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Small House Exterior with Three Floors Ideas and Designs

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Equestrian Villas - Carroza
Equestrian Villas - Carroza
Jack 'N Tool Box, Inc.Jack 'N Tool Box, Inc.
Jim Bartsch Photography
Small and white mediterranean render house exterior in Santa Barbara with three floors.
Bay Cottage - Farmhouse
Bay Cottage - Farmhouse
Visbeen ArchitectsVisbeen Architects
Builder: Boone Construction Photographer: M-Buck Studio This lakefront farmhouse skillfully fits four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms in this carefully planned open plan. The symmetrical front façade sets the tone by contrasting the earthy textures of shake and stone with a collection of crisp white trim that run throughout the home. Wrapping around the rear of this cottage is an expansive covered porch designed for entertaining and enjoying shaded Summer breezes. A pair of sliding doors allow the interior entertaining spaces to open up on the covered porch for a seamless indoor to outdoor transition. The openness of this compact plan still manages to provide plenty of storage in the form of a separate butlers pantry off from the kitchen, and a lakeside mudroom. The living room is centrally located and connects the master quite to the home’s common spaces. The master suite is given spectacular vistas on three sides with direct access to the rear patio and features two separate closets and a private spa style bath to create a luxurious master suite. Upstairs, you will find three additional bedrooms, one of which a private bath. The other two bedrooms share a bath that thoughtfully provides privacy between the shower and vanity.
Saratoga Hill House, Resilient Design, Camano Island WA
Saratoga Hill House, Resilient Design, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View towards Saratoga Passage and Whidbey Island. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Photo of a small and gey modern house exterior in Seattle with three floors, metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Lantern Studio
Lantern Studio
Flavin ArchitectsFlavin Architects
Set in the garden beside a traditional Dutch Colonial home in Wellesley, Flavin conceived this boldly modern retreat, built of steel, wood and concrete. The building is designed to engage the client’s passions for gardening, entertaining and restoring vintage Vespa scooters. The Vespa repair shop and garage are on the first floor. The second floor houses a home office and veranda. On top is a roof deck with space for lounging and outdoor dining, surrounded by a vegetable garden in raised planters. The structural steel frame of the building is left exposed; and the side facing the public side is draped with a mahogany screen that creates privacy in the building and diffuses the dappled light filtered through the trees. Photo by: Peter Vanderwarker Photography
Northside Townhomes
Northside Townhomes
MMW ArchitectsMMW Architects
Photo by Hixson Studio
Design ideas for a small and gey contemporary terraced house in Other with three floors, metal cladding and a flat roof.
Modern In-town Residence
Modern In-town Residence
St. Clair Builders, Inc.St. Clair Builders, Inc.
Contemporary design responds to small lot on Anastasia Island. Industrial modern interiors with a rustic flavor complete the vision for this three story small footprint custom residence.
Ten Mile Lake 2
Ten Mile Lake 2
Lands End Development - Designers & BuildersLands End Development - Designers & Builders
Inspiration for a small and multi-coloured scandi detached house in Minneapolis with three floors, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Crabtree Area Farmhouse
Crabtree Area Farmhouse
Grayson Dare Homes, Inc.Grayson Dare Homes, Inc.
Dwight Myers Real Estate Photography
This is an example of a small and white traditional detached house in Raleigh with three floors, concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Green House - 1152 - South Main Colorado
Green House - 1152 - South Main Colorado
Kenny Craft, CNU LEED APKenny Craft, CNU LEED AP
Inspiration for a small victorian house exterior in Charlotte with three floors and wood cladding.
Harrisonburg Home
Harrisonburg Home
The Gaines Group ArchitectsThe Gaines Group Architects
Contemporary home built on an infill lot in downtown Harrisonburg. The goal of saving as many trees as possible led to the creation of a bridge to the front door. This not only allowed for saving trees, but also created a reduction is site development costs.
Exterior Alley and Gate
Exterior Alley and Gate
Hansmire BuildersHansmire Builders
While the cottage sits on the alley, it still manages to be welcoming and private, as well as provide easy access to the main house along the side.
This is an example of a small and gey contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors and concrete fibreboard cladding.
Saratoga Hill House, Resilient Design, Camano Island WA
Saratoga Hill House, Resilient Design, Camano Island WA
Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest ArchitectsDan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects
View from walking path. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Design ideas for a small and gey modern detached house in Seattle with three floors, metal cladding, a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Uptown Brownstone 2
Uptown Brownstone 2
Mowery Marsh Architects LLCMowery Marsh Architects LLC
Rear elevation of a brownstone in Hoboken, NJ. New modern bay window clad in Resysta siding with large window panels open the house to the backyard. The use of warm wood and metal tones create an inviting outdoor living space. Photo Credit: Blackstock Photography
Drakes Escape
Drakes Escape
Kristi Kenney / KW ArchitectsKristi Kenney / KW Architects
Erin Ames
Inspiration for a small and gey beach style house exterior in Portland Maine with three floors and wood cladding.
Vandalia Contemporary
Vandalia Contemporary
Moment Drafting & Design LLCMoment Drafting & Design LLC
Extior of the home Resembling a typical form with direct insets and contemporary attributes that allow for a balanced end goal.
This is an example of a small and black contemporary detached house in Other with three floors, vinyl cladding, a metal roof, a white roof and shiplap cladding.
Boulevard
Boulevard
FM Studio, LLC.FM Studio, LLC.
This is an example of a small modern detached house in Atlanta with three floors and a flat roof.
Little Lake House
Little Lake House
Hardin Creek TimberframeHardin Creek Timberframe
Matt Powell
This is an example of a small and brown rustic house exterior in Charlotte with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Truxton Circle Row House Rehab
Truxton Circle Row House Rehab
AllenBuilt, Inc.AllenBuilt, Inc.
Architectural Credit: R. Michael Cross Design Group
Small and red contemporary brick house exterior in DC Metro with three floors and a flat roof.
Pensacola Beach Design
Pensacola Beach Design
Dalrymple | Sallis ArchitectureDalrymple | Sallis Architecture
Bethany Brown
Photo of a small and yellow coastal house exterior in Miami with a pitched roof and three floors.
Camp 88 revisited
Camp 88 revisited
MA StudiosMA Studios
Chibi Moku
This is an example of a small rustic house exterior in Denver with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.

Small House Exterior with Three Floors 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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