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Forever Ranch
Forever Ranch
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
This is the renovated design which highlights the vaulted ceiling that projects through to the exterior.
Photo of a small and gey retro bungalow detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
House // TW
House // TW
M Gooden DesignM Gooden Design
Photo: Roy Aguilar
Design ideas for a small and black retro bungalow brick detached house in Dallas with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Lincoln
Lincoln
Acorn Deck House CompanyAcorn Deck House Company
With a grand total of 1,247 square feet of living space, the Lincoln Deck House was designed to efficiently utilize every bit of its floor plan. This home features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two-car detached garage and boasts an impressive great room, whose soaring ceilings and walls of glass welcome the outside in to make the space feel one with nature.
Maude Street
Maude Street
Murray Legge ArchitectureMurray Legge Architecture
Photo of a small and white midcentury two floor detached house in Austin with concrete fibreboard cladding and a flat roof.
Denver Mid-Century Modern | Full Siding Replacement
Denver Mid-Century Modern | Full Siding Replacement
BellwetherBellwether
We gave this mid-century home a modern facelift. Tongue and groove wood siding was installed vertically on this one-story home. Does your home need some love on the exterior? Dark paint hues are totally in making this Denver home a stunner. We only use the best paint on the exterior of our homes: Sherwin-Williams Duration.
Northpointe
Northpointe
Palmer HomesPalmer Homes
Design ideas for a small and gey retro bungalow detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Schubkegel
Schubkegel
Christopher Painting LLCChristopher Painting LLC
Exterior repaint Body color SW 6251 Outer Space Trim color and Shutters-SW 7006 Extra White
This is an example of a small and blue retro bungalow house exterior in Kansas City with a pitched roof and wood cladding.
san anselmo interior remodel
san anselmo interior remodel
building Lab, inc.building Lab, inc.
Newly articulated entry. Office on the right was created by enclosing an existing porch. photos: Scott Hargis
Small and gey midcentury bungalow house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street
Koch ArchitectsKoch Architects
Concrete patio with Ipe wood walls. Floor to ceiling windows and doors to living room with exposed wood beamed ceiling and mid-century modern style furniture, in mid-century-modern home renovation in Berkeley, California - Photo by Bruce Damonte.
Glen Oaks
Glen Oaks
Becker StudiosBecker Studios
Design ideas for a small and white retro bungalow house exterior in Santa Barbara with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Mar Vista Mid-Century Remodel
Mar Vista Mid-Century Remodel
Sato Architects, Inc.Sato Architects, Inc.
Inspiration for a small and gey midcentury bungalow render detached house in Los Angeles with a hip roof, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Delawyk Modular House
Delawyk Modular House
R2 Studio ArchitectsR2 Studio Architects
The new front extension is housing utility room, home office and boot room. Photo: Andy Matthews
Design ideas for a red and small midcentury two floor brick house exterior in London with a flat roof.
Truly Open Eichler House
Truly Open Eichler House
Klopf ArchitectureKlopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction updated a classic Eichler open, indoor-outdoor home. Expanding on the original walls of glass and connection to nature that is common in mid-century modern homes. The completely openable walls allow the homeowners to truly open up the living space of the house, transforming it into an open air pavilion, extending the living area outdoors to the private side yards, and taking maximum advantage of indoor-outdoor living opportunities. Taking the concept of borrowed landscape from traditional Japanese architecture, the fountain, concrete bench wall, and natural landscaping bound the indoor-outdoor space. The Truly Open Eichler is a remodeled single-family house in Palo Alto. This 1,712 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom is located in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Geoff Campen, and Angela Todorova Landscape Architect: Arterra Landscape Architects Structural Engineer: Brian Dotson Consulting Engineers Contractor: Flegels Construction Photography ©2014 Mariko Reed Location: Palo Alto, CA Year completed: 2014
Dallas, TX: Stolp
Dallas, TX: Stolp
Sarah GreenmanSarah Greenman
Photo: Sarah Greenman © 2013 Houzz
Small and blue retro bungalow house exterior in Dallas.
Pettit & Sevitt Revival
Pettit & Sevitt Revival
Light House Architecture & ScienceLight House Architecture & Science
Design ideas for a small and beige midcentury bungalow brick detached house in Canberra - Queanbeyan with a flat roof, a metal roof and a brown roof.
Forever Ranch
Forever Ranch
Kipnis Architecture + PlanningKipnis Architecture + Planning
This is the renovated design which highlights the vaulted ceiling that projects through to the exterior.
Photo of a small and gey midcentury bungalow detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a grey roof and shiplap cladding.
Ｉ邸（さいたま市緑区の分譲地）
Ｉ邸（さいたま市緑区の分譲地）
nUe,inc.nUe,inc.
This is an example of a small and blue midcentury split-level render detached house in Other with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.
Lincoln
Lincoln
Acorn Deck House CompanyAcorn Deck House Company
With a grand total of 1,247 square feet of living space, the Lincoln Deck House was designed to efficiently utilize every bit of its floor plan. This home features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two-car detached garage and boasts an impressive great room, whose soaring ceilings and walls of glass welcome the outside in to make the space feel one with nature.
West Seattle MCM Rambler
West Seattle MCM Rambler
Leah Davidson at Windermere Real Estate MidtownLeah Davidson at Windermere Real Estate Midtown
christophe servieres Shot2Sell
Small and blue retro bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding and a shingle roof.
Koser I
Koser I
Neumann Monson ArchitectsNeumann Monson Architects
Photo: Cameron Campbell Integrated Studio
Small retro two floor detached house in Cedar Rapids with wood cladding.

Small Midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury 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 midcentury exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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