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Shabby-Chic Style Brown House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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Branxholm Park House, Scottish Borders
Branxholm Park House, Scottish Borders
Inside Story PhotographyInside Story Photography
Inside Story Photography - Tracey Bloxham
Romantic house exterior in Other.
Water Fountain
Water Fountain
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this courtyard featuring arched entryways, a picture window, custom pergola & corbels and the exterior wall sconces!
Design ideas for an expansive and multi-coloured shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Phoenix with mixed cladding, a pitched roof, a mixed material roof and a brown roof.
みんながつながる家～世界でたったひとつの家～KD様邸
みんながつながる家～世界でたったひとつの家～KD様邸
株式会社 cubeチセ　 (キューブチセ）株式会社 cubeチセ　 (キューブチセ）
Romantic house exterior in Other.
Bungalow Home Kitchen Renovation
Bungalow Home Kitchen Renovation
Tindall Architecture WorkshopTindall Architecture Workshop
Photography by Firewater Pohotgraphy
This is an example of a small and brown vintage bungalow house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Rivercourse Refuge
Rivercourse Refuge
The Anderson Studio of Architecture & DesignThe Anderson Studio of Architecture & Design
This Kiawah marsh front home in the “Settlement” was sculpted into its unique setting among live oaks that populate the long, narrow piece of land. The unique composition afforded a 35-foot wood and glass bridge joining the master suite with the main house, granting the owners a private escape within their own home. A helical stair tower provides an enchanting secondary entrance whose foyer is illuminated by sunshine spilling from three floors above. Photography: Brennan Wesley
Pearl's Place
Pearl's Place
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
Unique Home Stays
Photo of a brown shabby-chic style detached house in Other with a half-hip roof.
Roulotte Mas des Violettes - Valflaunes
Roulotte Mas des Violettes - Valflaunes
This is an example of a small romantic house exterior in Other.
House with a view
House with a view
yorkbuilderyorkbuilder
Design ideas for a shabby-chic style house exterior in Other.
New England Barn Style
New England Barn Style
American Post & BeamAmerican Post & Beam
Photography by Great Island Photo
Photo of a medium sized shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Burlington with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
待夢珈琲店
待夢珈琲店
株式会社香瑛住研株式会社香瑛住研
ステンドグラスのあるアンティークドア。
Photo of a romantic house exterior in Other.
My Houzz: Charming Cottage Getaway in Steamboat Springs
My Houzz: Charming Cottage Getaway in Steamboat Springs
Brenda OldeBrenda Olde
Photo: Brenda Olde © 2015 Houzz
Shabby-chic style house exterior in Denver.
episode 48 「月が輝く家」
episode 48 「月が輝く家」
（株）Life with Style（株）Life with Style
瀬戸内に浮かぶ風光明媚な島の一角に、光溢れる平屋が建ちました　Photo by Hitomi Mese
Design ideas for a beige romantic bungalow detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
The Island
The Island
Chris SnookChris Snook
Photo: Chris Snook © 2015 Houzz
Shabby-chic style house exterior in London.
Facciate in legno
Facciate in legno
Galimberti - Legno e BioediliziaGalimberti - Legno e Bioedilizia
Photo of a vintage house exterior in Milan.
Restored Town House
Restored Town House
DJB PhotographyDJB Photography
Damian James Bramley, DJB Photography
Design ideas for a large vintage house exterior in Other with three floors and a pitched roof.
Insulated Concrete Panel House
Insulated Concrete Panel House
Old North State Building CompanyOld North State Building Company
Jeff Miller , Mountain Lens Photography
Design ideas for a shabby-chic style house exterior in Other.
Modular Wall
Modular Wall
True VertTrue Vert
This is an example of a vintage house exterior in San Diego.
Mabel's Farmhouse
Mabel's Farmhouse
Design StoreyDesign Storey
This is an example of a medium sized and beige vintage detached house in Other with three floors, stone cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
空間
空間
Huntington GardenHuntington Garden
Shabby-chic style house exterior in Other.
Holiday Decor
Holiday Decor
BeYoutiful Staging &InteriorsBeYoutiful Staging &Interiors
This is an example of a romantic house exterior in New Orleans.

Shabby-Chic Style Brown 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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