ideas for a red farmhouse house exterior in Columbus with three floors and a mansard roof.
Beck House
Beck House
Graham Baba ArchitectsGraham Baba Architects
Benjamin Benschneider
This is an example of a red urban brick house exterior in Seattle with a flat roof.
Craftsman Front Landscape - Grafton
Craftsman Front Landscape - Grafton
Ginkgo Leaf StudioGinkgo Leaf Studio
The new planting beds help to accent the colors in the Craftsman exterior of the home. Westhauser Photography
This is an example of a large and red classic two floor detached house in Milwaukee with a shingle roof, mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
Crescent Heights Show Home
Crescent Heights Show Home
Marre Design GroupMarre Design Group
Red classic brick house exterior in Calgary with three floors and a hip roof.
Interior Design - Southwell
Interior Design - Southwell
Carnill and Company LimitedCarnill and Company Limited
Clive Nichols
This is an example of a red classic brick terraced house in Other with three floors and a flat roof.
Gill and Richard, Basingstoke Classical Kitchen Extension
Gill and Richard, Basingstoke Classical Kitchen Extension
MODEL Projects LtdMODEL Projects Ltd
Chris Snook
Photo of a red classic two floor brick house exterior in London.
Madeline Island
Madeline Island
Albertsson Hansen Architecture, LtdAlbertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd
Photograph by Pete Sieger
Photo of a medium sized and red country two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Sunset Magazine - Idea House
Sunset Magazine - Idea House
ASC Building ProductsASC Building Products
2013 Sunset Magazine Idea Home in Seabrook WA, featuring ASC Building Products' beautiful metal standing seam Skyline Roofing. Photo Credit Sunset Magazine.
TRADITIONAL AND LUXURIOUS NEW BUILD HOME
TRADITIONAL AND LUXURIOUS NEW BUILD HOME
Tsiantar Architects LtdTsiantar Architects Ltd
Inspiration for a red traditional two floor brick house exterior in Cheshire.
Colorado Contemporary Custom Home
Colorado Contemporary Custom Home
KGA Studio Architects, PCKGA Studio Architects, PC
Photo of a large and red contemporary two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
The Hong Kong House
The Hong Kong House
AR Design Studio LtdAR Design Studio Ltd
Martin Gardner
Inspiration for a red and expansive classic brick detached house in Hampshire with three floors, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Basketball Barn
Basketball Barn
BensonwoodBensonwood
Red rural house exterior in Boston.
Haus S
Haus S
Claus + Pretzsch Architekten BDAClaus + Pretzsch Architekten BDA
Foto: Thomas Ott
Photo of a red and large contemporary two floor house exterior in Frankfurt with a flat roof.
Weatherby
Weatherby
Push / PullPush / Pull
Photo by Jeff Demetriou
Inspiration for a red contemporary house exterior in Atlanta.
Haus am See
Haus am See
Heike Schley ArchitektinHeike Schley Architektin
Design ideas for a medium sized and red contemporary two floor brick house exterior in Berlin with a flat roof.
Einfamilienhaus Umbau
Einfamilienhaus Umbau
ATELIER COUSINATELIER COUSIN
This is an example of a medium sized and red classic brick detached house in Hamburg with three floors, a hip roof and a tiled roof.

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 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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