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Two Floor House Exterior with a Hip Roof Ideas and Designs

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Viola E
Viola E
Prodigy Homes Inc.Prodigy Homes Inc.
Karen Jackson Photography
Large and white contemporary two floor render detached house in Seattle with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Traditional Front Porch
Traditional Front Porch
Highland Homes, Inc.Highland Homes, Inc.
Tuscan Columns & Brick Porch
Inspiration for a large and beige traditional two floor house exterior in New Orleans with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Front facade
Front facade
Johnston Design GroupJohnston Design Group
Meechan Architectural Photography
Photo of a large and black contemporary two floor detached house in Other with mixed cladding, a hip roof and a shingle roof.
French Country Vacation Home on Powers Lake
French Country Vacation Home on Powers Lake
Orren Pickell Building GroupOrren Pickell Building Group
Linda Oyama Bryan
Design ideas for a medium sized and beige two floor house exterior in Chicago with stone cladding and a hip roof.
Hindley & Co - Front facade
Hindley & Co - Front facade
Hindley & Co Architecture & Interior DesignHindley & Co Architecture & Interior Design
The existing Victorian facade was painted in white graffiti proof paint with black fence and window details
Design ideas for a large and white two floor render detached house in Melbourne with a hip roof, a metal roof and a grey roof.
Family home with contemporary flair
Family home with contemporary flair
Guenther Designs & Consulting LLCGuenther Designs & Consulting LLC
A family home that uses traditional materials like tabby stucco and stacked stone, but in a more modern and contemporary style. We have the colors of standing seam roof, the eave brackets and the windows and doors all matching. The colors in the stacked stone accentuate the browns.
Reclaimed Brick with Board and Batten Modern Farmhouse on Acreage
Reclaimed Brick with Board and Batten Modern Farmhouse on Acreage
Wyrick Residential DesignWyrick Residential Design
Inspiration for a large and white rural two floor detached house in Houston with concrete fibreboard cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and board and batten cladding.
Day Brightener | Kitchen Remodel & Home Addition
Day Brightener | Kitchen Remodel & Home Addition
Che Bella Interiors Design + RemodelingChe Bella Interiors Design + Remodeling
The inviting new porch addition features a stunning angled vault ceiling and walls of oversize windows that frame the picture-perfect backyard views. The porch is infused with light thanks to the statement light fixture and bright-white wooden beams that reflect the natural light. Photos by Spacecrafting Photography
Boca Grande, FL - Waterfront Cottage Style Azalea
Boca Grande, FL - Waterfront Cottage Style Azalea
Wright Jenkins Home DesignWright Jenkins Home Design
This cottage-style bungalow was designed for an asymmetrical lot with multiple challenges. Decorative brackets enhance the entry tower and bring a sense of arrival.
Sycamore Park
Sycamore Park
PatriARCH ArchitecturePatriARCH Architecture
Farmhouse Modern home with horizontal and batten and board white siding and gray/black raised seam metal roofing and black windows.
Design ideas for a medium sized and white country two floor detached house in San Francisco with wood cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof, a grey roof and board and batten cladding.
Lavendale | Dallas, TX | Custom Home
Lavendale | Dallas, TX | Custom Home
Espedal Design ConstructEspedal Design Construct
This luxurious modern home features an elegant mix of wood, stone, and glass materials for the exterior. Large modern windows and glass garage doors contribute to the sleek design of the home.
Balmoral Renovation
Balmoral Renovation
MLDGMLDG
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey coastal two floor detached house in Brisbane with wood cladding, a hip roof, a metal roof and a white roof.
Julian Street II
Julian Street II
M House DevelopmentM House Development
This is an example of a contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Mount Vernon View
Mount Vernon View
Wiedemann Architects LLCWiedemann Architects LLC
View of walkway and garden between garage and home. This wing has the family room and guest bedroom below and three additional bedrooms with baths above.
Il Nostro Sogno | Minneapolis Custom Home
Il Nostro Sogno | Minneapolis Custom Home
Streeter Custom BuilderStreeter Custom Builder
Approach to Mediterranean-style dramatic arch front entry with dark painted front door and tile roof.
Inspiration for a white mediterranean two floor detached house in Minneapolis with a hip roof, a tiled roof and a black roof.
French Country Estate
French Country Estate
O’Hara InteriorsO’Hara Interiors
Martha O'Hara Interiors, Interior Design & Photo Styling | John Kraemer & Sons, Builder | Charlie & Co. Design, Architectural Designer | Corey Gaffer, Photography Please Note: All “related,” “similar,” and “sponsored” products tagged or listed by Houzz are not actual products pictured. They have not been approved by Martha O’Hara Interiors nor any of the professionals credited. For information about our work, please contact design@oharainteriors.com.
Parliament House
Parliament House
Cannarsa Structure and DesignCannarsa Structure and Design
Waterfront home built in classic "east coast" cedar shake style is elegant while still feeling casual, timeless yet fresh.
Photo of a medium sized and brown traditional two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with wood cladding, a hip roof, a shingle roof, a brown roof and shingles.
Tavern Hall Brick Home - Tennessee
Tavern Hall Brick Home - Tennessee
General ShaleGeneral Shale
Charming home featuring Tavern Hall brick with Federal White mortar.
This is an example of a red and large country two floor brick detached house in Other with a shingle roof and a hip roof.
Kelton Avenue
Kelton Avenue
Ogawa Fisher ArchitectsOgawa Fisher Architects
Design ideas for a gey retro two floor render detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof and a shingle roof.
Green Hills Classic
Green Hills Classic
Noble Johnson ArchitectsNoble Johnson Architects
Photography: Garett + Carrie Buell of Studiobuell/ studiobuell.com
Photo of a large and white classic two floor detached house in Nashville with a hip roof and a shingle roof.

Two Floor House Exterior with a Hip Roof 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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