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Rustic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Trout Lake 1 Lakeside
Trout Lake 1 Lakeside
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
This is an example of a rustic house exterior in Minneapolis.
Bay Lake Cabin
Bay Lake Cabin
Albertsson Hansen Architecture, LtdAlbertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd
Scott Amundson
Design ideas for a large and brown rustic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mendocino County Residence
Mendocino County Residence
Daniel Ruark, ArchitectDaniel Ruark, Architect
(While with Aaron G. Green, FAIA)
Photo of an expansive and brown rustic house exterior in San Francisco with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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Fishing Ranch
Fishing Ranch
Coburn Design BuildCoburn Design Build
Photo of a rustic house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
Columbia Gorge House
Columbia Gorge House
TELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURETELFORD+BROWN STUDIO ARCHITECTURE
Positioned on a bluff this house looks out to the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area and to Mount Hood beyond. It provides a year-round gathering place for a mid-west couple, their dispersed families and friends. Attention was given to views and balancing openness and privacy. Common spaces are generous and allow for the interactions of multiple groups. These areas take in the long, dramatic views and open to exterior porches and terraces. Bedrooms are intimate but are open to natural light and ventilation. The materials are basic: salvaged barn timber from the early 1900’s, stucco on Rastra Block, stone fireplace & garden walls and concrete counter tops & radiant concrete floors. Generous porches are open to the breeze and provide protection from rain and summer heat. Bruce Forster Photography
Stephanie's Cottage
Stephanie's Cottage
Cowart Group ArchitectsCowart Group Architects
Cottage Shed
Rustic house exterior in Atlanta.
Canopy over house
Canopy over house
Wright-BuiltWright-Built
Wright-Built
Inspiration for a small rustic house exterior in Dallas.
Environmentally Friendly
Environmentally Friendly
TruexCullins Architecture + Interior DesignTruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design
To view other green projects by TruexCullins Architecture + Interior Design visit www.truexcullins.com Photographer: Jim Westphalen
Medium sized and green rustic bungalow house exterior in Burlington with wood cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof and a blue roof.
Hobbit House
Hobbit House
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Photographer: Angle Eye Photography
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Philadelphia with stone cladding.
Poplar Cottage - BarkHouse Shingle Siding and Reclaimed Barnwood Siding
Poplar Cottage - BarkHouse Shingle Siding and Reclaimed Barnwood Siding
Christopher Kellie Design Inc.Christopher Kellie Design Inc.
The Farm at Banner Elk - Banner Elk, North Carolina. Photo by Todd Bush.
Inspiration for a rustic house exterior in Charlotte with wood cladding.
Winter Cabin
Winter Cabin
Susan Teare, Professional PhotographerSusan Teare, Professional Photographer
Architect: Joan Heaton Architects Builder: Silver Maple Construction
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in Burlington.
Feldman Residence
Feldman Residence
David Johnston ArchitectsDavid Johnston Architects
http://www.brandsandkribbs.com/
This is an example of a rustic two floor house exterior in Denver.
The Gatehouse
The Gatehouse
Murphy & Co. DesignMurphy & Co. Design
Side of house where an old French Orangerie window with climbing roses rests. A weeping spruce anchors the corner of the yard. Photos by Susan Gilmore
Mendocino County House
Mendocino County House
Cathy Schwabe ArchitectureCathy Schwabe Architecture
Entry Elevation. Cathy Schwabe Architecture. Photograph by David Wakely
Inspiration for a rustic house exterior in San Francisco.
Epu
Epu
Tumbleweed Tiny House CompanyTumbleweed Tiny House Company
Design ideas for a rustic house exterior in San Francisco.
Wildflower Exterior
Wildflower Exterior
Katy Allen Interior DesignKaty Allen Interior Design
Inspiration for a rustic two floor house exterior in Denver with stone cladding.
Hill Section Home
Hill Section Home
Birdseye DesignBirdseye Design
Photo of a large and beige rustic two floor detached house in Burlington with wood cladding and a metal roof.
East Bay Boathouse
East Bay Boathouse
PattyMacPattyMac
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Toronto with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
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701
The PRG GroupThe PRG Group
Rustic two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding and a shingle 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.
Rendezvous
Rendezvous
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Multi-coloured rustic two floor detached house in Jackson with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
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