Rustic Green House Exterior Ideas and Designs

LOG CABIN REPLACEMENT

Town + Country Cedar Homes, Inc.

Inspiration for a rustic detached house in Other with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.

Exterior

Marie Meko, Allied ASID

Photo of a rustic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with a shingle roof.

Vail Single Family

Krueger Architecture & Design

Kimberly Gavin Photography
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding and a flat roof.

Lake George Retreat

Phinney Design Group

Street view of the house, Rob Spring Photography
Photo of a gey rustic two floor house exterior in New York with wood cladding.

Custom Homes

Estes Builders

Estes Builders designs and builds new homes in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend, Kingston, Hansville, Poulsbo, Bainbridge Island, Bremerton, Silverdale, Port Orchard and surrounding Clallam and Kitsap Peninsula neighborhoods.

Bay Lake Cabin

Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd

Scott Amundson
Design ideas for a brown rustic bungalow house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Florida Island House

Habitat Post & Beam, Inc.

Island house in southern Florida, custom-designed and pre-cut by Habitat Post & Beam, Inc. This house was ferried to the job site where it was assembled by a local builder. Photos by Michael Penney, architectural photographer IMPORTANT NOTE: We are not involved in the finish or decoration of these homes, so it is unlikely that we can answer any questions about elements that were not part of our kit package, i.e., specific elements of the spaces such as appliances, colors, lighting, furniture, landscaping, etc. ADDITIONAL NOTE: This photo was used in a nice Houzz article about vacation house swapping options. The use of the photo in that article was not preapproved by Habitat, and we want to clarify that this house is not available for vacation home swapping.

Kimble Cabin

Rehkamp Larson Architects, Inc.

Scott Amundson Photography
Inspiration for a rustic house exterior in Minneapolis.

Twin Creeks House 2

mfm design group

Front Elevation
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige rustic bungalow detached house in Austin with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Woodland Modern | Lake Minnetonka Custom Home

Streeter Custom Builder

Gravel driveway parking pad and entry to modern glass house with natural landscape and view through to wetlands.
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Minneapolis.

Modern Mountain

b. blanton design

Modern rustic exterior with stone walls, reclaimed wood accents and a metal roof.
This is an example of a medium sized and blue rustic bungalow detached house in Nashville with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Kawartha Cottage

EZDimensions - Home Renovation Design to Permits

The entry porch provides a weather protected entrance to the cottage.
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey rustic bungalow detached house in Toronto with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Chetek

Lampert Lumber

Photo of a medium sized and gey rustic bungalow detached house in Minneapolis with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Tiny Houses in the Woods

The Construction Group Montana, LLC

Photo of a black rustic bungalow tiny house in Other with a flat roof.

Mike's Picks

Guerrera Landscaping LLC

Inspiration for a brown rustic bungalow house exterior in Bridgeport with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

20 Hidden Grouse

Aaron Fine Architectural Photographer

www.aaronhphotographer.com
Photo of a green rustic detached house in Other with three floors, mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Lake O'Brien 4

Lands End Development - Designers & Builders

Large and green rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a shingle roof, wood cladding, a pitched roof and board and batten cladding.

Los Angeles Catio

Finesse, Inc.

Our client reached out to Finesse, Inc. looking for a pet sanctuary for their two cats. A design was created to allow the fur-babies to enter and exit without the assistance of their humans. A cat door was placed an the exterior wall and a 30" x 80" door was added so that family can enjoy the beautiful outdoors together. A pet friendly turf, designed especially with paw consideration, was selected and installed. The enclosure was built as a "stand alone" structure and can be easily dismantled and transferred in the event of a move in the future. Rob Kramig, Los Angeles

Shingle Style

DMA Architecture

Bay Window
Photo of a multi-coloured and large rustic detached house in Other with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

Stone Farmhouse

Haver & Skolnick LLC Architects

Aerial view of the rear of the house showing the terrace, porches and balcony. Robert Benson Photography
Inspiration for a beige rustic two floor detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.

Rustic Green 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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