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Shabby-Chic Style House Exterior with a Pitched Roof Ideas and Designs

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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.
Carmel Remodel
Carmel Remodel
Will Bullock-Painting & RestoringWill Bullock-Painting & Restoring
Photo of a large and beige shabby-chic style two floor clay detached house in San Francisco with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Elkins Ave - Nashville, TN
Elkins Ave - Nashville, TN
Dawn JacksonDawn Jackson
Restored exterior
Design ideas for a large and blue vintage two floor house exterior in Nashville with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mather Cottage
Mather Cottage
UserUser
Mark Lohmann
Inspiration for a large and green romantic two floor detached house in Milwaukee with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Dan & Mary
Dan & Mary
Kendel-Dezoete Designs, Ltd.Kendel-Dezoete Designs, Ltd.
RDZ Photography
Medium sized and gey vintage split-level detached house in Ottawa with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
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.
宇和町の家
宇和町の家
コンフォート 一級建築設計事務所コンフォート 一級建築設計事務所
シャビーな家
White vintage two floor concrete detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Oak Frame Porch
Oak Frame Porch
UserUser
Photo of a romantic detached house in Wiltshire with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Cheltanham Quirky
Cheltanham Quirky
Designworx New ZealandDesignworx New Zealand
Photo of a small and blue vintage bungalow detached house in Auckland with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Bungalow Home Kitchen Renovation
Bungalow Home Kitchen Renovation
Tindall Architecture WorkshopTindall Architecture Workshop
Photography by Firewater Pohotgraphy
Inspiration for a small and brown romantic bungalow house exterior in Atlanta with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Einfamilienhaus CUK
Einfamilienhaus CUK
Ulrich Herbst - Architekt BDAUlrich Herbst - Architekt BDA
Tom Schrade, Nürnberg
Inspiration for a medium sized vintage two floor semi-detached house in Nuremberg with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
The Fable
The Fable
Unique HomestaysUnique Homestays
This is an example of a medium sized shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Cornwall with a pink house and a pitched roof.
New Castle Floor Plan
New Castle Floor Plan
Hawthorne Creek HomesHawthorne Creek Homes
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured shabby-chic style bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
New Castle Floor Plan
New Castle Floor Plan
Hawthorne Creek HomesHawthorne Creek Homes
Medium sized and multi-coloured vintage bungalow detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Réalisations
Réalisations
ARCHIPLUSARCHIPLUS
Inspiration for a shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Rennes with a pitched roof.
Wayzata Addition
Wayzata Addition
Revision LLCRevision LLC
Spacecrafting Photography
Inspiration for a large and gey vintage two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Cute House and Workshop
Cute House and Workshop
CamitalCamital
Exposeimage
Photo of a gey vintage two floor house exterior in Montreal with mixed cladding and a pitched roof.
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.
Communities - Herriman, Utah (38)
Communities - Herriman, Utah (38)
Magleby ConstructionMagleby Construction
Photo of a large and green shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Salt Lake City with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Front Exterior Entry
Front Exterior Entry
Fratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/RemodelingFratantoni Luxury Estates Design/Build/Remodeling
We love this mansion's stone exterior featuring a courtyard, custom pergolas, brick pavers, and exterior wall sconces.
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.

Shabby-Chic Style House Exterior with a Pitched Roof 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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