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Shabby-Chic Style Blue House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Extravagance on the River
Extravagance on the River
Baine Contracting, Inc.Baine Contracting, Inc.
Columns meet trim to give an elegant look.
Inspiration for a large and white shabby-chic style house exterior in New York with vinyl cladding.
Backyard
Backyard
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this mansions exteriors featuring stone detail, multiple water features including a pool and spa, pergolas, and an exterior fireplace we adore!
2019 Parade Of Homes | "Girl" Themed House
2019 Parade Of Homes | "Girl" Themed House
3 Pillar Homes3 Pillar Homes
Vintage house exterior in Columbus.
Earlwood
Earlwood
The Site ForemanThe Site Foreman
This lovely old home has been given a new lease on life, and will provide a warm sanctuary for a new generation, just as it did long ago.
This is an example of a medium sized and gey romantic bungalow detached house in Sydney with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Exterior Painting by DFW Painting | Painted Brick Exterior
Exterior Painting by DFW Painting | Painted Brick Exterior
DFW PaintingDFW Painting
Painting the exterior brick can give your home a fresh, rejuvenated appearance. DFW Painting can paint any exterior surface. We paint wood, brick, stucco, siding, stone and even garage doors. You name it, we can paint it.
Windsong Ranch | Saxony by Shaddock Homes
Windsong Ranch | Saxony by Shaddock Homes
Shaddock HomesShaddock Homes
Design ideas for a romantic house exterior in Dallas.
Marin County & Bay Area California Modern Tiny House & ADU
Marin County & Bay Area California Modern Tiny House & ADU
Robert Nebolon ArchitectsRobert Nebolon Architects
This award-winning 400 SF guest cabin is set apart from the mainhouse which is down the dirt road and behind the trees. The tiny house sits beside a 75 year old cattle watering trough which now is a plunge for guests. The siding is corrugated galvanized steel which is also found on (much older) farm buildings seen nearby. Best Described as California modern, California farm style, San Francisco Modern, Bay Area modern residential design architects, Sustainability and green design
Milan Largo
Milan Largo
Parkwood Master BuilderParkwood Master Builder
Inspiration for a green romantic two floor house exterior in Edmonton with vinyl cladding.
Excelsior Lake Cottage Chic
Excelsior Lake Cottage Chic
JAL Architects LLCJAL Architects LLC
Large and brown vintage two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
sample home designs
sample home designs
Adrian CutchshawAdrian Cutchshaw
Design ideas for a vintage house exterior in Atlanta.
Pacific Grove Home
Pacific Grove Home
Will Bullock-Painting & RestoringWill Bullock-Painting & Restoring
Medium sized and green shabby-chic style two floor detached house in San Francisco with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Cheltanham Quirky
Cheltanham Quirky
Designworx New ZealandDesignworx New Zealand
Inspiration for a small and blue romantic bungalow detached house in Auckland with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Traditional oak frame cottage
Traditional oak frame cottage
UserUser
Design ideas for a shabby-chic style house exterior in Wiltshire.
Wedding and Event Planning
Wedding and Event Planning
Wish Designs USAWish Designs USA
Appalachian style hickory twig branch chandelier. Custom color, shown white. UL listed for USA and Canada, hard wire, dry location. Non-Electric versions offered. Appropriate for outdoor, covered porch and tented venues, weather permitting
Homes Around Town
Homes Around Town
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Photo of a white shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Other.
Salt Lake Parade Of Homes 2015
Salt Lake Parade Of Homes 2015
Foremost InteriorsForemost Interiors
Craftsman style home with gray plank siding and stone accents.
Design ideas for a large and gey romantic house exterior in Salt Lake City with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.
毎日の生活に、喜びと感動を〜N様邸〜
毎日の生活に、喜びと感動を〜N様邸〜
有限会社グリーンアンドハウス有限会社グリーンアンドハウス
エクステリアは、フランス・ブルゴーニュ地方に建つ家をイメージしたもの。外壁をクロス型の木組みと石積み風のアートワークで仕上げることで、通常の新築住宅にはない優しい風合い生み出している。
Vintage house exterior in Other.
Justin and Karah's Residence
Justin and Karah's Residence
Newport HomebuildersNewport Homebuilders
James Wilson
Large and white shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Dallas with stone cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Shannon Street Residential Home
Shannon Street Residential Home
Market Expertly-Marketing & Photography SolutionsMarket Expertly-Marketing & Photography Solutions
Photo of a romantic house exterior in Phoenix.
Pool House
Pool House
UserUser
Justin Maconiche
Romantic house exterior in Detroit.

Shabby-Chic Style Blue 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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