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Cozy Cottage
Cozy Cottage
Gatling DesignGatling Design
Photo by Ed Gohlich
Photo of a small and white traditional bungalow detached house in San Diego with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
m2 [prefab]
m2 [prefab]
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsPrentiss Balance Wickline Architects
http://balanceassociates.com/projects/m2ext.html
Locomotive Ranch Trailer
Locomotive Ranch Trailer
Andrew Hinman ArchitectureAndrew Hinman Architecture
Paul Bardagjy
Photo of a small and gey modern two floor house exterior in Austin with metal cladding.
Backyard Cottage
Backyard Cottage
Arleta ChangArleta Chang
Front facade- Jarvis Architects
This is an example of a small and brown classic bungalow house exterior in Milwaukee with wood cladding.
Capitan ave. South Park Whole house remodel and Addition
Capitan ave. South Park Whole house remodel and Addition
Orion RuckleOrion Ruckle
rancho photos
Design ideas for a small and beige mediterranean bungalow render house exterior in San Diego.
TRG Architects
TRG Architects
TRG Architecture + Interior DesignTRG Architecture + Interior Design
Photos by Bernard Andre
Small contemporary two floor house exterior in San Francisco.
Impressionen
Impressionen
Peters FotodesignPeters Fotodesign
Small contemporary bungalow concrete house exterior in Munich with a flat roof and a pink house.
Ten Broeck Farm - Winter 2013, Ellensberg WA
Ten Broeck Farm - Winter 2013, Ellensberg WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
Photography by Lucas Henning.
Design ideas for a white and small farmhouse two floor detached house in Seattle with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Villa Vals.jpg
Villa Vals.jpg
SeARCH Architecture and Urban PlanningSeARCH Architecture and Urban Planning
SeARCH and CMA collaborated to create Villa Vals, a holiday retreat dug in to the alpine slopes of Vals in Switzerland, a town of 1,000 made notable by Peter Zumthor’s nearby Therme Vals spa. For more info visit http://www.search.nl/
Traditional Exterior
Traditional Exterior
Small traditional house exterior in Minneapolis.
Concrete Polishing in Home
Concrete Polishing in Home
Dancer Concrete DesignDancer Concrete Design
This modern home in New Buffalo, Michigan had its concrete polished up to a 400 grit concrete polish by Dancer Concrete out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. This polished concrete floor system incorporates a polished concrete Densifier and concrete stain guard for durability. The benefits of doing a polished concrete floor in your home are: easy maintenance, increased light reflectivity, and long term durability. We like how this otherwise warm space with its red wall accents is complemented by the cool gray color of this floor. Share your thoughts with us below!
Tea Houses
Tea Houses
Swatt | Miers ArchitectsSwatt | Miers Architects
Tim Griffth
This is an example of a small modern bungalow glass house exterior in San Francisco with a flat roof.
Ames Lake Studio
Ames Lake Studio
Calico StudioCalico Studio
Spike Mafford Photography
This is an example of a small contemporary bungalow house exterior in Seattle.
Trinity-Bellwoods Townhouse
Trinity-Bellwoods Townhouse
Andrew Snow PhotographyAndrew Snow Photography
Photo: Andrew Snow © 2013 Houzz
Small bohemian terraced house in Toronto.
Baby Ruth
Baby Ruth
QuarterLab Design BuildQuarterLab Design Build
We like drawing inspiration from mid century queues. Examples of this can be seen in the low pitched roof lines and tapered brick. We also like to think you can get some big looks while still being frugal. While going for a tongue and groove cedar look, we opted to use cedar fence pickets to give us and inexpensive but decadent feel to our roof eaves.
Little Blue House
Little Blue House
Rusafova Markulis ArchitectsRusafova Markulis Architects
photo credits: Jennifer Coates
Small and gey contemporary house exterior in Other.
Hut on Sleds
Hut on Sleds
Crosson ArchitectsCrosson Architects
Jackie Meiring
Inspiration for a small nautical two floor house exterior in Auckland with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Atherton, California Estate by Markay Johnson Construction
Atherton, California Estate by Markay Johnson Construction
Markay Johnson ConstructionMarkay Johnson Construction
Builder: Markay Johnson Construction visit: www.mjconstruction.com Project Details: Located on a beautiful corner lot of just over one acre, this sumptuous home presents Country French styling – with leaded glass windows, half-timber accents, and a steeply pitched roof finished in varying shades of slate. Completed in 2006, the home is magnificently appointed with traditional appeal and classic elegance surrounding a vast center terrace that accommodates indoor/outdoor living so easily. Distressed walnut floors span the main living areas, numerous rooms are accented with a bowed wall of windows, and ceilings are architecturally interesting and unique. There are 4 additional upstairs bedroom suites with the convenience of a second family room, plus a fully equipped guest house with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Equally impressive are the resort-inspired grounds, which include a beautiful pool and spa just beyond the center terrace and all finished in Connecticut bluestone. A sport court, vast stretches of level lawn, and English gardens manicured to perfection complete the setting. Photographer: Bernard Andre Photography
Bernal Heights Private Residence
Bernal Heights Private Residence
Jace ArchitectureJace Architecture
Design ideas for a small beach style house exterior in San Francisco.
Hanau Einfamilienhaus
Hanau Einfamilienhaus
Gerstner Kaluza Architektur GmbHGerstner Kaluza Architektur GmbH
Photo of a white and small traditional two floor render house exterior in Frankfurt with a pitched roof.

Small 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 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 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 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 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 exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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