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Render House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Gordon Drive clean transitional home with Gulf views
Gordon Drive clean transitional home with Gulf views
Linda Sonders DesignLinda Sonders Design
Photo: Blaine Jonathan
Inspiration for an expansive and white traditional two floor render detached house in Miami with a metal roof and a hip roof.
Kiawah Island Tuscan Villa
Kiawah Island Tuscan Villa
Buffington Homes South CarolinaBuffington Homes South Carolina
Jim Somerset Photography
Beige and large mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Charleston with a pitched roof.
Kaleidoscope of Homes (Simmons Estate Homes)
Kaleidoscope of Homes (Simmons Estate Homes)
Heritage Design StudioHeritage Design Studio
Spanish Colonial Exterior
Design ideas for a beige mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Skeeter Residence, Long Beach CA.
Skeeter Residence, Long Beach CA.
Ultra-Unit Architectural StudioUltra-Unit Architectural Studio
This is an example of a mediterranean render house exterior in Los Angeles.
Cartright Ranch | Contemporary Farmhouse
Cartright Ranch | Contemporary Farmhouse
Solitude HomesSolitude Homes
Inspiration for a brown and medium sized country two floor render detached house in Boise with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Marina bungalow
Marina bungalow
GLYNNdesignbuildGLYNNdesignbuild
Photography by J Savage Gibson
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey modern two floor render detached house in Los Angeles with a flat roof.
The Neapolitan
The Neapolitan
JMDG Architecture | Planning + InteriorsJMDG Architecture | Planning + Interiors
Front Elevation
Design ideas for a white traditional bungalow render detached house in Miami with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Roxbury_1
Roxbury_1
Teale ArchitectureTeale Architecture
Keith Sutter Photography
Large and white contemporary two floor render house exterior in Orange County with a flat roof.
River Elevation
River Elevation
TELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURETELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURE
Built on 7 acres of riverfront property this house reflects our clients’ desire for a residence with traditional proportions, quality materials and fine details. Collaborating with landscape architect Barbara Feeley, we positioned the house to maximize views of the Columbia River and to provide access to the existing pond and landscape terraces. Primary living spaces face to the south or east and have handcrafted windows that provide generous light and views. Exterior materials; rough-cast stucco, brick, copper, bluestone paving and wood shingles were selected for their longevity and compatibly with English residential style construction. Michael Mathers Photography
3 homes on a County Courthouse Square
3 homes on a County Courthouse Square
UserUser
The Writer's home at dusk
This is an example of a modern render house exterior in Dallas.
Front
Front
Mountain Sun Building & DesignMountain Sun Building & Design
Design ideas for a gey and medium sized contemporary two floor render detached house in Other with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Private Tennessee Residence
Private Tennessee Residence
Shapiro & Company ArchitectsShapiro & Company Architects
Design ideas for a beige classic two floor render house exterior in Other with a pitched roof.
Coastal Living Residence
Coastal Living Residence
Tweak Your SpaceTweak Your Space
This four bedroom, three and a half bath, new construction home is located in a beach community in Florida.
This is an example of a yellow and medium sized world-inspired two floor render detached house in Tampa with a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Exterior Sarasota architecture
Exterior Sarasota architecture
Murray HomesMurray Homes
Design ideas for a white and medium sized world-inspired two floor render house exterior in Tampa with a hip roof.
Exterior bei Nacht
Exterior bei Nacht
Mehringer-PhotographyMehringer-Photography
Large and beige classic render detached house in Munich with three floors and a hip roof.
Mediterranean Exterior
Mediterranean Exterior
Photo of a white mediterranean two floor render detached house in Orange County with a tiled roof.
Templeogue House Extension
Templeogue House Extension
ShomeraShomera
Inspiration for a medium sized contemporary bungalow render house exterior in Dublin.
Number 23
Number 23
MATT architecture LLPMATT architecture LLP
Will Pryce
Photo of a medium sized and white contemporary render house exterior in London with three floors.
Number 23
Number 23
MATT architecture LLPMATT architecture LLP
Will Pryce
Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary render house exterior in London with three floors.

Render 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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