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Midtown Custom Homes, LLCMidtown Custom Homes, LLC
Sherwin Williams Dover White Exterior Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black garage doors Ebony stained front door and cedar accents on front
Design ideas for a white and medium sized classic two floor render detached house in Raleigh with a mixed material roof.
Cotswold House Exterior
Cotswold House Exterior
James S. Collins ArchitectJames S. Collins Architect
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor brick detached house in Raleigh with a pitched roof.
1930s Colonial
1930s Colonial
Richard Manion Architecture Inc.Richard Manion Architecture Inc.
An extensive remodel of a 1930s Colonial Revival residence by Paul Williams in Holmby Hills that had been badly neglected over the years. We expanded the house and restored the original Moderne interiors with Art Deco furnishings. Influenced by 1930s Hollywood glamour, we brought back white-painted brickwork, Chippendale-style railings and decorative details from the streamlined era. Interiors by Craig Wright Landscape by Daniel Busbin
Stone Canyon
Stone Canyon
Kym Rodger DesignKym Rodger Design
White traditional two floor brick detached house in Los Angeles with a pitched roof and a mixed material roof.
Modern Farmhouse
Modern Farmhouse
Shane McFarland ConstructionShane McFarland Construction
Reed Brown Photography, Julie Davis Interiors
Large and white farmhouse two floor brick house exterior in Nashville.
Park Cities Traditional
Park Cities Traditional
Greenwell Homes LLCGreenwell Homes LLC
Jason Alexander
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Dallas with a pitched roof.
Mason
Mason
Castro Design StudioCastro Design Studio
Mali Azima
Photo of a large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Atlanta with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Chesterbrook | Kitchen/Dining Room Renovation
Chesterbrook | Kitchen/Dining Room Renovation
Studio CrowleyHall, pllcStudio CrowleyHall, pllc
Michael K. Wilkinson, Photographs
Photo of a medium sized traditional two floor house exterior in DC Metro with wood cladding.
Pheasant
Pheasant
O'Connor Brehm Design-BuildO'Connor Brehm Design-Build
The shed design was inspired by the existing front entry for the residence.
Photo of a large and white classic two floor brick detached house in Chicago with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Exterior Entrance
Exterior Entrance
Kim WoodsKim Woods
Lane Ditto
Photo of a white coastal two floor brick detached house in Orange County with a shingle roof.
Thomas Residence
Thomas Residence
UserUser
Inspiration for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Nashville.
White House
White House
HB DesignHB Design
Photo of a white and large traditional two floor brick detached house in Vancouver with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Paddington Butterfly House
Paddington Butterfly House
Michelle Walker architectsMichelle Walker architects
courtyard, indoor outdoor living, polished concrete, open plan kitchen, dining, living Rowan Turner Photography
Design ideas for a small and gey contemporary two floor terraced house in Sydney with a metal roof.
Award Winning Family Room Addition in Bethesda, MD
Award Winning Family Room Addition in Bethesda, MD
BOWABOWA
The home was built in the mid-1960’s as the personal residence of a commercial developer using commercial construction methodologies and systems. Tying into a structure that is almost entirely steel and concrete, and bringing it up to current code required a greater level of engineering expertise that was managed successfully by the builder. Copyright Bob Narod Photography and BOWA
Transitional Traditional
Transitional Traditional
Curran & Co. ArchitectsCurran & Co. Architects
Jen Brooker Photography
Photo of a coastal two floor detached house in Atlanta with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Corona del Mar 2
Corona del Mar 2
Garden StudioGarden Studio
www.nicholasgingold.com
Design ideas for a large and white classic two floor brick house exterior in Orange County with a pitched roof.
Architecture Walk: Exterior Styles and Palettes
Architecture Walk: Exterior Styles and Palettes
Kerrie Kelly Design LabKerrie Kelly Design Lab
Photo of a classic two floor brick house exterior in Sacramento with a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Homewood House
Homewood House
Christopher Architecture & InteriorsChristopher Architecture & Interiors
Design ideas for a white traditional two floor brick house exterior in Birmingham with a shingle roof.
White Rock Retreat
White Rock Retreat
Southern Botanical, Inc.Southern Botanical, Inc.
Photography: Melissa Preston
Photo of a large classic two floor brick house exterior in Dallas.
East Jefferson Residence
East Jefferson Residence
KUBE architectureKUBE architecture
In the renovation and addition to this home in Falls Church VA, exterior hard-scapes and garden spaces surround the house while the spaces within the home are made larger and are opened up to the forestall views surrounding the home. When walking on the pathway one crosses the many thresholds along the exterior that help to separate and create new intimate garden spaces. Steel, concrete, and wood come together in this intricate walkway system comprised of slatted screen fences, a guiding pergola overhead, and a hard-scaped pathway. The changes in grade, volume, and materiality allow for a dynamic walkway that runs both to the new entry and continues to the rear patio where it then terminates at the patio access of the home. The master bedroom is extruded out over the lower level into the rear of the house and opened up with tall windows all along two sides. A more formal entry space is added at the front with full height glass bringing in lots of light to make for an elegant entry space. Partitions are removed from the interior to create one large space which integrates the new kitchen, living room , and dining room. Full height glass along the rear of the house opens up the views to the rear and brightens up the entire space. A new garage volume is added and bridged together with the existing home creating a new powder room, mudroom, and storage.

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 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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