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Rustic House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Piseco Lake Residence- Exterior
Phinney Design GroupPhinney Design Group
Elizabeth Haynes
This is an example of a large and brown rustic detached house in Boston with three floors, wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Paradise Valley Project #1
Paradise Valley Project #1
Riverbend BuildersRiverbend Builders
Design ideas for a brown and medium sized rustic two floor detached house in Other with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Mountain Home Exteriors
Mountain Home Exteriors
bhh Partners Planners / Architectsbhh Partners Planners / Architects
The log rail around the front porch of this mountain chalet adds to the charm of the design.
This is an example of a medium sized rustic two floor house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
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Aspen Mountain Modern
Aspen Mountain Modern
Savant Design GroupSavant Design Group
Beautiful mountain modern home - warm and sleek at the same time. Photos: Emily Redfield
This is an example of a rustic house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
La Aborleda
La Aborleda
Reclaimed SpaceReclaimed Space
Inspiration for a small rustic bungalow house exterior in Austin.
Cabin remodel
Cabin remodel
Bercher Design & ConstructionBercher Design & Construction
Rustic house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding.
Heath Country Home
Heath Country Home
Austin Design IncAustin Design Inc
Addition and renovation of a vacation home in the hills of Heath Massachusetts. The first floor of the home was extensively renovated including a new kitchen, bath room and laundry room. Additions include a breakfast nook, window bay, entry foyer, a two story screened porch and most importantly; a 75 foot-long indoor lap pool. The pool design is based on the upright wings of the airplane, as the owner is an avid aviator as well as a tri-athlete. Large expanses of glass allow natural light to stream into the year-round training space. Cedar siding and extensive stone work ground the modern form of the building in the natural landscape.
Northshore Cabin
Northshore Cabin
Pearson Design GroupPearson Design Group
This is an example of a rustic two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding.
My Houzz: Meditation Room Made With Reclaimed Windows
My Houzz: Meditation Room Made With Reclaimed Windows
Sarah GreenmanSarah Greenman
Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2015 Houzz
Rustic house exterior in Dallas.
Colorado Treehouse
Colorado Treehouse
Missy Brown DesignMissy Brown Design
Photo by David Patterson Photography www.davidpattersonphotography.com
Inspiration for a rustic house exterior in Denver with wood cladding.
Modest Mountain Home: Crested Butte, CO
Modest Mountain Home: Crested Butte, CO
Caddis, PCCaddis, PC
Design ideas for a brown rustic two floor detached house in Denver with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Creekside Residence
Creekside Residence
JK Architecture EngineeringJK Architecture Engineering
This is an example of a brown rustic two floor detached house in Sacramento with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Sebastopol Residence
Sebastopol Residence
Turnbull Griffin HaesloopTurnbull Griffin Haesloop
Photo by David Wakely
Inspiration for a rustic two floor glass house exterior in San Francisco with a lean-to roof.
Sun Valley Mountain Modern
Sun Valley Mountain Modern
Shawback DesignShawback Design
Rustic two floor house exterior in Boise with wood cladding and a metal roof.
Sea Ranch Residence 2
Sea Ranch Residence 2
Nick Noyes ArchitectureNick Noyes Architecture
Rustic house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding.
Historic Montecito Adobe
Historic Montecito Adobe
Julie Angelos, Realtor at Berkshire HathawayJulie Angelos, Realtor at Berkshire Hathaway
realestate.kristinrenee.com/
Photo of a small rustic bungalow brick house exterior in Santa Barbara.
Tree house with Natureaged siding
Tree house with Natureaged siding
TrestlewoodTrestlewood
Photo by June Cannon, Trestlewood
Photo of a medium sized and beige rustic detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Hawks Nest
Hawks Nest
Keith Baker Design Inc.Keith Baker Design Inc.
Design ideas for a brown rustic two floor detached house in Vancouver with wood cladding and a lean-to roof.
Foothills Home
Foothills Home
Fusion Light and DesignFusion Light and Design
Diggles Creative
Multi-coloured rustic detached house in Denver with mixed cladding.

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.
Mountain Chic
Mountain Chic
Roxbury StudiosRoxbury Studios
SCOTT PETERSEN
Photo of a rustic two floor house exterior in Salt Lake City with stone cladding and a pitched roof.
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