Small White House Exterior Ideas and Designs

Villa Boréale is a contemporary ski lodge in the Charlevoix region designed by CARGOarchitecture. MAC metal architectural roofings MS-1 in anthracite zinc colour were used for this project.

Contemporary New Construction in New Orleans

Perle Construction LLC

Photo of a small and white contemporary bungalow detached house in New Orleans with metal cladding and a lean-to roof.

Your Secret Outdoor Shower

Baine Contracting, Inc.

Your outdoor shower never had so much style. Tucked away under the double staircase you wouldn't even know it was there. Wether your coming in off the boat or off the beach getting a quick clean has never been better!

MOOSEHORN DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION PICS PT2

NORDIC BUILDERS - MODERN TIMBERFRAME DESIGN BUILD

This is an example of a small and white rustic two floor detached house in Minneapolis with metal cladding, a pitched roof, a metal roof and board and batten cladding.

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Entablature, LLC

This is an example of a blue and small classic bungalow detached house in New Orleans with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.

Arado weeHouse

Alchemy Architects

Alchemy Architects
This is an example of a small and brown modern bungalow house exterior in Minneapolis with metal cladding.

Cottage Renovation

Milieu: Architecture + Design

Design ideas for a small and white contemporary bungalow detached house in Auckland with wood cladding.

Proyecto Casa de Pueblo Costa Brava

Nice Home Barcelona

Photo of a small and white mediterranean two floor render house exterior in Barcelona with a lean-to roof and a tiled roof.

Allan Housej

AD DESIGN DEVELOP

This is an example of a small and white scandi bungalow detached house in Melbourne with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

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YOSHINORI SAKANO ARCHITECTS Co,.Ltd.

Photo by: Takumi Ota
Photo of a small and white modern two floor render detached house with a lean-to roof and a metal roof.

Andersen Black 100 Series Windows - Fort Worth

Brennan Enterprises

Andersen® 100 Series windows and patio doors are made with our revolutionary Fibrex® composite material, which allows Andersen to offer an uncommon value others can't. It's environmentally responsible and energy-efficient, and it comes in durable colors that are darker and richer than most vinyl windows.

Certainteed, Azek, James Hardie - Monterey Taupe, Arlington Heights, IL

Erdmann Exterior Designs

Inspiration for a small and beige classic two floor detached house in Chicago with concrete fibreboard cladding.

Clearstone Resin Driveways & Paths

Clearstone Resin Bound Paving

Clearstone Resin Gravel Driveway
Design ideas for a small contemporary house exterior in Surrey.

Ten Broeck Farm - Winter 2013, Ellensberg WA

Dan Nelson, Designs Northwest Architects

Guest cottage. Photography by Lucas Henning.
Design ideas for a small and white rural bungalow detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.

鶴見の家

ヤマサキアトリエ／Atelier Yamasaki

Photo by Satoshi Shigeta
Photo of a small and white contemporary render detached house in Yokohama with three floors and a flat roof.

Rear Subdivision Hamptons Inspired Townhouse: Footscray

First Avenue Homes

Sam Martin - 4 Walls Media
Small and white contemporary two floor terraced house in Melbourne with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Contemporary Exterior

Design ideas for a small and white contemporary clay house exterior in Malmo with three floors and a flat roof.

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Fabric Architecture

Timber awning detail, timber barn doors
Small coastal house exterior in Central Coast.

House ILL

INT2architecture

INT2 architecture
Photo of a small and black bungalow detached house in Saint Petersburg with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

和モダンな藤田の家

グッドライフ黒田工務所

どこか懐かしく、どこか新しい和の雰囲気が素敵な外観にしたい。窓から眺める景色に癒やされるライフスタイル。暮らしの中で光や風を取り入れ、心地よく通り抜ける。住まう家族のための、たったひとつの動線計画。そこに暮らす家族のための、世界にたったひとつ、住まいが誕生しました。
Photo of a small and brown world-inspired two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Small White 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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