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Cottage
Cottage
Edgewater Design GroupEdgewater Design Group
The family purchased the 1950s ranch on Mullet Lake because their daughter dreamed of being married on its shores. The home would be used for the wedding venue and then as a wedding gift to the young couple. We were originally hired in August 2014 to help with a simple renovation of the home that was to be completed well in advance of the August 2015 wedding date. However, thorough investigation revealed significant issues with the original foundation, floor framing and other critical elements of the home’s structure that made that impossible. Based on this information, the family decided to tear down and build again. So now we were tasked with designing a new home that would embody their daughter’s vision of a storybook home – a vision inspired by another one of our projects that she had toured. To capture this aesthetic, traditional cottage materials such as stone and cedar shakes are accentuated by more materials such as reclaimed barn wood siding and corrugated CORTEN steel accent roofs. Inside, interior finishes include hand-hewn timber accents that frame openings and highlight features like the entrance reading nook. Natural materials shine against white walls and simply furnished rooms. While the house has nods to vintage style throughout, the open-plan kitchen and living area allows for both contemporary living and entertaining. We were able to capture their daughter’s vision and the home was completed on time for her big day. - Jacqueline Southby Photography
Casa
Casa
Built Green Custom HomesBuilt Green Custom Homes
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige rustic two floor brick house exterior in Houston with a hip roof.
Museum House
Museum House
Tommy Hein ArchitectsTommy Hein Architects
Recycled wood siding re-milled to recall the scale of historic lap siding. Reclaimed timbers with raw steel brackets. Cut limestone recalls the pattern of the cliffs above and relates to the scale of historic brick. Steel siding recalls historic mining structures in the mountainous region. Patinated copper standing seam roof.
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Lakeside Stone Manor House
Lakeside Stone Manor House
Wade Weissmann ArchitectureWade Weissmann Architecture
This imposing home is constructed almost entirely of local stone.
Design ideas for a brown rustic house exterior in Milwaukee with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Roofing, Siding, Fences
Roofing, Siding, Fences
Teton Steel, Inc.Teton Steel, Inc.
Design ideas for a medium sized and brown rustic two floor detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Sherwood Forest Cottage
Sherwood Forest Cottage
Becker Morgan Group, Inc.Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
Design ideas for a green and small rustic bungalow detached house in Baltimore with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Ancienne vue, depuis la route du col des Ayes.
Ancienne vue, depuis la route du col des Ayes.
Joël Saurin ArchitecteJoël Saurin Architecte
Design ideas for a large and beige rustic detached house in Grenoble with three floors, wood cladding, a mansard roof and a tiled roof.
Alpine Ski Home
Alpine Ski Home
Randy TrainorRandy Trainor
This three-story vacation home for a family of ski enthusiasts features 5 bedrooms and a six-bed bunk room, 5 1/2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, great room, 2 wet bars, great room, exercise room, basement game room, office, mud room, ski work room, decks, stone patio with sunken hot tub, garage, and elevator. The home sits into an extremely steep, half-acre lot that shares a property line with a ski resort and allows for ski-in, ski-out access to the mountain’s 61 trails. This unique location and challenging terrain informed the home’s siting, footprint, program, design, interior design, finishes, and custom made furniture. Credit: Samyn-D'Elia Architects Project designed by Franconia interior designer Randy Trainor. She also serves the New Hampshire Ski Country, Lake Regions and Coast, including Lincoln, North Conway, and Bartlett. For more about Randy Trainor, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://crtinteriors.com/ski-country-chic/
Beaucatcher Barn Home
Beaucatcher Barn Home
Altura ArchitectsAltura Architects
We used the timber frame of a century old barn to build this rustic modern house. The barn was dismantled, and reassembled on site. Inside, we designed the home to showcase as much of the original timber frame as possible. Photography by Todd Crawford
New House- Jackson, WY
New House- Jackson, WY
Peter Zimmerman ArchitectsPeter Zimmerman Architects
Audrey Hall
Inspiration for a rustic house exterior in Philadelphia.
Happy Canyon Pavilion Project
Happy Canyon Pavilion Project
Sienna Custom Homes Inc.Sienna Custom Homes Inc.
This is an example of an expansive rustic house exterior in Denver with three floors, stone cladding and a pitched roof.
Little Lake House
Little Lake House
Hardin Creek TimberframeHardin Creek Timberframe
Matt Powell
This is an example of a small and brown rustic house exterior in Charlotte with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Rustic House Outside View
Rustic House Outside View
FORMA ConstructionFORMA Construction
Located in Martis Camp in Lake Tahoe. Outside is landscaped. Large driveway and garage. Custom cut stacked stone for entrance, and beautiful outside finishes.
Sagle Mountain Hideaway
Sagle Mountain Hideaway
Selle Valley Construction, Inc.Selle Valley Construction, Inc.
View of the back porch of this mountain hideaway. Photography by Marie-Dominique Verdier.
Rustic bungalow house exterior in Seattle with wood cladding.
SKI CABIN
SKI CABIN
Blake Farrow Project ManagementBlake Farrow Project Management
Rustic house exterior in Toronto.
Mowat Residence
Mowat Residence
Stonebuilt HomesStonebuilt Homes
Chic Perspective Photography
Design ideas for a large and beige rustic bungalow house exterior in Edmonton with concrete fibreboard cladding.
Luxury home in Draper, Utah by Utah Home Builder, Cameo Homes Inc.
Luxury home in Draper, Utah by Utah Home Builder, Cameo Homes Inc.
Cameo Homes Inc.Cameo Homes Inc.
Luxury Home by Park City Home Builders, Cameo Homes Inc. in Utah. www.cameohomesinc.com
Rustic house exterior in Salt Lake City.
JH Modern
JH Modern
Pearson Design GroupPearson Design Group
Design ideas for a large rustic two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a lean-to roof.
Minnetrista Lake Lodge
Minnetrista Lake Lodge
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Photo by Phillip Mueller
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Minneapolis with a pitched 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.
BB Residence
BB Residence
Brechbuhler ArchitectsBrechbuhler Architects
The front entry at dusk. photo by: Karl Neumann
Large and brown rustic house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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