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Rustic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Wildwood Holt
Wildwood Holt
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
This is an example of a rustic two floor render detached house in Cornwall.
Hathaway Point Lake Cottage
Hathaway Point Lake Cottage
Bickford Construction CorporationBickford Construction Corporation
Lake Cottage Porch, standing seam metal roofing and cedar shakes blend into the Vermont fall foliage. Simple and elegant. Photos by Susan Teare
Design ideas for a rustic bungalow house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding, a metal roof and a black roof.
Weatherford Modern Ranch
Weatherford Modern Ranch
J Christopher ArchitectureJ Christopher Architecture
Rustic detached house in Dallas with mixed cladding.
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Classic Lake House Custom Home
Classic Lake House Custom Home
Alair Homes ClemsonAlair Homes Clemson
This house features an open concept floor plan, with expansive windows that truly capture the 180-degree lake views. The classic design elements, such as white cabinets, neutral paint colors, and natural wood tones, help make this house feel bright and welcoming year round.
Rustic Ranch
Rustic Ranch
Associates III Interior DesignAssociates III Interior Design
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Denver.
Mount Vernon View
Mount Vernon View
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
View of home at dusk.
Photo of a large and gey rustic two floor detached house in DC Metro with wood cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Lone Peak Retreat
Lone Peak Retreat
North Fork Builders of Montana, Inc.North Fork Builders of Montana, Inc.
This is an example of a rustic house exterior in Other.
Gull Lake Home
Gull Lake Home
Tays & Co Design StudiosTays & Co Design Studios
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Minneapolis.
Parkdale Lone Fir
Parkdale Lone Fir
Guggenheim Architecture + Design StudioGuggenheim Architecture + Design Studio
Large and black rustic bungalow detached house in Portland with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Tiny Houses in the Woods
Tiny Houses in the Woods
The Construction Group Montana, LLCThe Construction Group Montana, LLC
Photo of a black rustic bungalow tiny house in Other with a flat roof.
Priest Lake Cabin
Priest Lake Cabin
Marie-Dominique Verdier, photographerMarie-Dominique Verdier, photographer
photo © Marie-Dominique Verdier
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mountain Peek
Mountain Peek
Centre Sky Architecture LtdCentre Sky Architecture Ltd
Mountain Peek is a custom residence located within the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana. The layout of the home was heavily influenced by the site. Instead of building up vertically the floor plan reaches out horizontally with slight elevations between different spaces. This allowed for beautiful views from every space and also gave us the ability to play with roof heights for each individual space. Natural stone and rustic wood are accented by steal beams and metal work throughout the home. (photos by Whitney Kamman)
Bozeman Barn
Bozeman Barn
Rustic Wood HubRustic Wood Hub
Darby Ask Photography Corral Board siding
Gey rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Martis Camp Lot 640
Martis Camp Lot 640
Kelly & Stone ArchitectsKelly & Stone Architects
Roger Wade Studio
This is an example of a large and brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding.
The Dockside Model
The Dockside Model
Dillard-Jones Builders, LLCDillard-Jones Builders, LLC
Inspiro 8
Design ideas for a large and brown rustic two floor render house exterior in Other.
Homearama 2014
Homearama 2014
Carini Engineering DesignsCarini Engineering Designs
Gey rustic two floor detached house in New York with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Rustic Bungalow
Rustic Bungalow
Imagine Inc — Home & Commercial DesignImagine Inc — Home & Commercial Design
This is an example of a medium sized and beige rustic bungalow detached house in Toronto with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof, a black roof and board and batten cladding.
"Rustic-Luxe" Guest House
"Rustic-Luxe" Guest House
Fred Parker Company, Inc.Fred Parker Company, Inc.
The owners of this beautiful home and property discovered talents of the Fred Parker Company "Design-Build" team on Houzz.com. Their dream was to completely restore and renovate an old barn into a new luxury guest house for parties and to accommodate their out of town family / / This photo features Pella French doors, stone base columns, and large flagstone walk.
Nocona Barndominium
Nocona Barndominium
First Choice Custom BuildersFirst Choice Custom Builders
Custom Barndominium
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey rustic bungalow detached house in Austin with metal cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.

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.
WESTLEY™ PASTORAL
WESTLEY™ PASTORAL
ORIJIN STONE, LLCORIJIN STONE, LLC
Nestled on 90 acres of peaceful prairie land, this modern rustic home blends indoor and outdoor spaces with natural stone materials and long, beautiful views. Featuring ORIJIN STONE's Westley™ Limestone veneer on both the interior and exterior, as well as our Tupelo™ Limestone interior tile, pool and patio paving. Architecture: Rehkamp Larson Architects Inc Builder: Hagstrom Builders Landscape Architecture: Savanna Designs, Inc Landscape Install: Landscape Renovations MN Masonry: Merlin Goble Masonry Inc Interior Tile Installation: Diamond Edge Tile Interior Design: Martin Patrick 3 Photography: Scott Amundson Photography
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