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Shabby-Chic Style Two Floor House Exterior Ideas and Designs

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CLazy-D
MA StudiosMA Studios
Romantic two floor detached house in Denver.
South West Note
South West Note
TOLLOT&C LLC.TOLLOT&C LLC.
Inspiration for an expansive and white vintage two floor detached house in Miami with wood cladding, a half-hip roof and a metal roof.
Dalton House Plan 3462 Front Right
Dalton House Plan 3462 Front Right
Elite Design GroupElite Design Group
This is an example of a large and white vintage two floor detached house in Richmond with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior Paint
Exterior Paint
WOW 1 DAY PAINTINGWOW 1 DAY PAINTING
Gey shabby-chic style two floor house exterior in Minneapolis.
Moody Sisters Cottage Remodel
Moody Sisters Cottage Remodel
Litchfield BuildersLitchfield Builders
Design ideas for a yellow vintage two floor detached house in Santa Barbara.
ナチュラルな明るいリビングの注文住宅　Ｋ様邸
ナチュラルな明るいリビングの注文住宅　Ｋ様邸
Florence Garden（工藤建設株式会社　住宅事業部）Florence Garden（工藤建設株式会社　住宅事業部）
Florence Garden　フローレンスガーデン
Medium sized and beige romantic two floor brick detached house in Yokohama with a pitched roof and a shingle 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.
Sharpe Ranch/ Vegetable Garden
Sharpe Ranch/ Vegetable Garden
Newhaven Builders Inc.Newhaven Builders Inc.
Photo of a large and beige romantic two floor detached house in Santa Barbara with wood cladding, a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
The Whimbrel at Independence
The Whimbrel at Independence
Schell BrothersSchell Brothers
Photo of a multi-coloured romantic two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding and a shingle roof.
Homes Around Town
Homes Around Town
Jonathan Miller ArchitectsJonathan Miller Architects
Photo of a white shabby-chic style two floor detached house in Other.
Exterior Painting - Green Cottage House in Ocean City, NJ
Exterior Painting - Green Cottage House in Ocean City, NJ
AK Painting And PowerwashingAK Painting And Powerwashing
Cottage house painted green, with white trim and front door - project in Ocean City, NJ. More at AkPaintingAndPowerwashing.com
Design ideas for a small and green shabby-chic style two floor house exterior in Philadelphia with metal cladding and 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.
Urban Belgium Farm Chic in Houston
Urban Belgium Farm Chic in Houston
CAM ConstructionCAM Construction
Inspiration for a white shabby-chic style two floor brick house exterior in Houston.
Excelsior Lake Cottage Chic
Excelsior Lake Cottage Chic
JAL Architects LLCJAL Architects LLC
This is an example of a large and brown romantic two floor house exterior in Minneapolis with mixed cladding.
Réalisation Ston'Art
Réalisation Ston'Art
Réseau DECOPIERRE®Réseau DECOPIERRE®
Inspiration for a gey shabby-chic style two floor house exterior in Montpellier with a pitched roof.
“The Savannah”
“The Savannah”
Hawkins Homes LLCHawkins Homes LLC
Photo of a beige romantic two floor brick house exterior in Nashville with a pitched roof.
171 Tennyson Drive Short Hills, New Jersey
171 Tennyson Drive Short Hills, New Jersey
Fucci Custom BuildersFucci Custom Builders
This is an example of a large and beige romantic two floor brick house exterior in New York with a half-hip roof.
Milan Largo
Milan Largo
Parkwood Master BuilderParkwood Master Builder
Inspiration for a green romantic two floor house exterior in Edmonton with vinyl cladding.
Railway Cottage
Railway Cottage
AdrydogAdrydog
Inspiration for a beige shabby-chic style two floor brick house exterior in Other with a hip roof.
Core-Ten
Core-Ten
Epic Steel CorpEpic Steel Corp
Broken Arrow Construction: 406-544-9509
Expansive and gey shabby-chic style two floor concrete house exterior in Other.

Shabby-Chic Style Two Floor 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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